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.
But here is the truth few people say out loud: thmyl aghnyt mafy ahly mn albnat
"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. There is a specific kind of ache that
Don't beg to be included in a chorus that is off-key for you. Keep humming your tune. One day, someone will hear it, stop in their tracks, and say, "That’s my song too." But family can be one honest friend