Teammates..were fine things. Piling onto the bus before the game, edgy with shared nerves, egging one another on with the genial, meaningless phrase C'mon, you guys! , collapsing back into the same seats for the ride home–the sense of striving in accord had been a sweet part of high school. Possibly the sweetest. But the camaraderie had not survived graduation, or even the off-seasons. Her teammates, passing in the school corridors in winter or spring, were downshifted to nodding acquaintances who had once been close, that past connection floating off like cotton candy on the tongue. Jean Hanff Korelitz
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This quote is referring to those who were close throughout your high school years. They were there for you and they stood by you through all the tough times and good times. However, as life has a tendency of doing, those who were once close to you were moved on and the connection was lost. The idea of friends drifting away is scary but we must remember that we can always find new friends and start new relationships.

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