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A few days before my birthday I decided to open the rest of Claudia's letters safely tucked in the time capsule.
6 pages of letter and some memory decoder. Even a tiny bottle of my perfume and...my Jungkook's?
Huh?
The letters were addressed to me. I was a little surprised. I'm not sure if I can handle this...
I looked around while drizzle continued to pour. I'm in the very same gazebo where I read the first letter she had for herself last year.
As I opened each page, instead of seeing the standard dear someone pattern, I saw paragraphs with drawings on them...like a child's story.
First paragraph was a drawing of me and Claudia as one is red head. This is us I'm sure. ^^ so cute.
She talked about how 2 princesses met and became the best of friends. Our little adventures together as kids until growing up... a single dried lavender strand attached to it.
I smelled it.
The next paragraphs were about me and her...our secrets... and our dreams.
8th paragraph~
A drawing of me crying looking at the starry night. Whenever I missed my mom...
"You always said that you wish you have the stars, the sun and the moon in your pocket so you can always be with your mom."
You said that your mom always told you that the moon and the sun will collide and there will be stars all around you. Something she had always told your dad...
One day my sweetheart. I assure you, you will find your sun and stars will be around you.
I was surprised as I flipped the next page and found drawings of the keychains me and Jungkook have.
The ones that connect... the sun and the moon...
The moment I saw Jungkook, I liked him. A LOT... but I'm dying right? So I told myself, I will persuade you until you'll like him too.
Because I think he's the perfect one for you.
9th Paragraph~
Father gave these to me to be given to you and someone I think will be right for you.
Why do father have these? I know you're wondering... let me tell you a secret.
10th and final paragraph~
Once a couple fell in love but never had the chance to be together.
They had a child. A beautiful lovely child.
The man married a woman whom his family had chosen for him and that woman couldn't bear a child.
They took a red head baby from an orphanage and raised her as their own.
Then one day, someone came to their lives... the little girl who was known as the star which the moon and the sun made...
Y/N, I love you more than anything in this world. The moment I found out that this disease will eventually take my life, and before it happens, I want to ask forgiveness.
You were never an orphan. I was.
I had known this for a long time. Father told me.
I never told you because I'm scared of what might happen and I'm scared to be separated from you. This is the only thing I can do for you.
I'm sure by now you know who you are...
...and I'm sure by the moment you're reading this, I'm no longer beside you.
We don't say goodbye. Only 'Till next time'.
Be happy always. I love you.
-Claudia
I felt my whole body shiver in this discovery...crying while holding the letter to my arms.
I am that child! All this time I was protected and loved by my own Father!
I wept in both sadness and happiness.
Claudia I miss you so much and thank you for everything.
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I went upstairs to my room in this gloomy day thinking about Jungkook.
Those keychains...
Been avoiding his calls... his voice messages.
A thousand and more missed calls.
Like what I've said, we're even and I don't want to hurt myself anymore.
I stepped into my room and still haven't asked Clarisse about the room across my room. There were lights coming from that room and I was wondering whether they have a guest staying in there...its been 2 days since those small streaks of light from the small space under the door bothered me.
I don't want to think of ghosts at this time. I'm too sad for that now.
I laid on my bed...but then decided to go to the other room where he used to stay when he was here. I told them not to touch anything as I want his smell to linger. So when I miss him, I'll just go there.
Still the same look and mess before we went to Paris.
I smiled and hopped my way to his bed and plunged.
I took out my phone and listened to one of his voicemails.
I cried so bad. I really miss him... I wanted to be with him but he's a jerk...
I cried and cried until I passed out.
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Faint sounds of piano playing made my eyes flutter. I rose and looked outside the window...rain had stop. I fell asleep. I slowly went out of the room and found the sound coming from the room across to where I stood. The mysterious room.
That room is huge and it has a piano inside.
If this is some ghost shit...geez...
I was startled as Clarisse placed her hands on my shoulder.
"What song is that Y/N?"
I sadly eyed her as I listened to the piece.
"That's the very first piece my mom taught me."
She smiled at me.
"Come here..."
She led me to the room.
When Clarisse opened the doors...
My father was playing the piano in a corner beside the huge wall sized window while on the other side of the room... I clinged on to Clarisse.
"Look who's here darling..."
He fell asleep on a couch just across to where my father was playing piano. In his hand, his phone. He's like a child.
I looked around the well lit room which seemed to be a room for a sick person.
Flowers around, get well soon notes on a cork board on one side...a dextrose stand on the side of the bed.
Bottles of Banana milk.
"Cla-Clarisse...what's wrong? Is he well?? Why is here?..."
I was startled by my father's voice who was suddenly behind us.
"I decided to adopt the poor thing since he's killing himself out of guilt. Working his way to death..."
He then whispered to my ear.
"He is your responsibility. After all you are his wife."
I felt a shiver ran down my spine. I looked at him and I knew he saw how shaken I was from what he just said.
How did he know?!... does everyone know??
I was petrified and wasn't able to say anything.
Clarisse and him walked out of the room, leaving me and this sleeping bunny alone...
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