Letter From A Person I've Hurt

October 22, 2008

Dear Mike,

            I know I haven’t talked to for three years now, but I think it’s time for that to change. What happened that day on the phone was terrible. When you said what you said I couldn’t believe my ears. I was shocked and hurt. That was one of the worst moments of my life, and I hope you realize that.

 

            But now I understand that this whole problem is just as much your fault as it is mine. It was wrong of me to listen in on a conversation you were having with another person, but that still doesn’t make it OK for you to say something like that. I also now accept your apology that I should have accepted three years ago. You tried really hard to apologize, but I did not listen to any of it. I didn’t accept it because I wasn’t ready to forgive you. It was too soon, I was hurt, and I was too angry to even talk to you.

 

            I regret that we haven’t talked for three years because we used to be such good friends. My failure to forgive you ruined our friendship and caused so many more problems. We avoid each other so much that it affects our personalities. I want to go back to what it was like before that day on the phone. What do you say Mike can we start over?

Your old, and hopefully new friend,

Tanya