There comes a time in life where you just want to escape and possibly try to be someone else. That was the case for me that is, a fresh start, where nobody knew my name. When I graduated, I decided to go to a school hours away from my home town. For once in my life, I wanted to go somewhere where nobody knew me, nobody knew my past, and I could just change entirely. That is a hard thing for an only child to do that is extremely shy, let me tell you. So, just like that, I packed up my room and never looked back. I left a lot of people behind, especially my best friend.
Slowly we drifted apart and spoke less and less but every time we would hang out when I was home for a few days, it felt like we were never apart. One of my favorite quotes is "No matter how much time has passed best friends pick up where they left off." I would only be home for a little while so we really never got much time to catch up as I would want to see others as well. At the end of the weekend, back to school I went. Surprisingly. I ended up transferring schools closer to home but that did not change much between our friendship. We began to hang out more and more and I suddenly realized I had no idea who this person was anymore. She was not the fun spirited best friend I had my final year of High School with, NOPE, she was everything she said she would never become. When we finally began constantly hanging out, she would continuously say how I've changed and how I was a totally different person and I never really saw how. In my eyes I took 100 steps forward and she took a million back.
There are still days when I look back to high school photos and the summer before I left and its hard to remember who we both were back then. We both changed but I only saw one changing for the better. You will always be my best friend and I will support you in all of your endeavors but not the ones I know you should not be a part of.
If any of you have this problem, just remember after High School individuals become adults and are finally free from parents. Some want to experiment the real world while others want to grow up and begin planning their lives. Either way, just be happy with whatever you do, we all grow up someday.
Sincerely,
So The Truth Speaks
