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The Letters I will never send

Tazriya
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For ten years, I have written letters that i never sent. This is a story of love where i was too afraid to confess and the memories that i can never forget
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Chapter 1 - Episode 1: The letters I'll never send

I was writing another letter for him, like I always do. Letters I never send. Letters that sit quietly in a box, heavy with all the words I was too afraid to speak.

What if I lose him?

That fear kept my feelings locked away for years.

As my pen moved, a memory surfaced—the first time we met. 2011.

I had just moved into a new apartment, my first real home. A proper roof, walls that didn't leak, and enough space to run and play without feeling like the world was pressing in. That morning, I was sitting at the dining table, eating bread and banana for breakfast while everyone else rushed around, arranging furniture.

Then, my grandpa walked in carrying someone in his arms.

"Look, I brought a new friend for you!" he said.

I squinted. "Stop joking, Grandpa. I know it's a doll."

But the "doll" turned his head, his big eyes scanning our half-unpacked rooms. Then he said, with perfect seriousness, "I need a banana."

I froze.

A talking doll?!

Mom laughed and asked his name.

"Arif," he said shyly.

She adored him instantly, nicknaming him her little tomato because his cheeks were as red as one. I wasn't jealous at all. I thought, Finally, I have a friend so I don't have to be alone anymore.

That same day, he went back to his new home next door he'd moved in the same day as us.

The next morning, I spotted him again… at school. He was holding a pencil, scratching on paper, listening so attentively that he didn't notice me staring. We even ended up in the same extra classes, sharing notebooks, snacks, and little moments like fate had stitched our lives together.

We ate together, played together, and laughed together as if we had always known each other.

To me, he was special from the very first day.

But to him… I was just a friend.