Letter to my beloved sister Nazneen

My sweet, sweet sister. How is life treating you? I miss you madly and I love you deeply. When the bad times comes around, as they attend to do these days, I always think of you. It enlightens me to think of your inner beauty and the kindness of your heart.

Every now and then, I find a strength inside of me and I sit down and write you letters. Although I know it is wrong, I keep on writing until my hand is sore. I write about all the things that is on my mind. It just feels so good to get it down on paper. My husband Malek has very strict rules that have to be obeyed at all times or ells there will be consequences. Every now and then, I make honest mistakes and perhaps I make mistakes such as burning our meal, or shrink his shirts when I wash the clothes with too high temperature in the washing machine. When I accidentally do this, I’m punished in the worst possible form for a girl like me. He takes away my freedom. I cannot speak or see another human being for one whole month. One month without interacting with other individuals than Malek is an eternity for me. However, I survive.

I know that you’re probably worried sick to your stomach about me. Therefor I want you to know this: Malek is a good man but sometimes he just snaps and the worst of him is exposed. However, he has never beaten me. Not a single time, although he raises it sometimes. It think he makes this move to frighten me. But I am not frightened. My beliefs make me strong. And I do believe we will see each other again very soon. I’m holding on to that belief. It warms my heart when it turns cold with hatred towards him.

All my love too you, my darling.

Until we meet again.

Hasina

(This is a task from our english book. We were supposed to imagine that we were Hasina and we were going to write a letter to our/her sister Nazneen)