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As if its not US

  We are strangers now. We were once very close. We couldn't go a day without talking and laughing but now years pass by without a hi. We are strangers now, you who called my name everyday, asked where I was and what I was doing.  We ate together, you didn't want to eat a meal without me. But now I don't even know what your favourite food is. We are strangers now, you knew where I lived, who I lived with and what I enjoyed most. Now, you don't even know where I live or who I live with. I thought we were going to be close forever, It's the amount of care you showed me. The love we confessed to each other. The joys we shared, our inner jokes, the nicknames, the secrets. I thought a time like this was impossible, a time when we go days and years  without talking We enjoyed listening to music together and talked about our favourite movies. We planned our future holidays, the movies we wanted to watch, The food we wanted to eat, The places we wanted to visit To say I mis...

Living alone at 21

  I have lived away from home since I was 14years old. As you all might know by now, I went to Chalo Trust christian boarding school. I was there for 5 years. In August 2019,  I went to study in Japan. I lived in a residence house and I shared my room with 3 roommates in the first year and 1 roommate in the second. When I came to college, I did not live in the dorms but instead, I decided to live in the apartments because I am 21 and I  was allowed to live here. I live in a 2 person apartment but my roommate only came in 2 months after I had moved in. Living alone has been such a great experience.  In the first weeks, the entire apartment was so empty. I literally had only my clothes and the already installed furniture. This place didn't feel like a home. Living alone meant that I was the one to clean the house everyday, to take out the trash, to make sure the lights are off when not in use and to also make sure the door is closed before I sleep and whenever I go out...