Letters of my Life. (A Skip Beat! Fanfic)

Chapter 7

There were very few names that fit that category at the age Corn would be now but one hit her with force as she tried to shake it out of her head into being. Could it really be? No, it couldn't be him it just couldn't be him. She looked down at the letters left. 17 was next, there was only one way to find out. She gritted her teeth and picked up the next envelope.

Kyoko-chan,

Seems a long time since I called you that, though I've been thinking of you a lot more the last two days, probably because of the Boss's loss. Sadly, his daughter-in-law has died in a freak plane crash. It happened only yesterday morning, everyone is distraught, but none more so than Boss, she was like a daughter to him. His son and granddaughter are as well. I think Maria-chan was hit the hardest and I'm scared she may blame herself for the accident as she asked her mom to come home for her birthday yesterday which is why she was sadly on the plane.

I think you would like Maria-chan, she is your perfect little princess and honestly I wish you were here with me now Kyoko-chan. You could probably tell her better than me that it's not her fault and she's not to blame for the loss of her mother. But she won't hear it from us, she blames herself and even her father has turned away from her in his grief. It scares me that the longer he looks away from Maria the more she will blame herself. But Boss has stepped in, taking them both into his home to grieve as a family.

My year has been really busy. My new manager though is amazing and he has become slowly but surely a true best friend as well. Even though he does have his quirks. For example, he cannot hold any electronic device without wearing gloves. Can you imagine the number of mobile phones he goes through? Maybe it's magic? Hehe but no he is a great guy though he is a bit of a fangirl when it comes down to it. My career has continued to grow and grow this year. I completed that job that I mentioned in my last letter. It was called, 'Mars Cluster' an interesting SciFi drama. Maybe one day if we ever do meet again I will let you watch it though there are lots more opportunities. Now I've officially got my début. At this current time, I'm working on three dramas and even started a bit of modelling with a company called Rmandy. It is different but I'm really enjoying it.

It's been almost two years now since I spoke to my parents. Half the time I wonder if they have given up on me. Was I really such a worthless son? But I suppose they have their reasons. It's not like I've contacted them and if they are waiting for me to make the first move they have a little longer to wait. I'm becoming more known in Japan, but I need to make it bigger than my father before I go home to them. Though with my name getting more well-known and more job offers who knows what my future holds?

Kyoko, I hope you are living the perfect life you deserve. Still, as ever, you remain on my mind even as I grow older I still remember that little girl with pigtails by the creek in Kyoto.

Me

She dropped the letter onto the pile of already read letters.

There is no one else it could be.

Her head was pounding

How could he not tell me this? Does he even realise? Or is this just some big prank? God, my head hurts

She was confused and she felt drained. How could they do this to her now? What the hell were they trying to accomplish? Why had the boss sent these to her now?

God, I think this is a good reason to start up drinking.

She chuckled at her own thoughts as she looked at the already read letters and then back to the box. Number 18 was lying there, watching her, waiting for her to read it and waiting to spill out secrets that she wasn't sure she wanted to hear. But this was her job, this was what the president had told her to do and she always obeyed the president.