This note is to anyone who is here for the drabble/ ficlet: Kindly skip to the next chapter to read it because this chapter is just a little birthday surprise for Chavvi didu. But, if you wish, you are welcome to read it. (But I guess you won't be able to understand some of it)

And yeah do not forget to wish this sweet soul avneilian_adizian on her special day spam her people!

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Hi avneilian_adizian didu! How are you? I know I have disappeaed from Instagram yet again but the fact is I was busy preparing your surprise + in the name of Eid holidays my school gave me homeworks and assignments so I was busy completeing those + this is my first time writing something as well as expressing myself openly in public + I was not sure if I should be doing this or not because I did not find it worthy enough (I am super nervous and my hands are kinda shivering while typing it)

Soo I did want to wish you at 12 midnight but then when I was about to post at 12 in UAE I realized it was already 1:30 a.m. in India + my mom had already switched off the internet because she is well aware that I am a night owl + I was not really convinced and happy about it

So, right now sitting in my English class where in the background the teacher's voice that is blasting from my laptop's speaker is falling into deaf ears *I just hope she does not ask me a question* I am clicking on the publish button *I hope you like it*

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Umm... usually you give people a gift on their birthdays but, just like Avni had given Neil a gift with bare hands by confessing even I want to bless you with the gift of a heartfelt confession. (I really hope whatever I write after this makes sense) *Fingers crossed but I gotta type*

So the thing is I adore/ love/ admire/ grateful to/ (I just am not able to find the right word Ugh...) you, and I have many reasons for that. Like for example...

You are my first internet friend + the first person I befriended who happens to be older than me: I joined Wattpad on the 30th of April last year and exactly 202 days later, on the 18th of November, I found one of your creation the "musical AvNeil - AdiZa os". Where in the chapter of 'Dheere dheere pyaar ko barhana hai', there came a phrase 'journey from AvNeil to AdiZa'. Reading it the shipper in me felt this sudden urge to request you to write a story with the same title and theme.

Then came the first message from you asking me what my name was. I jumped on the bed realizing I could also have internet friends like many do, but realization dawned on me that I am super awkward at introductions and talking to someone through messages. (I am a complete chatterbox if you are in front of me though).But guess what, you found my 'resume' to be cute.

Next, I was kind of not sure about the fact that you are elder than me so will this friendship continue or not. (I am not at fault it is just that all my friends are either the same age as me or younger than me + I don't have any cousins in UAE only my family lives here + all my siblings are way elder than me. So I had this doubt). BUT NOW IT HAS BEEN EXACTLY 6 MONTHS!!! THUS, HAPPY HALF-YEARLY WATTY FRIENDSHIP DAY (that is what I call that day).

You never fail to surprise me: Be it morning, evening, or night. The day I cut myself off social media especially Instagram you promised me you would continue to wish me even if I was unavailable, and you did. Not receiving a reply but continuing to wish is something I would not have done at all.

You are my Neela maa: the way you call me 'baccha' is something that warms my hearts so much and I mean it. You know why?... because you are the only one who does that no one has ever called me baccha or beta, not even my mom or dad, but you do and I love it. Being the youngest one they call me by my name and because of having a short name I do not get nicknames as well, but you know what? you gave me one 'Anne'.

Last and the most important one, that made me cry kind of (don't laugh ok I can be quite sensitive sometimes)

Remember when I logged back to Instagram a few days back and replied to your wishes, your reaction made me feel super elated. And the fact that you and I and chosen the same stream made me quite happy but then again you chose to surprise me by saying that if I ever needed your help or confused about something I could ask you, AND DAMN I CRIED.

Well, the same afternoon I had started regretting my decision of choosing science and was upset that there was no one to guide me because all my siblings were commerce students. So my sister told me that SHE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME AT ALL because I had chosen science so to keep a track of my studies and everything myself. I was a little hurt that she did not say something convincing or encouraging like 'I will try to help you if you need but not much cause I have studied something entirely different' types
and then a few hours later you came in the scene only to let me know I could rely on someone.

So you see there are many reasons for me to love you forever. Yeah forever, because I am looking forward to continue this friendship forever and ever.

Hence, let me break the rule today, let me say thank you for the times you have knowing or unknowingly made me feel happy, loved, and special.

Lastly, since it is your birthday, many many happy returns of the day meri pyaari didu aka my Neela maa. May God shower all his blessings, mercy on you and your family. Give you all the happiness in the world and free us from this covid-19.

Also the CBSE Boards makes a decision soon about the grade 12 students so I can ask you for a treat (update) on the occasion of you graduating high school. Hehe...

Ameen.