Say no to dead friendships. And horses

I couldn't say I waited for that day, but March 14th was Vlad's birthday. For the first time in eight years since I had sent him away because of several reasons I did have the technical opportunity to message him. I considered to type something simple like 'Happy birthday' but then I asked myself what kind of message was I trying to deliver to him? Did I want to say I remembered the date? Why if I…