My Childhood Friend

𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒆

𝒔𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒂♥

For as long as I could remember it has always been just me and bryan. Me and bryans birthday parties, me and bryans friends. Then came middle school. It was the time I realized that my crush on him for now would be nothing but that- a crush. Watching my best friend slowly becoming more and more popular and me being labeled a "𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒅" did nothing to our bond. Even when he started dating it was always me, Bryan and the intruder of the month. He even tried to set me up with a few of his friends so we could go on double dates but nothing ever stuck, the only person I ever wanted was him. It didn't bother me that he dated around because I knew that someday when he was ready I would be his last. Young me was so wrong. Once highschool started and "𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔" were officially formed it was decided we were not going to happen. While he joined Lacrosse, Football and literally anything because he is freakishly good at all things he does, I was in band and the debate team. It's not like we didn't try to stay friends, it's just we grew up. We still saw each other every Sunday whether we like it or not for family brunch and playing nice but we both know the damage to our relationship has been done. I went off to Harvard to be a lawyer while he stayed in our home town of New York to learn how to be a better douche- Oh and take over his family business.

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𝒃𝒓𝒚𝒂𝒏♥

Sophia has always been my rock. Even when I did stupid things like cheated off of her in class she offered to help. Middle school changed things. She was obviously the smartest person in any room she walked into and I wasn't. She was getting recognized and all the teachers' favorites while I read on a 3rd grade level. There was a noticeable shift in our relationship that no one spoke about until our birthday parties were separated and we made separate friends. High School finalized it. I went off to play sports because it turns out I'm good at physical activities and I watched my best friend get more and more beautiful from a distance. I used dating to distract from the fact that the one person I wanted to be with was too good for me. Our Sunday brunches were the highlight of every week. So it was tough when our schedules got in the way and she chose to move to the furthest college she could think of. Harvard. I was left here alone sleeping and dating my way through New York while my dad groomed me to take over the family business. Being named New York's biggest player all over the Times was the thing that sent my dad over the edge. "Not all press is good press" he says but i know it's only because I have to take over "his second baby" as he calls it.