Dear Cornelia,
The moment you'll be reading this note is probably the time I've accepted my fate as Sandman's successor. I found out just recently, and I apologize if it's a bit too late... Hopefully, I'll still be able to get you out of there.
Hindi ko mapapatawad ang sarili ko kung hindi kita maibabalik sa reyalidad.
Alam kong baka hindi mo 'ko kilala, o baka hindi mo natatandaan ang pangalan ko. Please don't feel guilty, kasalanan ko rin naman. I never had the guts to formally introduce myself to you or say a simple "hi!" whenever we pass each other by the hallway or brush shoulders in some of our classes. Hindi ko alam kung napapansin mo bang palagi tayong magkaklase mula high school at halos pareho ang schedules natin. I am ashamed to admit that that wasn't a coincidence, Cornelia. Dahil magmula noon, ang rason ko para gumising at pumasok araw-araw ay para makita kita.
I've been admiring you from afar for as long as I can remember.
But please don't think of me as a creepy stalker. I just genuinely love seeing how passionate you are with your dreams in life. The way you smile when painting your favorite shade of pink on a canvas, the way you don't care if your hair got messy whenever you concentrate on a project, and the adoration in your eyes whenever you see an artwork in any form or shape. Bibihira lang ang mga taong kagaya mo, at hindi mo man ito alam, pero araw-araw kong ipinagpapasalamat ang buhay na ibinigay sa'yo.
When you suddenly disappeared, you don't know how devastated I felt.
Para bang nawalan ako ng rasong mabuhay, at wala akong ibang inisip kung hindi mailigtas ka. I know, I'm a loser... I'm a loser who almost went crazy when you went missing.
I never stopped searching for answers, Cornelia. I never gave up hope even though I know I have limited resources as a mortal.
Unti-unti kong naunawaan ang papel ko sa lahat ng ito. May rason kung bakit nananatiling isang alamat ang tungkol sa genie at lampara sa Land of Nightmares, at yun ay dahil lilitaw lamang ang dalawang ito sa oras na magpapakita ang panibagong Dreamcaster, ang tagapagmana ni Sandman. I was able to see glimpses of what was happening to you in my sketches because I was bounded to the sand in that realm. Noong nawala ka, unti-unti kang nabura sa mga alaala ng mga taga-Eastwood, and I found myself immune to that because of the prophecy that compelled me to save you by replacing Dave. Your final project. Kaya pamilyar ang imaheng nakadikit sa pader ng kwarto mo ay dahil ako iyon... I gravitated to it the moment I laid my eyes on the sketch. You were the beacon for the birth of the Dreamcaster, unconsciously seeing me in your dreams, standing in the middle of a flower field.
When I pieced everything together and listened to my intuition, I knew what I have to do. Babalik ako sa lugar kung saan ka nawala, at alam kong muling magpapakita ang pinto sa pagkakataong ito. Lilisanin ko ang mundo at tatanggapin ang kapalaran ko.
Please don't ever feel sorry for me. I wanted this, too. Because everything I did, everything I'm doing, and everything I will do... is all for you. Alam ko ang mga posibleng mangyari pagkatapos ng gabing ito. Alam kong hindi na kita muling makikita, at tuluyan na akong mawawalan ng pagkakataong makilala ka nang malapitan.
But if it means you'll be able to return to Eastwood and live a happy life, with whoever you want and whichever path you take...
I'll go through this with a smile, over and over again. Because I meant ever word I said to your parents: You are everything and so much more, Cornelia.
After tonight, we may never meet again in the future... So thank you for granting me the privilege to meet you once in this lifetime.
May you have happy dreams and an even happier reality in store of you.
All the best,
June
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