Its April 2020. The COVID-19 has taken the world by storm. This is an offer of respite - for me, and for many others. I hope you know who you are. 

Hey, you. How've you been? Its been quite a while since we caught up with each other. I hope you're OK, and I hope everyone back home is safe and sound. I'm writing to you because I think it's time we talk about just how noble I think you are. Throughout all the years that I have known you, I have never met a better person, man. I'm saying this honestly and frankly - you are a genuinely good person, and literally everybody you meet wants to be your best friend.

I'm luck to have known you, I hope you know that. We've done some stupid things along the way together, in school and afterwards, and I'm going to cherish those memories with me forever. I sometimes feel like you got the short end of the stick with the game we're all playing - very conveniently called "life" - but I think you're an inspiration to everyone with the easy going attitude you've got built up against any hardship that comes your way. I will always admire that about you - how you've never once let something put you down for too long.

You deserve the best that this world has to offer, and I mean it every which way. Everything that you're going through, and have been through, is just a step forward for you to become and stronger, better, and more patient man. And seriously, any girl would be lucky to have you. As a brother, as a lover, or just as a best friend. You play all the roles (and more, if I'm missing out any) without any effort - its just a natural skill that you possess, and one I hope you never lose.

I hope I get to see your business running wild and free to the top one day. And I hope I'm there right alongside with you, ready to help in any way I can. I hope one day you leave behind all the negativity and problems, and soar into your own being. Because guess what? We've still got a trip pending to the fastest roller coaster in the world together. And I couldn't think of a better person to go there with <3 

Its April 2020. The COVID-19 has taken the world by storm. This is an offer of respite - for me, and for many others. I hope you know who you are. 

Hey, you. Guess you're lucky you got a phone before the lock down. Would have made things infinitely more boring if all you were stuck with was the laptop and your coffee renderings xD I miss you more than usual today, so this one is for you.

You are by far the sweetest and most understanding person I have ever met. You are an honourable and steadfast person, and I am proud to call you my friend. I love how stupid you can get, I love how silly everything looks after finishing a joint with you, I love how your jokes are so not funny that they're automatically the funniest thing I've ever heard, and most of all I love the cackles of laughter peeling throughout the group every time you open your mouth.

You're crazy, man. And I love that. You're also someone with a lot of depth, I'll give you that as well. It's the little things that matter, in the end, and my friend, you're doing them all right. Slowing down so that I'm not walking alone all the time, trying to reason with people when we have fights, and of course, your signature - being the smartest among all of us dumb people - all stuff that no one can do better than you.

All I'm saying is, any girl would be lucky to have you take care of her - you're a natural. And also, I'm sorry I forgot your birthday last year - this year I'll buy you a cake and make you spaghetti because now I can cook. Don't let it get to your head, its just me returning the favor for the maggi you made for m that one time.

I can't wait to come back home, and meet the batman of Tamil Nadu. Take care, boy. I love you <3

Its April 2020. The COVID-19 has taken the world by storm. This is an offer of respite - for me, and for many others. I hope you know who you are. 

Hey, you. I've told you this before, but for the sake of an opening, let me do it again - I wish we were stuck in this lock-down together. Yes, everyone back home would have gone crazy with worry, but we would have been having a pretty good time together ;)

That's not all I wish, though. I wish we had spent more time together before all this happened. I wish we had been in the same new city during our internship. I wish you could have been able to fly to London for this one. But that's okay, I think it'll all happen, someday. Might be in the near future, might be years from now, but I promise you all your dreams will come true.

I knew we were going to be good friends from the minute I met you. I mean, we hit it off pretty instantly, and yeah there was a bit of a lag in between, but we found our way back to each other, didn't we? I can honestly say that out of all the people I have known in my life, you're the one I think I've seen grow the most. You're definitely not the same girl who step foot in our classroom four years ago, and while I think that the circumstances that led you to this growth were a bit up and down, you came out glowing the other side.

I know that we got back together pretty recently, but the amount of memories and adventures we've been able to pack into that short time is admirable if I do say so myself. The crazy car rides, the sneaking in/out, the made-up stories, and the trips....oh, the trips. We need to make a band and travel the world and we'd be set for life. Lets also never forget how you (mostly) always take my side in an argument with stupid people and others. How you're always in my corner with every problem, and you know I'll always be in yours as well.

I guess during this whole mess that has the world on a stand-still, that's what I miss the most about us. Lying through our teeth as we goof off paint the town red xD I can't wait to get back so we can continue our charades together. In the meantime, I hope you're safe, I hope you're happy, and I hope you're exquisitely enjoying your time. See you soon, baby.

Its March 2020. The COVID-19 has taken the world by storm. This is an offer of respite - for me, and for many others. I hope you know who you are. 

Hey, you. Writer to writer, let me know if this one sticks ;)

What do I say to you man? You're one of the few people that I can go bat-shit crazy in front of, and you'll probably jump in and join me....after taking the customary videos of course. When you came to Bangalore, it was one of the best weekends I've ever had there xD People actually moved their ass around because of that! And if you can accomplish that, then man, you can accomplish anything.

People all over the world were dying when you left instagram. It created a pandemic for God's sake. Don't ever do that again, you are our constant source of entertainment and stupidity and it would be another blow to the heart to see you disappearing amidst this chaos reigning over the world.

For real, though, thank you for being my friend. Thank you for helping me out with small things here and there, for always being there for me and your brother when we need to make a run for it or vice versa, for being my saviour in the middle of the night that one time (*insert laughy emoji here*) and for just being a breath of fresh air all around.

I can see why the girls fall hard for you, soldier. And I promise to stand by your side and weed out the weirdos for you to go after xD If I were back home right now, I would suggest we build a library the size of your house and spend the rest of our quarantined days there. You'd become quite a catch after that :P

But for real, thank you for always making me laugh. Its never a dull moment with you around. I just want to say that we've got a ton more shit to mess up together when I get back...so keep yourself alive and safe till then <3

Over and out. 

Its March 2020. The COVID-19 has taken the world by storm. This is an offer of respite - for me, and for many others. I hope you know who you are. 

Hey, you. I don't know how else to start except to cut right to the chase. You're one of the closest friends I have. Not in the traditional sense, no. Our friendship is a little different. We know how to have fun when we're together don't we? We don't really get into all that emotional stuff too much, except when its really needed.

And I think its really needed now. Because with the kind of relationship we have, I don't think I could ever say these words to your face. So here I am writing it all down, for you to read and then forget about.

Let me just tell you this, man. Whoever meets you, gets to call you their friend, gets to enjoy with you, is one lucky bastard. You are, quite literally, the life of the party. I don't think I have ever met anyone with so much energy, gusto, and commitment to going crazy as much as you do. And for that, I love you. I just wish things had happened in better circumstances. I just wish you did not have to go through all the shit that has happened these past few years. Because you, out of all the hundred billion people in this world, deserve a break.

Yes, you do some stupid shit sometimes. And yes, I get mad but I never say it. At least not to you. But I know that behind all of that bravado and the "I don't give a fuck" facade, there's a person who really, truly cares - a person who touches everyone he meets in a different way - makes them a better, fun, and more lively person.

Our North India trip was supposed to be a one in a million shot at having the time of our lives together, and I know that it didn't really turn out the way we wished it had, but two, three years from now, if we look back on everything that we've done together, I bet your ass we're going to be having huge smiles on our faces. You introduced me to a different world. A better world. And for that I will always love you.

I hope I see you soon. I hope we keep in touch, much after everything in this phase of our life is over. And most of all, I hope you stay the same. Don't let anyone bring you down. Do what you do, the best way you know how. I love you <3 

Its March 2020. The COVID-19 has taken the world by storm. This is an offer of respite - for me, and for many others. I hope you know who you are. 

Hey, you. How you doing? Think of this as an early birthday present xD I'm so glad you're back home away from all the violence and danger. I'm sorry that there's a different kind of danger now. But you're strong, and smart, and one of the most positive people I know. You'll be fine. Every one will be fine.

I'm so glad I met you last year. I can't believe it had been more than five years. And I can't believe I was sick through most of it xD I wish we could have gotten more time together, love. We deserved to meet for longer. We should have had a nice dinner somewhere, reminiscing about everything that we were in the past, but its heartbreaking how that didn't happen.

So I'm doing it here, now. I'm reminiscing about everything we did together back home :') All the times we were forced to go to school on holidays and annual meets because of our moms working there, we had an amazing time together. Downloading horror movies to sit and watch them all alone in the staff room, walking around the grounds aimlessly taking pictures on your brand new phone, running around from the canteen back to the staff room to continue our movie binge....I can go on and on. Mr Gordy probably misses us so much.

All the times we literally had no work or could just ditch classes in the name of making the school website, or the school magazine, was pure ecstasy. We were the elitist bitches, man. And we made sure the rest of the school knew it.

I know that even if we return back home we won't be able to recreate that, because that building, and that space of home, is gone now (cue in a sad song), but I know that we're going to meet again. All three of us. And it is going to be the most amazing thing. Its been far too long. Its coming soon, don't worry. Hang in there, lets ride this storm out together, one day at a time.

<3

Its March 2020. The COVID-19 has taken the world by storm. This is an offer of respite - for me, and for many others. I hope you know who you are. 

Hey, you. I hope you're taking care of yourself. I mean, I know you are, but its always better to remind you xD It's been sometime since we've caught up on the specifics of each others lives, but I know that when we do get in touch, we're going to relive everything as if our last conversation was yesterday.

You take too much responsibility on your head for as long as I've known you; always the mother, the protector, the giver. I just hope that someday you find someone who will treat you the same way you have always treated me, and everybody else that you love, and shower you with a thousand kisses every waking moment of your life.

We used to talk about getting rich handsome husbands as kids, remember? Now I just hope you find someone who can handle you, to be honest. A real sailor. In these kinds of times, where you feel like the world is about to end, there are these people that you're reminded of, people that you latch on to, that you need in your life like never before. And that's what happened for me with you. A constant stream of all our sixteen years of memories came flooding in and I knew I had to get this out to you somehow.

Thank you for taking care of me. For being not only my sister, but also sometimes my mother. I miss our life together back home. Granted, we both got what we wanted - to escape and travel, to traverse this Earth's boundaries and see all that we could see - but still, I wish through it all, you were one of the people by my side. Because the kind of stupid shit we used to do together, no one can beat that. It was a different life, a different world. And yes, I think if we met up now after so many years, we would be different people, too. But we'd still know how to have a hell of a good time together.

Come here soon, okay? I hear wedding bells if all goes according to plan. And you better be the first one standing up on that stage when things go down. I know it, with everything I am, that we are going to have a beautiful future, just like how we had an amazing past. I may not be there for your future through every thing, but if the past was any indication, I think we're both going to be just fine. Stay safe, lover.

Always and forever.