Just Christmas
As time ticked by, Matt and Laura’s contact was reduced to mere Christmas cards every year. The two once played every day together, and now with such infrequent contact they were losing each-other. Of course they were making new friends as the years went by, but no friendship was ever like the one they had created together.
Growing Up
The years raced by and soon the yearly Christmas cards became less sentimental, and soon less frequent. There was no-one to blame for the change in their relationship; they were simply growing up, and they were growing up apart. They had an incredible childhood together, but now they were maturing.