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Your friend invited you to his/her birthday party, but you are not able to attend. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter -Explain why you cannot go - say that you will give your friend a gift the next time you see him/her -suggest another time and place to meet

#friend #birthday #party #-explain #gift #time #-suggest #place
Dear Srishti, Hope you're well! I'm very sorry, but I'll not be able to attend your birthday party next week
due to
 work commitments. I know I had said earlier that I'd join but unfortunately, some
last
-minute schedule changes at work made me cancel my bus tickets to your place. I got you a really nice sweater from 'Bershka' and I can't wait to see you wearing it. It's in your favourite colour, Blue. I cannot believe that I'm missing your 20th birthday. Perhaps we could video call that day when you're cutting the cake. Hopefully, all your other friends would join
to
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us to
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 celebrate with you.
Moreover
, I'll definitely be visiting you next month on the 15th as I took a week off from work already. We can catch up
then
 and party like we used to. Please accept my sincere apologies. I wish I could join but next time for sure!
Also
, do send me your birthday pictures by post as soon as you get them. Best wishes, Akshita
Submitted by parasherakshita123 on

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