I spent 11 years without my childhood friend. Finding our way back together was staggeringly simple

I thought about her a lot after our friendship imploded. When our birthdays rolled around, I wondered what we’d be doing if we were still in touchI was 26 when I lost my childhood friend. By that point, I’d known her for almost two-thirds of my life.Our first conversation was at an ice-skating party when we were nine years old.…