Dear Best Friend,
I miss you. With my whole heart I miss you and I’m not sure if things will ever be the same again. Just last year we would stay up so late and scream down the country roads that currently separate us and talk about our dreams. Now we barely say hello. No funny memes are sent, no ‘hey how are you’, none. Just the occasional notification of your name in a group chat with all our old friends.
I know this is what we agreed to do. I know it is better we do it this way. I know you need to go do your thing and I need to do mine. But wow, I miss you so much. Few people ever got along as we did. No arguing or messy drama, just fun and pure and happy. Its been almost a year since its been like it used to be. Both of our lives have changed in so many incredible ways and its so amazing that they have, but I wish I could tell you about it. I wish you would tell me about it.
I miss sharing the things only the two of us found funny. I miss the way you managed to eat enough to seemingly end world hunger in one sitting. I miss the weird dance you do when you think you’re being funny. I miss hearing you go on and on about a bunch of technological gibberish I can only hope to partially understand. I miss being your favorite person, your best friend. That is what I miss the most.
I miss the way things were, but I am happy the way things are. This is the way it is meant to be. The last thing ill day is that which I’ve already said: If you need me, please come find me That’s all I ask. I’ll always be here.
Until we meet again,
Caroline Erlandsen
English 110 Spring 2020 10:10-11:00 
Caroline, after reading this I can tell just how much you care for your friend even though you guys are currently out of touch. I’m guessing college was a big factor in you guys growing apart. Its nice to see that you still care for them and welcome them to come talk to you if they need it. I had a best friend from kindergarten to eighth grade and we grew apart since we went to different high schools. I’ve probably only seen her a handful of times in the last five years and she lives in the next neighborhood over, so I know where you’re coming from.
-Madison Gac
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Caroline, this is a really touching piece. It is done so well that it is almost hard to read because I can relate to it so well. I had a best friend from the time I could walk all the way up until high school, and that is where we grew apart. I often wonder how he is doing and I miss all the times we had together. I enjoyed the detail you went into and it really shows how much you care considering you remember such obscure interactions. I hope one day you do come back into touch with your friend, and just think how much you will be able to tell each other! I hope you are staying safe.
-Max Pickles
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Caroline, this is such an emotional piece to read. You really didn’t hold anything back and I can tell you’ve put a lot of thought into this writing. I can really tell how much you care for this person and how sad you are to see them go. Growing apart from people is such a hard thing to do deal with. I personally have grown apart from many people in my life as well and you always seem to wonder what could have been. Hopefully this person comes back into your life but its nice that neither of you have any ill feeing’s toward each other. Stay safe,
-Tess Williams
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Caroline, your is so powerful. To have lost such a close friendship in your life but also recognize in the end its for the better, is so mature. You are so kind through this letter and really show us how your love for your best friend will never change. I have been through this before and I have experienced the same emotions you are going through. Always wondering what their up to and looking back at old pictures, is definitely the hardest. I hope you are able to one day find a place back into each others lives.
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