Every once in a while, about once or twice a year, I think of all the now inactive accounts that belong to old friends of mine who I met as a baby Wattpad user, and it always makes me a bit nostalgic and sad wondering what they're up to now and if they ever suddenly remember me. Some of them I'm lucky enough to follow mutually on other social media, but it's not quite the same, and I never know if reaching out to reminisce or rekindle what once was would be appreciated.
There was one friend in particular— she was probably the first person I really got close to on this app— who's married now and graduated college a few years ago. Occasionally, I'll see her post updates on her IG and just feel so incredibly proud of how far she's come from when we both first met. We befriended one another over a shared interest in a specific anime that, at the time, was pretty niche here on Wattpad, and now I don't even know if she still watches it. I remember her giving me advice when I was nervous about starting high school, and I remember congratulating her when she graduated and told me she was going to university. I would give anything to talk with her again like we used to.
