I stood in the front, watching as they read out Bao's will, not bothering to stop the tears running down my face.
"Dear everyone,
I hope that you know that although I think that I'm way too young to die, I at least died in a way that I'm okay with. I was living happily with my parents, my brother, his wife and daughter, and the person I loved. I know that you guys probably won't find out about my death for some time. I know how it takes some time for people to find out about military deaths when there's a bombing. But I'd like for you all to know that I love you guys, and that my life was not just wasted. I loved serving our country and I hope that others do too. It feels good to save people from their deaths, making their lives stronger. I know for a fact that my family is probably crying right now, so I left something behind for each of you.
Mother, if you look in your jewelry box, there's a beautiful silver necklace with red rubies on it. It comes with a pair of earrings, a bracelet, and a ring. You can wear it whenever you want to stay close to me.
Father, look at where I trained with you when I was younger. Under all the sheets of gauze, there are the replicas of the arrows that we used to practice shooting with. There's a big one for display, and one that can fit on a chain. I hope that this helps for you to remember me.
Changying, you're someone who was always a crybaby, so you better stop the tears running down your cheeks now. Go to the creek we'd go to play at when we were younger. Remember the stone that we used to use as a ship? Underneath that, there's our old collection of toys and other things that I never wanted to throw away. I kept all of them. In a different plastic bag, there should be the uniform that we both wore to boot camp. Keep them safe. For Chungha and Li Wei, look in your closet. I hid something there. I won't say what it is though, although I know that you might have a clue.
This last one is dedicated to the person that I should have spent my life with, but I was too hard headed to forgive him. I let my emotions take over and my anger become reckless. Please forgive me.
Jinhai, I'm sorry for not forgiving you earlier. Maybe if I did, we wouldn't be in the situation that we're in now. Remember the first place we met? Go find the white lilies and dig underneath them. You'll see bits and pieces of all the memories that we shared. This is so that you'll never forget me. But know that I want for you to move on. Find another love. Because you never know when your life will end.
The rest of my will will be read in private, so please do not go through the rest."
