Chris

Hey, haven’t legitimately spoken to you in almost an entire year, despite seeing you in about one class every school day through the duration of that year.  Now I’m going to write you this a-propos-of-just-about-nothing missive.  Ha ha I’m just going to own up to that awkwardness now, as well as the fact that I have no excuse for it.

There isn’t a particularly strong likelihood that I’ll ever see you again, a fact which allows me to write this without significant repercussions.  Even though I did the same the last time I said anything to you in person, I wanted to thank you one more time.  Yes, I’m going to say nice things about you and you are just going to deal.

The experience I had with you smoothed flaws I hadn’t previously been able to fix on my own.  It gave me a faith and optimism for relationships to match my overpowering cheeriness on the subject of just about everything else, a faith I really needed.  You know I didn’t know what it was like to have something real, and I’m forever going to owe you for being willing to try me under those circumstances.

I want to tell you that I did and still do think that you are incredibly giving, selfless when it matters, and unquestionably smarter than me.  I'm really happy I met you, and through you (funny old world, this one), Kate.   

Replies are difficult, so you don’t need to feel an obligation to send one.

Just….thanks, and good luck, with everything.