To My Other Half,
It sucks. It really sucks. Being away from you is harder than I ever imagined. Ever since we were little, we had always promised to be a team; that no one could ever tear us apart. When we were young, we were oblivious. We didn't know how shitty the real world could actually be.
We dreaded the day that you had to leave. We avoided thinking and talking about it, we refused to believe that the day would actually come. Well, it did. It came and gone, and here we are, trying to deal with the fact that we've been taken away from each other. At this point, who knows when I'll see you next, but one thing I know for sure: the day that I do see you, I'm not sure what's going to come first: the biggest hug you'll probably ever get in your life, or a swift kick in the teeth for making me suffer back at home without you, but either way, it's out of love.
I'm not sure why, or how you think I'd be able to deal with mom's attitude and mood swings, grandma and papa's persistent criticism of how I'm doing everything wrong, and my endless, everyday annoyances that I typically would complain to you about, by myself. But, let me tell you one thing, doing this all on my own, without you here supporting me, it's awful. After you come home, you nor I will be going anywhere away from each other ever again. Ok, good. I'm glad we had that talk.
Not much has changed since you've been gone. It almost feels as if life has been put "on hold" because you're not here. Although nothing has changed, I still have so much to tell you- good and bad. Like I said before, you and I have such a strong relationship together. If we didn't have the strength that we do, I don't think we would be able to get through this. The only way I am getting through this is remembering that life will be so much better once you are back home, getting letters from you and writing back helps too, of course, and obviously, our incredibly strong faith is a big part of it, too. Not many siblings can say that they've gone through what we've been through, and that almost puts a whole new meaning towards all of this. Right now, it may seem like a crisis in our eyes, which it is, but if you look at the bigger picture, we're only going to come out of all of this stronger than the way we went into it. So, before we say we didn't get anything out of this shitty situation, we did- we got an even stronger relationship.
I know that when you come home, we'll be attached at the hip, just like we were before you left. I already have a never ending list of things you and I have to do, so I hope you're mentally and emotionally prepared for it all. I always promised you that I would never let you go through anything alone, and I know that I can't be there with you physically right now, but just know that there isn't a second that goes by that I'm not thinking about you, or thinking of what smart comments you'd be making to me when I do or say something stupid. I'm so proud of who you are, and for all that you've accomplished in life so far, and theres nothing in this world that could change that.
Thanks for being my best friend, for never losing hope in me, for always teaching me to look at the brighter side of things, and for always being on my side when mom yells at me for multiple, unknown reasons. I wouldn't be who I am today, without you.
I love you, and remember, it's never goodbye, just see you later.
Love,
Your younger sibling stuck at home without you
