More than one, actually.

QotD: Reach Out
Is there a friend who you owe a phone call or email? What's stopping you?

We were supposed to go to the movies about a year and a half ago. She emailed me early that morning saying she didn't feel well, sorry. It was our third reschedule, and unsure if I was being blown off or if she was ill, I wrote back "Just let me know when you want to reschedule."

That was the last of our communication. You know how some of your friends are tied through other friends? Well, I had just made friends with another woman through her, and since I never heard back, I started to assume that I had been excised from the friend pool. Ordinarily, I'm not afraid of confrontation, but this person is, so I waited, and waited then waited some more. Nothing had happened to change the long standing friendship, I just figured she needed - whatever. Anyway, fast forward to too much time passing to get back in touch with either, me feeling like I should have done more because I knew she never would, even if she wanted to (we take our friends with and in spite of their faults and I have been forgiven for many). To this day, I wonder. And it makes me really sad, because the last time I actually spoke to the person? It was at their wedding, and I felt really close to them that day, and within three months o that day, I was out a close friend and will likely forever live wondering what I did wrong or if I should have just tried harder. I also regret hanging the other friendship off the first one, because it cost me two cool friends, a currency I don't think anyone should squander as I did.

Thanks, vox for drawing out my proudest moments!