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Theletterwascarefullywritten,theinkflowingelegantlyacrossthepage.Itwasaletteroflove,adeclarationofloyaltythatwouldforeverbindthetwoheartstogether.AsIreadthewords,tearswelledupinmyeyes,forIknewthestorybehindtheletter,astoryofloveandfriendshipthathadstoodthetestoftime.
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Itallbeganonawarmsummer'sday,whentwoyounggirlsmetforthefirsttime.Theywerebothnewtotheneighbourhoodandhadcometotheparktoplay.Theyweredifferentinmanyways,oneoutgoingandbubbly,theotherquietandreserved.Butdespitetheirdifferences,theyquicklybecamefriends.
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Astheyearswentby,theirfriendshipgrewstronger.Theyspentcountlesshourstogether,sharingtheirhopesanddreams,laughingandcrying.Theywereeachother'sconfidante,theirshouldertocryon,theirrockintimesofneed.
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Butoneday,somethinghappenedthatthreatenedtoteartheirfriendshipapart.Aboycameintotheirlives,andbothgirlsfellinlovewithhim.Itwasacomplicatedsituation,fortheydidn'twanttohurteachother'sfeelings,buttheycouldn'thelphowtheyfelt.
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Intheend,theymadeapact.Theywouldbothstepbackandlettheboydecidewhohewantedtobewith.Itwasadifficultdecision,buttheybothknewitwastherightthingtodo.
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Theboychoseoneofthegirls,butinsteadofjealousyandbitterness,theothergirlfeltnothingbuthappinessforherfriend.Sheknewthattruelovewashardtofindandthatherfrienddeservedeveryhappiness.
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Yearswentby,andthegirlsgrewup.Theywenttocollege,gotjobs,andstartedfamiliesoftheirown.Buttheyneverforgotthebondthathadbroughtthemtogetherallthoseyearsago.
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Andthenoneday,tragedystruck.Thegirlwhohadlosttheboywasdiagnosedwithcancer.Itwasadevastatingblow,butherfriendstoodbyherside,offeringherloveandsupporteverystepoftheway.
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Itwasduringthistimethatthegirlwhohadreceivedtheboyreceivedaletterfromherfriend.Itwasaletterofloveandloyalty,adeclarationoftheirfriendshipthatwouldforeverbeunbreakable.
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Theletterspokeofallthememoriestheyhadshared,thelaughterandtears,thejoysandsorrows.Itspokeofalovethathadtranscendedallboundaries,alovethatwouldendureforever.
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Asshereadthewords,thegirlknewthatherfriendwastruetoherword.Shehadstoodbyhersidethroughthickandthin,throughgoodtimesandbad.Shehadprovedherloyaltytimeandtimeagain.
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Andthen,oneday,thegirlwhohadcancerpassedaway.Itwasaheartbreakinglossforeveryonewhoknewher,butherfriendtookcomfortintheknowledgethattheyhadsharedabondthatwouldneverbebroken.
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Sheknewthatherfriendhadgonetoabetterplace,freefrompainandsuffering.Andsheknewthatshewouldalwayscherishthememoriestheyhadsharedtogether.
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Butevenindeath,herfriend'sloyaltyshonethrough.Forshehadleftbehindalegacyofloveandfriendshipthatwouldcontinuetoinspireandupliftallthosewhoknewher.
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Andso,thegirlwhohadreceivedtheboycontinuedtoliveherlife,knowingthatherfriendwasstillwithherinspirit.Sheknewthatshewouldalwaysbegratefulfortheloveandloyaltythathadboundthemtogether.
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Andthen,oneday,shereceivedaletterfromayounggirlwhohadjustmovedintotheneighbourhood.Itwasaletterofintroduction,apleaforfriendship.
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Asshereadthewords,shefeltasenseofdejavu.Forsheknewthatthiswasthebeginningofanewfriendship,onethatwouldbejustasstrongandenduringastheoneshehadsharedwithherdearfriend.
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Shewroteback,invitingtheyounggirltotheparkwheretheyhadfirstmetsomanyyearsago.Andastheyplayedtogether,laughingandchasingeachotherthroughthegreengrass,sheknewthatherfriend'slegacylivedon.
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Forinthatmoment,sherealizedthattruefriendshipandloyaltywerenotaboutwhatyoucouldgetfromsomeone,butwhatyoucouldgive.Itwasaboutselflessness,kindness,andlove.
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Andasshewatchedtheyounggirlrunoffintothesunset,sheknewthatherfriendwaslookingdownonher,smilingwithprideandlove.
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Forshehadkeptherpromise,toloveandcherishthebondtheyhadshared.Andindoingso,shehadshowntheworldwhatittrulymeanttobeloyal.
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Andso,asIsitherereadingtheletter,Iamremindedofthepowerofloveandfriendship.Iamremindedthatnomatterwhatlifethrowsourway,wecanalwayscountonthosewhoaretruetotheirword,whostandbyusthroughthickandthin.
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Forloyaltyisnotjustaword.Itisabondthattranscendstimeandspace,abondthatremindsusthatwearenevertrulyalone.Andforthat,Iwillalwaysbegratefultomydearfriend,xxx.
