I spent 11 years without my childhood friend. Finding our way back together was staggeringly simple

I thought about her a lot after our friendship imploded. When our birthdays rolled around, I wondered what we’d be doing if we were still in touch I was 26 when I lost my childhood friend. By that point, I’d known her for almost two-thirds of my life. Our first conversation was…

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