Friendships are like plates of Earth’s crust. Together, we make up a community of say, high school students. These plates are constantly in motion; why screw with the forces of nature?
If someone is special to you, put up a fight for what you love, but if they are persistent in moving on, then let it happen.
From a first-hand account I can assure that many of my friendships in high school have come and gone, leaving me with nothing except pictures and memories. It used to bother me, but it doesn’t as much these days because it was probably as much my fault as it was theirs.
I wouldn’t even call it faults, I would call it the inevitable procession of life as we all grow apart in different ways.
Sometimes the tectonic shifts are gradual, happening over the course of a year. Sometimes they occur in earthquakes, leaving you in the dust and destruction.
Friends slip away, but the natural instinct is to find others that you can better relate to. You might not find them as easily, but they are out there, and taking the time to find the right people for you will be worthwhile, I promise.