Hi guys,

This letter is meant to be addressed to my internet friends. The thing is, my mama told me not to talk to strangers online, and the only people I ever did converse with, I did just one time. So the tumblr folk are ruled out. The only people I consider internet friends (other than you guys, of course) are my Wattpad fans/ people I fan! 

Dear Wattpadopian people,

Click after click, I am enticed by the structure of the website, and how so many people, separated by thousands of kilometres and oceans in between, are able to connect over a story. It astounds me and that’s the beauty of Wattpad.

My first friend on Wattpad, not someone I knew in real life, was Ash- LoveUnconditionally. I fell in love with her story and it was great to comment.

She inspired me to start writing my own story, and even provided great feedback. It was awesome to see how willing a stranger was to help me out, and that’s what made me realise she was a friend.

Online friends are not like friends you see in real life. These guys are definitely supportive, and they do not know everything about you, but they totally accept you. 

Through Ash, I met new people. Other teen girls finding themselves and wanting to embrace their identities. I loved it. And the thing is, we weren’t friends that only messaged each other. We were the friends that put our experiences into words and shared our thoughts in the comments section.

So thank you guys for making those boring holidays, bus rides, and cold winter nights helluva lot more bearable.

LOVE Zahraa