09
Nov
Never coming home.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dearest L, It’s been a few months since I last wrote to you. I try to find the words, but somehow they’re not there anymore....
08
Nov
All or Nothing.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dear S, I sometimes wonder if youβre even the same person now. The optimistic funny guy that never shied away from expressing his feelings. I...
04
Nov
Dark Thoughts.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dear S, I know now what it feels like to wait for a letter that may never arrive. It’s my first thought when I wake...
01
Nov
Your Old Letters.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dear S, It has been more than 8 weeks now, but I won’t panic and I won’t despair. I’m going through your old letters and...
30
Aug
Is it too late for us?
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dear S, β β You have to come back and make up for all the lost time. People give up precious moments willingly because they think...
18
Aug
Back to the ocean.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dearest L, β β My days are quite long and the nights are longer here. I miss the ocean and the smell of hazelnut coffee mixed...
03
Oct
Next Sunday morning.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dear S, β β Iβm recreating these memories whenever I can. I go to our cafe by the river and I order your hazelnut coffee and...
17
Sep
I believe in miracles now.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dearest L, β β Iβm holding on to our last days together. Our walks by the river and the smell of those fresh cheese pies you...
07
Sep
I still get butterflies.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dear S, Seeing your letter in the mailbox brought me back to life. I still get butterflies when I see your name. All the girls...
31
Aug
I will always love you.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dearest L, β β I just got your three letters all at once. I canβt write much. Donβt stop writing even if you donβt hear back...
27
Aug
Stay alive.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dear S, β β I havenβt heard back from you in six weeks. Iβm beginning to hope the reason youβre not responding is that you donβt...
24
Aug
We should meet.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dear S, It has been four weeks since l got your last letter. I have been checking the mailbox everyday, but nothing from you. I...
22
Aug
Morning coffee.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dear S, β β I always imagined you growing old somewhere on the beach with thick grey hair and your strong dark tan. It always hurts...
16
Aug
Coming back to you.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dearest L, β β You are and have always been my everything. My world started and stopped at you. I know I can bring it all...
14
Aug
Despite everything.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dear S, β β Iβm not scared that seeing you will make me forgive you- quite the opposite. Despite everything, youβre still my daily motivation to...
10
Aug
It won’t hurt less.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dearest L, β β Mourning me when Iβm still alive will not make it hurt less. I can make the pain go away if you let...
05
Aug
I still think of you.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dear S, I set aside some time every sunset to sit and think of you. I recall different memories every night just to feel youβre...
03
Aug
A stab in the dark.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dearest L, β β Loving you was more of a stab in the dark than anything else. And now it wonβt be just one stab in...
02
Aug
If love was enough.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dear S, β β I have forgiven you for leaving long ago. I knew that if love was enough, you would have stayed. What I canβt...
31
Jul
I regret it everyday.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dearest L, β β I still remember the way we were and how you drove me crazy with your messy hair and flirtatious smile. I remember...
28
Jul
You were my war.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dear S, β β It broke my heart when you left, but I only let it break inside of me. Itβs only when Iβm alone that...
26
Jul
After the war.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dearest L, β β It was never my intention to let you down or hurt you. I just needed more time, which you denied me. I...
23
Jul
The worst thing you can do.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dear S, β β The worst thing you can do right now is come back. It took me years to find my happy place and Iβm...
21
Jul
I would choose you over everything.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dearest L, β β I wish we could meet again for the first time. I would choose you over everything this time. Loving you made me...
21
Jul
He’s not you.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dear S, β β It wonβt hurt me, heβs not you. β β Love always, L
20
Jul
That kindness is not yours alone.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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My Dearest L, Iβm afraid I know what youβre talking about and who as well. In this cruel world we live in, we judge each...
19
Jul
Is it love? I dare only ask you.
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dear S, I miss you and I miss our little chats over coffee. Thereβs something that has been in the back of my head for...
02
Mar
Letter to My 21-Year-Old Self
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Dear Me, I'm impressed. You made it all the way to 34 without killing anyone. You included. It sure wasn't easy, but you pulled through...
18
Feb
Scar Tissue
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Did you ever feel like crying over something silly and couldn't explain it? Did it make you feel even worse that something so insignificant got...
15
Feb
Leave Your Chanel At The Door
byby Walaa Rashwan
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Weβre all familiar with this scene - a group of girls exchanging glances when a girl walks in dressed in a βnot-really-inβ outfit or anything...
23
Jan
On Nutella and Other Things..
byby Walaa Rashwan
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How often do you lose control over your temptations? Would you say your most irresistible temptation is food? attention? relationships? or all three of them?...