I met my younger self for brunch. She was around 17. She arrived 5 minutes late, and I arrived 10 minutes early.
She ordered the cheapest item on the menu, saying she usually doesn’t eat at cafes. I ordered what I wanted and told her the brunch was on me.
She told me about the competition she was preparing for and said that she was so afraid of failing. I held her hand and said failure is not something she should be afraid of. "We lose and win, and everything is temporary," I added.
During our brunch, I reminded her to start eating real food and to exercise regularly because we would need to visit the hospital a few times in the future if we're not start doing it.
She nodded, then asked me how to cheer up her best friend who had a broken heart. She also asked if we would have a broken heart in the future. I told her we would.
She stared at me and asked if it was bad. I said it was bad, but I told her how much we had grown from it. "It’s fine to feel vulnerable sometimes," I said. I showed her that we met a lot of support systems that helped us along the way. "We might not have found the one, but don't worry, we have so many blessings in our life." She cried on my shoulder.
I told her, "I love you, and I’m sorry some people made you feel like you were hard to love. You just need to let go and forgive them.." I whispered to her that she would find her way in life, even if it wasn’t always easy.. I showed her pictures of our graduation, our job, our best friends, our journey to Haramain, the places we’ve been to, and cherished memories we never thought we could give to our parents.
She smiled but didn’t believe everything I showed her. I hugged her warmly and said, "Neither of us is perfect, and life isn’t a wish-granting factory. Please always keep your faith in God, and you’ll be just fine."
this is an imaginary dialogue in my head inspired by trend.
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