So it's been a while, and I guess it's kind of obvious why. We’ve stopped talking, stopped having those fun times together, and I just wanted to know why?
Why, when I was always ready to be the best friend I could be to you? We created some really great memories together and I will never forget those times. I always wanted to talk to you and see how your day, week, or year was going, but you never seemed to care too much back. I should have realized that you never put in as much effort as I did into our ‘friendship’.
I guess I started to realize you saw me as an optional friend when we didn’t do the “normal” things that friends do. You only ever texted me when you needed something, or someone to hang out with. I was always the last option, and you always made it seem like hanging out with me was such an inconvenience or something you just had to get done every once in a while.
I just wanted you to know that I saw you as one of my closest friends back then. And it broke my heart the day I figured out that I was just another person to you. Why did you have to lead me on like that, for so long? You will forever be someone special to me, but I’m sorry that you don’t see me as the same.
The thing that hurts the most is how much I opened up to you. All of those times that I came to you for advice and guidance, you pushed them aside like they were nothing. I should have known that you needed to care more about me, and I was too blinded by wanting the friendship to be something to notice.
I am sad that you won't get to be a part of my future. I thought we were going to be friends for many years and share in each other's growth. But now I know that I must grow and achieve the future without you being a part of it.
I didn't want to admit to myself that you just saw me as a second option, but now I know that it's all for the best. I’ve realized who the important people are in my life, and I guess you just don’t fit into that. But thank you for all of the great adventures we went on and all of the memories I will hold somewhere special. You taught me to see the signs of true friendship and to know when someone is just using me as another option – a lesson that is important in growing as a person.
Thank you for giving me some great memories that I will think back on in the future. But I’m not thankful for you giving me a fake friendship that I spent far too many years wasting my time on. I will never forget what you’ve taught me about friendship.
