Day One: Letter to my Best Friend
Feb. 5th, 2012 01:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cadet_amaraDear Janice,
I know this is strange hearing from me. We haven't spoken since we were twelve, and you haven't heard from me since I left Louisiana. I didn't respond to any of your messages, so I know our losing touch was my fault. It wasn't a good time for me, but that's no excuse. Today going through my old bag I came across that "best friends" necklace you gave me for my eleventh birthday. It's weird that I still have that, I know. We were only friends for three years, and those necklaces are really a dime a dozen. Three years is just a short time to us now, but back then that felt like forever. I'd never had a real friend my own age before, never mind someone who called herself my "best friend", and I want you to know that meant a lot to me. I also wanted to apologize for not ever responding to your messages. You wrote me every day for a month and I never once answered. It was awful of me, and I really should have. I just wanted to forget everything that had any connection to that place, and unfortunately at the time, that included you. It was a mistake to just throw away your friendship like that, and I hope you can forgive me for being a stupid kid. It would be great to hear from you again. I wish you nothing but the best. I know you had big dreams as a kid, and I hope things turned out just like you wanted, if not better.
Sincerely,
Mara
I know this is strange hearing from me. We haven't spoken since we were twelve, and you haven't heard from me since I left Louisiana. I didn't respond to any of your messages, so I know our losing touch was my fault. It wasn't a good time for me, but that's no excuse. Today going through my old bag I came across that "best friends" necklace you gave me for my eleventh birthday. It's weird that I still have that, I know. We were only friends for three years, and those necklaces are really a dime a dozen. Three years is just a short time to us now, but back then that felt like forever. I'd never had a real friend my own age before, never mind someone who called herself my "best friend", and I want you to know that meant a lot to me. I also wanted to apologize for not ever responding to your messages. You wrote me every day for a month and I never once answered. It was awful of me, and I really should have. I just wanted to forget everything that had any connection to that place, and unfortunately at the time, that included you. It was a mistake to just throw away your friendship like that, and I hope you can forgive me for being a stupid kid. It would be great to hear from you again. I wish you nothing but the best. I know you had big dreams as a kid, and I hope things turned out just like you wanted, if not better.
Sincerely,
Mara
