Friendships always last

Have you ever heard the quote "Growing apart doesn't change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I'm glad for that."? If you haven't, you're missing out. It is hard to come to the realization why some things just come to an end. It isn’t easy to accept the ending of a friendship, a torn family relationship or even just a sudden splitting with a loved one. Have you ever had a friendship that just suddenly went the other way and it was like you had never known that person? If you have, this quote will really bring a smile to your face and give you the reassurance that sometimes although your friendship went the complete opposite way, your roots will always be tangled. A time when one of my relationships with a great friend grew apart started when I first began elementary school. I made a great friend in the third grade. We grew so close to one another in the short time that we knew each other. The first time we meant we knew our bond was unbreakable and that no one or nothing could ever tear us apart. We went through the chapters together starting from third grade and then going on to fourth, then 5th and lastly sixth. And now you are probably wondering what happened to middle school? Well this was the biggest problem that we both faced. Our elementary school provided a dual immersion program. WIth this being said, instead of starting kindergarten off learning english and the basic reading words like, apple, banana, his, hers, him, what, who, how, we learned all these words in english so in translation it would be, manzana, banana, el, ella, el, como, quien, nosotros. I would like to say I learned a lot because I did and for this reason my parents wanted me to go on to middle school continuing this dual immersion program. So onto the story. Like I mentioned, my parents wanted me to continue this program, but my friends' parents did not care for their daughter, my best friend continued it. So because of this, we parted our separate ways and went to different middle schools. It is not like they were in different states or towns, but this did not change the fact that we would no longer be together all the time. We were both very sad and we somehow knew things would not be the same. We spent the whole summer together before school. As summer came to an end, I was very overwhelmed knowing that I would not be entering middle school without my best friend by my side. I took things very hard, as did she. The first couple weeks turned out not being as bad as I had in mind but let me tell you. With sports and homework, we could no longer hang out with each other as much as we used to. Things were getting very hard for both of us. I understand that we only lived a couple minutes from house to house, but like I said it was not as easy as it sounds. Especially because we both played on not only school sports but travel teams as well. So pretty much every night we were up till late playing sports and you can not forget the homework. It was hard. Despite this challenging time, on weekends I would make it a point to try and drop my busy life and make time for my best friend. I was not doing it because I felt like I needed to, I genuinely wanted to hang out with her. Sadly, it seemed like she was always making excuses to not hang out. After several tries, I started to get the feeling that she was over me. Her new friends had taken over her life and I felt like I didn’t mean as much as I used to to her. It was hard to realize that her life was just too busy to make time for me but I respected it because I knew it was hard. After several years, we did not really talk. We only talked if we saw each other around and about. But it wasn’t the same. Conversations were not the same and it just seemed awkward almost as if we were meeting for the first time. After several years, High school finally approached. We continued our separate path and also went to different High Schools. I made new friends and so did she so this separation did not really affect me like it did when we went our separate ways for middle school. Like I mentioned, we never really talked unless it was around and about at sports games or at the grocery stores. High school is coming to an end and things are still the same. Although I can say that they are the same, I know in my heart that our roots will still be tangled. I know that we will eventually come together again especially knowing how strong our relationship once was.  "Growing apart doesn't change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I'm glad for that."? If you haven't, you're missing out. It is hard to come to the realization why some things just come to an end. It isn’t easy to accept the ending of a friendship, a torn family relationship or even just a sudden splitting with a loved one. Have you ever had a friendship that just suddenly went the other way and it was like you had never known that person? If you have, this quote will really bring a smile to your face and give you the reassurance that sometimes although your friendship went the complete opposite way, your roots will always be tangled. This quote has made a big difference in my life and I will forever be grateful for the friendship that I had as I know that we will sometime come in contact again.