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Dear Hisao, | <poem>Dear Hisao, | ||
How are you? I hope you are well | How are you? I hope you are well | ||
and happy at your new school. | and happy at your new school. | ||
Everyone here misses you. Almost | Everyone here misses you. Almost | ||
all of our second-year class got | all of our second-year class got | ||
put together in class 3-1 for the | put together in class 3-1 for the | ||
final year, so we are pretty | final year, so we are pretty | ||
comfortable right from the | comfortable right from the | ||
beginning of the year. I'm sure you | beginning of the year. I'm sure you | ||
would've been assigned to this | would've been assigned to this | ||
class as well. | class as well.</poem> | ||
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The mood among third-years | <poem>The mood among third-years | ||
seems to be very anxious about | seems to be very anxious about | ||
the final exams, even though they | the final exams, even though they | ||
are so far away. The teachers are | are so far away. The teachers are | ||
badgering us about it all the time - | badgering us about it all the time - | ||
even old Mr. Tachibana who is, by | even old Mr. Tachibana who is, by | ||
the way, out homeroom teacher this | the way, out homeroom teacher this | ||
year. Would you believe it? I was | year. Would you believe it? I was | ||
sure that he'd retire after our | sure that he'd retire after our | ||
second year, but here he is, nagging | second year, but here he is, nagging | ||
everyone about studying for exams. | everyone about studying for exams.</poem> | ||
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I think things like that are the main | <poem>I think things like that are the main | ||
reason why the mood among the | reason why the mood among the | ||
third-years is so nervous. I must | third-years is so nervous. I must | ||
admit that I'm somehow losing | admit that I'm somehow losing | ||
confidence in myself as well, even | confidence in myself as well, even | ||
though I've always fared reasonably | though I've always fared reasonably | ||
well in exams. | well in exams.</poem> | ||
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It's so weird to think that we are already | <poem>It's so weird to think that we are already | ||
seniors, isn't it? Time has really | seniors, isn't it? Time has really | ||
flown past. I wonder where it went. | flown past. I wonder where it went. | ||
The new first-years seem so young | The new first-years seem so young | ||
and somehow really innocent. I keep | and somehow really innocent. I keep | ||
wondering if I was like them in my | wondering if I was like them in my | ||
first year. I've been feeling | first year. I've been feeling | ||
nostalgic like this for the whole | nostalgic like this for the whole | ||
first trimester. | first trimester.</poem> | ||
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There are other things I want to | <poem>There are other things I want to | ||
say. I'm writing to you because I | say. I'm writing to you because I | ||
felt that there are thing I | felt that there are thing I | ||
should've said after the [[Prologue|incident]] | should've said after the [[Prologue|incident]] | ||
back in winter. I really regret that I | back in winter. I really regret that I | ||
wasn't able to say them in person, | wasn't able to say them in person, | ||
and I have no excuse for it.< | and I have no excuse for it.</poem> | ||
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The truth is, the times when I | <poem>The truth is, the times when I | ||
visited you at the hospital made me | visited you at the hospital made me | ||
worried about you. I am not talking | worried about you. I am not talking | ||
about your health. You seemed to | about your health. You seemed to | ||
become more and more distant and | become more and more distant and | ||
disheartened. It was natural after | disheartened. It was natural after | ||
something like that happened, I'm | something like that happened, I'm | ||
sure, but somehow I got the | sure, but somehow I got the | ||
feeling that you had given up on | feeling that you had given up on | ||
something back then. Happiness,< | something back then. Happiness, | ||
maybe?</poem> | |||
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I wanted to somehow express my | <poem>I wanted to somehow express my | ||
feelings, but the right words didn't | feelings, but the right words didn't | ||
come to me. I couldn't say anything | come to me. I couldn't say anything | ||
to comfort you. I am really sorry | to comfort you. I am really sorry | ||
for not being able to support you | for not being able to support you | ||
when it mattered the most, even | when it mattered the most, even | ||
though I like you so much. At least | though I like you so much. At least | ||
now, finally, I can be more honest. | now, finally, I can be more honest.</poem> | ||
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If I could go back to those quiet | <poem>If I could go back to those quiet | ||
days in February and March, I'd tell | days in February and March, I'd tell | ||
you not to give up on yourself. | you not to give up on yourself. | ||
That's what I would say. Maybe you | That's what I would say. Maybe you | ||
wouldn't have drifted so far away if | wouldn't have drifted so far away if | ||
I had just said something. I hope | I had just said something. I hope | ||
you've managed to get back on | you've managed to get back on | ||
your feet on your own. | your feet on your own.</poem> | ||
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Now that the distance between us is | <poem>Now that the distance between us is | ||
also physical, it also feels more | also physical, it also feels more | ||
final, somehow. I wonder if we will. | final, somehow. I wonder if we will. | ||
meet again. Perhaps it's for the | meet again. Perhaps it's for the | ||
best if we don't? Still, if you would | best if we don't? Still, if you would | ||
like to correspond with me, by all | like to correspond with me, by all | ||
means write me back. I'd very much | means write me back. I'd very much | ||
like to hear about your new school | like to hear about your new school | ||
and how you are doing. I wish you all | and how you are doing. I wish you all | ||
the best. | the best.</poem> | ||
Sincerely, [[Iwanako]] | Sincerely, [[Iwanako]] | ||
[[Category:Other]] | [[Category:Other]] | ||