I have a friend who I stayed in contact with one year after graduation, then I left her basically on read until now (it’s been two years). But something must’ve happened then and I was going through a time I was so bad at replying to messages and every time I thought to respond… I thought “too late”. She’s the only thread that I haven’t gotten to and I feel bad because there have been multiple instances where I’ve thought of her and wanted to see how she’s doing. I am on top of my messages now and regret not having replied sooner. It was normal for us to go a week without replying because they were check ins, but I feel I did some damage by not responding that I can’t un-do.
Is it too late? If not, how do I gently apologize and re-establish a connection if she desires as well?