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Dear Gino,
What a crazy/hellish/wonderful friendship it has been! In the short time we have known each other, I think it’s safe to say that we’ve both come a long way from those naïve grade 7s who, as if by chance, stumbled awkwardly into each other’s lives. Who would have ever thought that new girl and Fred’s sidekick would ever be "friends"? So began what would prove to be a 7 year ride on an emotional rollercoaster. It may sound typical and contrived, but we have most definitely had our share of ups and our downs. For this I am eternally grateful.
As I sit here in the glow of the computer screen, clicking away at the keyboard, I am reminded of all the times we’ve had. I recall how much we have both grown...and how much growing we still need to do. Over the years I’ve watched you burn bridge after bridge, cross friend after friend off your list, all the while completely oblivious. It never once occurred to me that it was only a matter of time before that pen inevitably dangled over my name. But as you swiftly draw the line signaling the end of yet another friendship, I hope that it is not with the same bitterness and resent as it was with those who came before me.
I’d like to believe that our friendship was something different and that it’s end will be just as unique. I’d like to believe that it does not come as easily as other endings have. I’d also like to believe that no matter how horrible we are to each other, no matter how angry and jaded we may turn out to be, at the end of the day we will always have memories. And it is this belief that will continue to be a part of my life, even if you no longer are.
So here we are, at then end of a long road. But as the dust settles and the road clears I am filled with an unlikely sense of hope. In the midst of a seemingly heartbreaking situation, a new pathway presents itself before me. And as I turn to face a new journey I do so not leaving behind a past, but instead taking with me an amazing experience. I am all the more richer, and all the more prepared for what lies ahead.
Know that I have nothing but jubilant feelings. That I am truly and completely sincere in every word I have said. Know that this is not a joke or a mockery or an insult to your intelligence. That I wish you nothing but the best and that more than anything, you deserve to be happy. And know that if ever you feel otherwise, you need only to repeat the simple phrase: “I deserve to be happy. I deserve to be happy. I deserve to be happy.” Indeed you do.
Your friend,
Nina
What a crazy/hellish/wonderful friendship it has been! In the short time we have known each other, I think it’s safe to say that we’ve both come a long way from those naïve grade 7s who, as if by chance, stumbled awkwardly into each other’s lives. Who would have ever thought that new girl and Fred’s sidekick would ever be "friends"? So began what would prove to be a 7 year ride on an emotional rollercoaster. It may sound typical and contrived, but we have most definitely had our share of ups and our downs. For this I am eternally grateful.
As I sit here in the glow of the computer screen, clicking away at the keyboard, I am reminded of all the times we’ve had. I recall how much we have both grown...and how much growing we still need to do. Over the years I’ve watched you burn bridge after bridge, cross friend after friend off your list, all the while completely oblivious. It never once occurred to me that it was only a matter of time before that pen inevitably dangled over my name. But as you swiftly draw the line signaling the end of yet another friendship, I hope that it is not with the same bitterness and resent as it was with those who came before me.
I’d like to believe that our friendship was something different and that it’s end will be just as unique. I’d like to believe that it does not come as easily as other endings have. I’d also like to believe that no matter how horrible we are to each other, no matter how angry and jaded we may turn out to be, at the end of the day we will always have memories. And it is this belief that will continue to be a part of my life, even if you no longer are.
So here we are, at then end of a long road. But as the dust settles and the road clears I am filled with an unlikely sense of hope. In the midst of a seemingly heartbreaking situation, a new pathway presents itself before me. And as I turn to face a new journey I do so not leaving behind a past, but instead taking with me an amazing experience. I am all the more richer, and all the more prepared for what lies ahead.
Know that I have nothing but jubilant feelings. That I am truly and completely sincere in every word I have said. Know that this is not a joke or a mockery or an insult to your intelligence. That I wish you nothing but the best and that more than anything, you deserve to be happy. And know that if ever you feel otherwise, you need only to repeat the simple phrase: “I deserve to be happy. I deserve to be happy. I deserve to be happy.” Indeed you do.
Your friend,
Nina