Nagoya, 22 June 1989

Dear Ayumi,

You shall know I love you.
Even though I have not always shown it to you.
I always was happy to have a sister like you.
I loved you, I love you and I will always love you.

No matter where my path leads me or where I'll be soon, I will never forget you.
I know we had our disputes, especially after it was my fault your relationship ended – I just wanted to protect you...

I also love mother and father, no matter what they did to me back then.
I still hear their slander about me not being their son anymore loud in my ears.
Oh, how much it did hurt.
But I am ready to forgive;
But I will never forget.

He was withdrawn from me, in the most cruel wa-

I had to open the door, I'm sorry.
Our neighbour handed me a little package, which erroneously was given to her and a self-made necktie, I am supposed to give it to Feng.
I know what you are thinking – I am going to tell her.
Anyways, she told me, that green was is favourite colour – rather was – but I do not see any green colour.
Would the tie be green, if he was with me?

In the package there was a snow globe with an engraving of our names.
Inside the glass is a picture from our last trip together, the memory of it lets me smirk now that I watch the lobe from the corner of my eye.
Alas, what would I give to turn back the time.

Love,

Tadao