Midnight Coffee

Letter Two

Letter 2

Dear Baba,

After going home to rest, I came back to the coffee shop. I am writing to you again. It's now about eleven at night. I don't feel like venting to any of the boys or my family about you still. I don't feel like hearing "Oh Zayn, she's much happier in heaven! You'll be fine in time." It has been a year. How much more time will it take? Sometimes, I feel that if I died along with you,I wouldn't hurt as much as I do now. Mary just came back. I wonder why.

I actually just went to go pay for her order. She got a black coffee. I can tell that she felt rude by letting me pay for her. But, it really wasn't a problem. I have loads of money to spend. Lately, this money has been used to buy things to make me forget about you: drugs and alcohol. She's staring at me. I stared back momentarily. Then it hurt to look at her. As I've said before, she is a replica of you. She just lacks the piercings and dyed hair. Her locks are a bit longer as well. She's coming over now. I guess I must write to you later.

Love,

Zayn Malik

　

Dear Baba,

I had a nice chat with her, Mary I mean. Her personality is a close match with yours. She's more shy and conservative I must say. Which is still leaving me confused as to how she built up the courage to speak to a stranger. I asked her why she was at the coffee shop. She said she needed to get away from some problems at home. She then questioned why I was there. I didn't know how to respond. I didn't want to tell her, "I'm here because it reminds me of my deceased girlfriend." So I just said that I couldn't sleep. That was half the truth, which was good enough. We played 20 questions, which lead to her telling me about how she had spent the last four years in Africa. That meant that she had been away from technology. She truly had no clue about who I am, what I used to do as a living, if I was ever in a hit boyband named One Direction, and quite frankly...I liked it. I liked being unknown to someone, to be one big secret that's waiting to become unlocked. She was very cheeky and mysterious. But also really innocent. She never cursed, she dressed more cute than sexy. She's really family oriented and caring. Something tells me that she really shouldn't be infatuated with a guy like me. Speaking of which, memories about you are starting to hit me again, and painfully at that. It wouldn't be smart for me to and get wasted, but like Mary- it's just what I need.

Love,

Zayn Malik