Dear Taehyung

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Kim Taehyung's POV

Eunhye, age 20, has been reported dead. Evidence shows that she committed suicide at 12:00 AM on January 1st.

She died on the first day of 2018.

I fidgeted with the files I held. Coincidentally, I was the investigator assigned to look into this case. It's been three years since I last saw Eunhye.

I don't know what happened between us, but she yelled at me one day. She said that I never stood up for her when she was going through traumatic experiences. How would I have known she never informed me about it?

My life was a whole mess without her. After our supposed fight, we never talked again. I tried distancing myself from her since she clearly wanted to have nothing to do with me.

I sighed and searched Eunhye's house for more information. The house was in an orderly fashion, almost too perfect. But once a person stepped into her room, the harsh red color of blood that splattered on the floor ruined the image.

I shivered. On her desk was a calendar, checking off each day. Of course, it was still the 2017 calendar. I paused to examine it, and what I saw shattered me.

On December 30th, a tiny message was written.

'Happy Birthday Tae! I'm sorry.'

It all came crashing down on me when I finally realized what I had lost.

All of our memories struck me. I remembered how she always made me a card with pictures of us in it for my birthday. Every year, the card would be added to my collection.

I shook my head. I shouldn't have let one fight take over our entire friendship. She must have had some reason for it.

When I looked around the room again, the blood gave me a certain idea.

'What if she was...on her period?'

That would have explained her whole attitude. Every month, she seemed to distance herself from everyone. How could I have been so stupid?

I scanned her desk, and a small box caught my attention. As I gently opened it, I could see letters, thirteen in all.

A letter was written each month on the 30th, addressed to me.

I opened each one, as realization hit me.

'Is this goodbye?'