In this world of instant messages and video calls, when's the last time you wrote a letter to someone you love? Okay let's not take this so far as a letter, think about the last time you opened your e-mail, clicked on 'Compose' and drafted a mail just to let the other person know that you miss them or you'd really like if they were sitting next to you and probably sipping coffee and not be 82493 miles away. Thinking really hard, aren't you? I can relate; even I don't write letters to real people anyway. I have many addressed to my imaginary person but I can't post them till I find him so I guess we're sailing in the same boat.
I do believe that letters have their own charm though; you know that you'll probably have to wait for days before they receive your letter and then some more till you get their response back. I find the wait worth it because clearly the person is important enough that I put my indolence aside for a while. Now, I didn't actually write a letter but I picked up my laptop and started drafting a mail at 12:40 a.m. and by the time I hit send, I had a huge smile on my face. So here it is:
To : thegirlwholived@potterhead.com
Subject : Just saying Hi.
Hey you,
I am not going to ask how you are doing or say I hope I find you in good health because that's just too banal. However, what I am going to say is that I'll be receiving my Hogwarts Acceptance Letter anytime soon and it's gonna be addressed to Ms. S. Felton - that's me. You can stop laughing now because I am not kidding. I don't have any particular reason to write to you except the one - I wanted to. The clock is glaring at me and asking me to go to sleep and my books are urging me to study; I chose to ignore both of them because I'd prefer writing to you over studying or sleeping any day. I now understand what people meant when they said - "Distance sucks." I'd like to add 'big time' to that. The stupid time zones are even worse; and apparently Sherlock couldn't have been more incorrect on this one - "So we go 'round the Sun. If we went 'round the moon or round and round the garden like a teddy bear it wouldn't make any difference." That's clearly not the case because it did make a difference of 9 hours and 30 minutes to me. Anyway, I've gotten used to it by now I guess.
That being said, I am never gonna get used to the fact that you don't live 5 minutes away and I can't just hop on my scooty and be there at 8 in the evening and ask you to come with me to have pani puri. I am never gonna get used to the fact that I cannot pick up my cell phone and dial your number without checking the time. I am never gonna get used to the fact that there is not gonna be a tiny person defending me when my mom is shouting that I got up at 12 in the noon, even on New Year's. I am never gonna get used to the fact that there isn't a single person who, in their right mind, would go to all the movies I want to watch. I admit it wasn't fair but you couldn't deny and you know it. I am never gonna get used to the fact that I can't ask you to make garlic bread n cheese or get me a chocolate because I am too depressed to get out of bed and do that all by myself.
I know you're probably crying by now but stop okay - it's not like we don't talk!! It's out of boredom that I wrote to you; I stated this so that you don't mistake this for love or nostalgia or anything of the sort. You just said - "she's impossible", didn't you? And once you're done reading this mail over and over again, you can tell me about all the commas and semicolons I missed because I am putting this up on my blog and I am not in the mood to proofread. Also, I might send you an actual letter the next time. Yes, I'll send it in a really cute envelope and not the boring ones and yes, I'll use floral baby pink paper which smells nice.
P.S. I am attaching a song which you love a lot. So stop smiling and crying at the same time and stop thanking god for dropping me in your life and enjoy the song with some hot chocolate.
Love always,
Me.
I do believe that letters have their own charm though; you know that you'll probably have to wait for days before they receive your letter and then some more till you get their response back. I find the wait worth it because clearly the person is important enough that I put my indolence aside for a while. Now, I didn't actually write a letter but I picked up my laptop and started drafting a mail at 12:40 a.m. and by the time I hit send, I had a huge smile on my face. So here it is:
To : thegirlwholived@potterhead.com
Subject : Just saying Hi.
Hey you,
I am not going to ask how you are doing or say I hope I find you in good health because that's just too banal. However, what I am going to say is that I'll be receiving my Hogwarts Acceptance Letter anytime soon and it's gonna be addressed to Ms. S. Felton - that's me. You can stop laughing now because I am not kidding. I don't have any particular reason to write to you except the one - I wanted to. The clock is glaring at me and asking me to go to sleep and my books are urging me to study; I chose to ignore both of them because I'd prefer writing to you over studying or sleeping any day. I now understand what people meant when they said - "Distance sucks." I'd like to add 'big time' to that. The stupid time zones are even worse; and apparently Sherlock couldn't have been more incorrect on this one - "So we go 'round the Sun. If we went 'round the moon or round and round the garden like a teddy bear it wouldn't make any difference." That's clearly not the case because it did make a difference of 9 hours and 30 minutes to me. Anyway, I've gotten used to it by now I guess.
That being said, I am never gonna get used to the fact that you don't live 5 minutes away and I can't just hop on my scooty and be there at 8 in the evening and ask you to come with me to have pani puri. I am never gonna get used to the fact that I cannot pick up my cell phone and dial your number without checking the time. I am never gonna get used to the fact that there is not gonna be a tiny person defending me when my mom is shouting that I got up at 12 in the noon, even on New Year's. I am never gonna get used to the fact that there isn't a single person who, in their right mind, would go to all the movies I want to watch. I admit it wasn't fair but you couldn't deny and you know it. I am never gonna get used to the fact that I can't ask you to make garlic bread n cheese or get me a chocolate because I am too depressed to get out of bed and do that all by myself.
I know you're probably crying by now but stop okay - it's not like we don't talk!! It's out of boredom that I wrote to you; I stated this so that you don't mistake this for love or nostalgia or anything of the sort. You just said - "she's impossible", didn't you? And once you're done reading this mail over and over again, you can tell me about all the commas and semicolons I missed because I am putting this up on my blog and I am not in the mood to proofread. Also, I might send you an actual letter the next time. Yes, I'll send it in a really cute envelope and not the boring ones and yes, I'll use floral baby pink paper which smells nice.
P.S. I am attaching a song which you love a lot. So stop smiling and crying at the same time and stop thanking god for dropping me in your life and enjoy the song with some hot chocolate.
Love always,
Me.
