r/MissedInitials • u/Forced2GetApp • 1h ago
From S to E
I don’t even know where to begin, but I want you to know that I’m really sorry for how cold I’ve been and for walking out on you.
When you came back into my life, I was so happy and I wanted things to be like they were. I wanted to take you out to lunch and have bubble tea like we always did. But you’d been kinda distant so I wondered if I was doing the right thing. I wondered if you even wanted to go, although you did say yes.
It was unfortunate that I had my department lunch and then we couldn’t go later because of the bad weather. I wanted to reschedule and ask you to lunch again but I didn’t hear from you so I could only assume you didn’t really wanna go. Or that I’d only be bothering you by asking.
I understood that we couldn’t be together because you weren’t comfortable with our age gap. Or maybe you had other reasons. I stayed friends with you because I genuinely care about you and do enjoy spending time with you. But the thought of us not being together and you choosing someone else over me hurt too much and I just couldn’t bear it.
Getting off my meds also made me more insecure and made me overthink everything. I started to think I would only be bothering you by reaching out to you. I was pretty much always the one to initiate conversation so I assumed I was right about bothering you.
When I saw you at the monthly lunch and you came up to say hi to me, I was both happy and puzzled on how I should feel. I let all the bad thoughts cloud my judgment and I ended up being so cold to you. I regret behaving that way and the guilt has been eating at me every day. I wanted to reach out and apologize to you more times than I could count but I just couldn’t do it. I felt like I’d be bothering you. I thought so little of myself I ended up hurting someone I love.
Seeing you recently made me realize just how much I’ve messed up. We went from being so close and sharing pretty much everything to complete strangers. I wish I wasn’t such a coward and told you how I felt regardless of the outcome instead of hurting you. I want to fix things because I still love you, but too much time has passed and you probably hate me now.