Emptiness on Eid

Yesterday was the first day of Eid, and honestly, this time it didn’t even feel like Eid before it arrived. But now, almost every Eid feels that way to me. This time my heart felt even emptier and sadder. There was no excitement at all maybe because of the weather, or maybe because I’ve been missing my grandfather so much in past few days, more than I can even explain.
I just wanted to meet him once… just one more time. I wanted to talk to him, to see him again. But people who leave this world don’t come back that easily.

Eid came and passed one day spent at my grandmother’s house, another at my friends’ houses. And even though I didn’t really feel like it, I still took pictures and videos, posted stories, and everyone complimented them.
I just pray that the people who have left this world are at peace.