Short Letter To My Dubai Sister

DISCLAIMER: All names have been changed for the sake of online privacy.

Hi, Stella, this is yet another open letter to you; but don’t worry, it will be really short this time – just one page in MS Word. I understand you have had a really hectic life after returning to Dubai; hope everything is going on track. We met last this April; but it already feels like a year since then. I have been missing you a lot; you have come in my dreams four times since you’ve returned to Dubai – in fact including one yesterday night! Please tell me what is going on in your life and how have you been doing; I hope things are completely back to normal after a really stressful trip to India.

I am glad to inform you that things are going well on the work front; of course, there have been a few bad days but otherwise things are fine: I will be having a candidate joining in the mid of August – he has already resigned from his present company; only his resignation needs to be formally accepted through mail and then he will serve out his notice period of 2 months. How are things going on at work for you? Are you still planning to switch to a salaried job or a completely entrepreneurial job? I hope you are, because that is where your talents will be utilised to the hilt!! How is your husband Patrick doing? How is your dog Cheetah?

It’s been ages since we used to do calls, exchange voice notes and share pictures and videos. I understand you have been very very busy off late and want to let you know that if we don’t chat for a week or two; it does not make ANY DIFFERENCE to our relationship as unborn brother and sister. Of course, you are aware that I have Asperger’s Syndrome; I want to tell you certain things regarding this condition – I take people at face value, am open and brutally honest almost all the time and fail to understand social cues; for instance, often I do not know what is right or wrong or what to say or not to say in a social interaction. I hope you will be able to help me out here; since you are outgoing by nature and of course also because you are a family member – again when I say family I REALLY MEAN it; you are not a family friend, you are truly a cousin sister; my dearest cousin sister in fact!! Your parents are amongst my dearest uncles and aunts and Patrick is nothing less than a dear cousin brother; in fact, nowadays I have started sharing things with him as well – including the trauma I had to undergo with my ex-best friend Tracy!!

Stella, you know I have helped Tracy a lot financially as well as non-financially. The non-financial part involved drafting emails, making presentations, making candidate summaries etc. Since I have helped an undeserving person like Tracy so much, I want to tell you that I am ready to support you in any way I can (non-financially of course!!); because you are the dearest person to me apart from my immediate family. You have made a lot of sacrifices for your family and while I am extremely proud of you for that; I feel the time has come for you to focus mainly on yourself. Should you feel anything negative, I am only a call away and even if I don’t pick up your call, I will call you back for sure once I see the missed call.

Stella, please take good care of your physical as well as mental health; I don’t want to hear about any more health-related incidents from your side. Strive for a balance between house work and office work, ensure you have as much rest and sleep as possible and don’t go for too many trips. I want to see the cool, happy, relaxed and slightly crazy Stella soon – the Stella we all know and love!! You can continue sharing things with me; I will forever be your secret-keeper. Also, please feel free to call my Mom anytime; she is really as good as a second mother for you!! One last thing – if you don’t like/don’t feel comfortable/feel weird with anything I say or do; please tell it to my face; I seldom do not appreciate your brutal honesty and do not want you to worry about my feeling bad or hurt at all. So, have fun, take care and love you to pieces, sister!!