There is a specific kind of ache that comes with looking around and realizing, "Mafy ahly mn albnat" — there is no one truly close to me here.
The loneliness you feel today is not a life sentence. It is a bridge. It is the uncomfortable space between the people you used to know and the people you are going to meet.
Don't force yourself to laugh at jokes that hurt you. Don't chase people who make you feel like a backup option. Your energy is precious. Save it for someone who will actually listen.
"Mafy ahly" (I have no family/close ones). Maybe your biological family or school group isn't it. But family can be one honest friend. One cousin who gets it. One mentor. One online community that sees you at 2 AM. Family is where the understanding lives, not the blood. A Note to You, Right Now I see you. I hear the silent song you are singing.
