old friends

There is no support or safety net to break one’s fall when friendships fade or split apart. There's not an acceptable period of isolation.

“Seriously? You’re not going to be my friend over this?” And just like that, it was over. I had lost a friend who I had come to value greatly.

Old friends make it possible to conduct entire conversations in inside jokes, like a secret code you’ve taken 15 years to hone.