At 9 in the evening, the sunset wraps around my summer walk toward the grey apartments. Each gentle step up the stairs washes away my pride, and my smile forgets the world of Instagram likes. Nine floors later, a door waits for my knock. When it opens, your smile and embrace melt away the years that kept us apart. Your grey coat and calming scent feel like peace itself. You hold me close, and in that closeness, my hard-won independence quietly dissolves into tears. Thank you for coming all the way here to Kharkiv. You trusted my goal of finding a way for us to see each other in person. Loneliness whispered wild doubts, urging me to let go of my faith in you, But the moments of small prayers were heard in warmth. My unmotivated mornings, My meaningless lunchbox, My jealousy towards the couples, Didn't give me the love I wanted, But you were special to me and will forever be.