These Stories Of Ours

Through A Screen

Dear Samantha,

Hey! I know you weren't expect a letter, especially from me. I never do these kind of things so please read everything I wrote. I really want to get this to you.

We've been friends since the fourth grade, you know? I never talked to you back then since you're that "popular kid" in school. I was never interested in you. I thought you're gonna be a snobby kid, but ever since I've been assigned to sit next to you, I wondered why I judged you before saying a single word to you. You were so kind and thoughtful. You never judged the weird kid next to you. When you were hurt, I can't help but shed a tear as well. I'm ridiculous, I know.

At the end of the year, I finally got your number. We texted for hours and hours. It's amazing how you were awake at four in the morning, even though it's summer. I would get these "Good morning" messages. The other people you send this message to hate it because they don't want to talk to you, but I do. This was honestly the only thing I look forward to in the morning. 

This went on for years. I remember spending all of my money just so I can get enough credits to text you. You never knew that though. I was afraid that if I told you, you would stop texting me. I admit, I feel useless whenever I don't see a message from you in my phone. 

One day, I finally realized that after all those years, after all those messages, I was in love with you. It hurt so much for me to realize this. Do you know why? It's because I know you don't love me. Love has become one of our occasional subject, and you made it clear that you love someone else, someone better than me. I never confessed to you because I don't want to destroy what we had.

In high school, I was in the same class as you. I looked forward to continue our text conversations in person, but that never happened. You didn't show interest in me. You stayed away from me, but at the end of the day, you're the first person to send me a message. Were you ashamed of me? Were you just playing a sick game?

However, I never changed. I was still in love with you. 

One day, you found something else. I was so foolish. I was never a friend to you, right? All those years of messaging back and forth was for a different reason. I realized this when suddenly you took hours to reply to my messages, and soon, you changed everything. I lost everything. You completely disconnected from me.

I was broken for so long, but one day, I decided to become independent, stronger without you. I left you completely. I changed too. I left the school, I changed my number, I changed my attitude, I changed everything. It even took me months to set foot again in your school for a visit. Do you know what I heard when I went back? They hate you. You were alone. All your friends were fake! I wanted to reach out to you again, but you just ignored me like before. Why are you doing this?

Please... send me a message again.
I loved you even though our friendship was just through a screen.
It's a fact that that friendship of ours was real to me.

From a true friend of yours,
Aaron

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Author's Notes

Currently, I'm ignoring my responsibilities in order to write this. I just feel that I need to put this story up as soon as possible. 

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