I worked all day today. I opened the store with Miyako at ten in the morning, and then worked with her until two in the afternoon, which is when Liv came in and Miyako left. I proceeded to continue working with Liv until seven. During this time, I had a super annoying digital experience: Sophia was frantically texting Liv VERY invasive questions about me and you, and she was totally spewing dirt all over me; I never realized till now how badly she talks about me behind my back. I kind of wish that she would muscle up to me and insult me openly like she used to- it would be easier to deal with. Did you know that near the beginning of the year, when I still had no real friends besides Noah, Marco and Calvin, there was this time after PE when we were walking to 125 and she turned to me and basically said "Oh my god Amin, there is no way that anybody will ever love you". I'm sorry, but that is bullying. I don't care if I am being babyish- that is just not acceptable. I am so happy that she will not be at Drake next year to torture me. I would talk about Palestine, but that topic fills me with so much emptiness that I do not want even the seeds of that horror to be planted anywhere near your heart. All I will say is that, in this past day, an Israeli sniper deliberately shot a pregnant woman IN HER WOMB, and an Israeli soldier who straight up killed a little girl at close quarters said that he "would do it again even if she were three instead of seven" or whatever. Israel actually withdrew their ground troops from Gaza because they actually sustained losses- the Gazans have graduated to a new sort of anger- the kind that can make someone run fearlessly at a tank with nothing but a stone in hand. The Gazans have lost all hope, and in that gained an endless supply of energy and hatred that is so much more than any power allowed to a human under any normal circumstances. Supposedly, the Israeli soldiers were actually afraid, because they thought it would just be butchery. Of course it was butchery, but the bottom line is that Israel actually lost troops. I'm sorry that I am in such a horrible mood- If you want to call me in the morning, It would be a huge blessing to hear your voice- you can heal even the deepest wounds in my soul.

Sorry for all the sadness

I miss you so much

-Amin