Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
I live in the small mountain town I grew up in.
I was making a deposit for our office today, we just changed banks, and I saw a friend that I used to go to high school with. I was best friend with this girl since 6th grade.
In the past 3 years, she has been married, moved to Denver, moved back here, and been divorced. We haven’t talked much during these past three years. I have been trying to call her and catch up recently. She won’t return my calls.
Well, she works at the bank I was taking the deposit to, I tried to talk to her and she was so cold and distant. I know more about this girl than a lot of other people. I really miss her friendship. I was starting to develop hurt feelings, but it suddenly came to me.
I know more about this girl than a lot of other people!
She’s trying to develop a new identity. She has been through HELL these past few years and doesn’t want to be around someone who reminds her of it every day! I can understand this. I feel the same way sometimes. The only thing that keeps me from doing this is the theory that I need to work through my problems and not hide from them.
If I were to avoid a childhood friend that knew about all of the “bad” things I had done, I would feel like I was running away from myself. I want to look back and say, “Hey, I made mistakes. I learned from them. Look at me now!” I want people to view me in the same light.
This is just my opinion.
-Kayles