'19' Last Days Of Being a Teenager |Memoir

Friends do say goodbye.

I lost a friend like a key in a sofa- I lost a friend- FINNEAS

Freshmen year remains undefeated. one of the reasons is the friends you make. Some of them you begin as though they'll last forever or till graduation at least. But that's far from the truth. 

I Had this guy as a friend, an amazing dude. We were in separate faculties. We dwelt in different halls. We were as tight as bros could be. 

Mehn!! We did everything, attended parties together, ran a brand together, studied, fought, had great conversations, talked ideas, personal life goals, and girls.

His charisma was out of this world. The kind that lits up any room he steps in. What made our friendship remarkable was how we always inspired one another to be better and become more.

Then came sophomore year and everything changed. On the surface, we were good; cheerful pleasantries were still being exchanged. But beneath that were strong signals that things were not good. Things had changed. Nothing was the same. But then, neither were we.

I have no clue who he is right now, but what I know is he isn't the same dude that broke through me. Or maybe I know who or what he has become, and I'm just afraid to accept it. Perhaps I am the one who changed too much for him. Cause I am definitely not the same person I was in freshman year in body and mind.

I guess this is the part where I have to understand that some relationships are only meant to last for a while, to get you through a particular stage.

That moment you realize a friend's path no longer aligns with yours, you have to let them go. But it is not that that hurts. It's the fact that I thought he and I would go through college halls and journey into adulthood together. So I have to let him be and Move on. 

Above all, as we part ways, I shudder to think of not knowing if this is a temporary goodbye or a permanent farewell.