You have not seen a close friend for a very long time. You also still have a few of your friend’s belongings that were left at your house the last time she visited.

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You have not seen a close friend for a very long time.
You also still have a few of your friend’s belongings that were left at your house the last time she visited. In your letter include:
- Why you are writing
- What you’ve been doing since you last spoke together
- Apologize for still having the items and ask how you can return them

Dear Jo,

I’m sorry that we haven’t talked in a long time. I hope everything is going well with you. I have been pretty busy with my schedule lately, but I often remember all the fun things we did together. Last summer was fantastic. I was cleaning out my closet last weekend and I found a few of your shirts and books.

Hopefully you aren’t mad about not having them, but if you would like me to return them to you please let me know what would be best for you. It would also be great if we could try and meet up sometime in the near future. I miss you more than I would like to.

I’ve been doing ok, aside from being so busy. Aside from that there isn’t much new with me. What is new with you, are you still practicing violin? Let’s chat soon.

Your friend,
Sally

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