Let me dedicate this one to GimAgim . I know I said I was gonna write a short story but in the end, I felt like this was more suitable. Therefore, I hope you'll like it :3

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Hello, dear friend whose name nor gender still remain unkonwn to me. It's funny yet kind of sweet - we talk with each other so little yet it's always so warm and nice. We've been in contact for years actually however it occurs to me like weeks and eternity at the same time.

I met you here on Wattpad through art and your mother language which I was studying at high school back then. I tried communicating with you in that and suddenly you sent me a message in my language. I was so shocked and amazed, taken aback in such a sweet moment because no one has ever done that for me. And even though now, we communicate mainly in English, we still sneak each other's mother language in, let it be just a "Hi," or "Merry Christmas."

It's interesting how two complete strangers can walk into each other's life without ever getting to see the other nor hearing their voice. How we're texting each other from time to time, watching the other's stories on Instagram, liking their photos and even through that creating a safe space which I'd never wanna trade for anything else.

Whenever I travel somewhere, I think of you. I feel like you'd love those sceneries, the calmness of a night train, the colourful forests and fields or simply sitting on a bench, watching stars. When leaving my shifts at the afternoon, I get to see the sun setting behind the mall building across from my work place, across the wild highway and I always feel like you'd love to stand there next to me and watch it all happen as the disappearing rays light up your features and leave bright sparkles shimmering in your eyes. I feel like you're the person to enjoy every little thing in your life and so when I see those little things, those almost miniscule moments,... I wonder whether you'd love them too.

I always loved seeing your Instagram stories where you'd upload photos of the moon, cute flowers or simply anything else that'd caught your eye. They inspired me to discover how angles and light and shadow worked at photography. And suddenly, you sent me the most beautiful compliment anybody has ever said to me: "You're really aesthetic." Such a simple yet incredible thing to hear. That message is still imprinted in my mind and I think of it at least once every day, cherishing it deep within my heart where I let it bloom. Because getting to hear that from somebody who I found aesthetic and who inspired me to explore photoshooting which has always fascinated me... it still feels amazing.

You overall seem to be an amazing person. You never hesitate to compliment me and even though I'm a bit distant lately, I still hope you know that I love having you in my life. So I hope I'll get to tell you here, with my own words. It's just insane to me how two people from countries so close yet so far can become each other's support and feeling of a warm hug.

And this Christmas... You wrote a poem for me and I was so touched. I had no clue how to respond because everything felt too vague, nothing seemed to be grateful enough. I was staring at the screen of my phone with my mouth wide open and mind blank. I felt so stupid honestly. And so I decided to write this in return, to show you that I cherish every single message you send me.

I'm sometimes in awe at how many nice souls exist in this world and I'm so happy you're one of those that decided to stick along with me and bless me with your sweet presence. Before we were in contact on Instagram, I'd check this app on the daily to see how you were doing. We'd support each other when it came to drawing and painting, sharing tips and advices and praises, pushing the other further. And I hope you'll go so far that there will be no sadness left because you've reached your goals and dreams already.

I honestly am not sure what are you dreaming of... Perhaps being a photographer, writer or maybe someone who helps people like a doctor or psychologist, possibly I am wrong and you want to be a teacher or maybe a lawyer. It all remains unknown to me yet it's okay. I don't need to know if you do not want to share. Because all that matters to me is that you chose to talk to me even when others left me, you'd always support me when I believed I was not deservant of anything, you'd compliment me when I was feeling ugly,...

So thank you so much, my dear friend. For stepping into my life and giving me so much. I really hope we will manage to keep in touch even further into the future because I can't wait to see your Life tree grow and blossom into bright colours.

Please, take care of yourself and treat yourself well. I feel like you've got a lot of things you're hiding underneath your beautiful wings, a lot on your shoulders,... yet you always walk around with your head high, spreading love and putting smiles on people's faces. Don't let the world hurt you and if anything, I am here for you. I hope you'll always be loved and will only be surrounded with nice people because that's all you deserve.

With love,
 - Julie