I say go for it..I have been doing this ALOT lately..finding old friends..friends that once used to mean the world to me..that I left on bad terms with..and I have many..one in particular..like you I am having difficult making the move to actually contact..I have her number..she knows I have it..she gave it to her sister to give to me..she does not have mine..the move is mine to make..like the move is yours to make..it is fear that holds us back..fear of what they will say to us..at least I think that is what my fear is with this particular friend..anyways..I have to tell myself..what is the worst that can happen? nothing worse than what has already happened between us that has split our friendship for eight years..but at least I will have tried..right? and you will have tried too..and I think THAT is what matters. So put your fears at rest and go for it..I think I am going to too!