Dear Girl Next Door (#NotADayGoesBy)

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I don't remember a lot from when I was 3 but I remember the day we met. You'd thought I pushed you. You clearly didn't see the worm you were going to step on.

Here's a day you remember. I'd pushed past you after coming from the hospital and headed for my bathroom. You watched transfixed when I picked up my electric razor and shaved off my hair. "It's going to fall off anyway," I'd said. The next day you came with a permanent marker and drew poop emojis all over my head.

Honestly, I was mad. Mad at you acting as if it hadn't been months since you'd been in my room. I thought you came back because of pity. We hadn't talked since February.

God, it was so awkward. We came out of our houses at the exact same time every morning and stood at the bus stop in silence till the bus arrived. We couldn't avoid each other even if we wanted to.

Can you blame me after what happened? For you, it was just ditching our video game marathon but for me it was the worst Valentine's Day ever.

I'd bought you a teddy bear, chocolates and roses (pink, because you like it more than red). I was going to give them to you right before you went home so that I wouldn't miss spending the entire day with you, just in case. Do you know what I was going to say?

No, you were too busy uploading pictures of your group outing on Instagram.

I was hoping this was just pity. I couldn't stand the thought of people at school, my relatives and our entire building praising you for 'helping me through this difficult time' while you said you were 'just being a supportive friend'.

But you didn't. You sat in my room and played Call of Duty with me.

We'd been building up to Valentine's Day for a long while. Your time was yours but I wanted all of it. And I refused to make time for you whenever you demanded it.

We were so scared of losing a friendship we could no longer maintain.

But how can we lose something when it lives next door? You've been here for me everyday whether you knew it or not. I wish I could've continued doing the same for you.

This is me saying thank you. Since we were 3, not a single day has gone by without you. Now you don't let the sun set till you've made me laugh. I don't know how these days would've passed without you.

I always wondered why you only sent a text after Valentine's instead of just talking to me. I guess for the same reason I'm writing you this letter instead of saying it all to your face.

Love,

Your Best Friend

P.S. -- The teddy, chocolates and bouquet are in my almirah. But throw away the flowers. They must have died by now.