At the End of Summer || Mark Lee (NCT)

Appendix 2. To the Best of Friends

October 28, 2018

To the friends I've made,

        Thank you for being friends with me, and staying friends with me even though I'm leaving soon. I really treasure all the the memories we have made, from the trips to the ice cream parlor, to the band that we formed, to the places we've been, and to the things that we all did together.

        To Donghyuck, who was the first one who befriended me, thank you so much for making me feel like I belonged in your group. You were my first friend at school, and I'm grateful for that. Thank you for always looking out for me, and for keeping my secrets. I've had so much fun being friends with you. At first, I thought you'd cause me trouble, but you proved me wrong. You're one of the kindest people I've ever met. Thank you for showing that kindness to me. I wouldn't have been friends with the others if it wasn't for you. So, thank you so much. You'll always be my Hyuckie, and I'll always be your princess. That is, until you find your queen and you make little princes and princesses. Haha! Anyway, I just want you to know that I love you, okay?

        To Renjun, who was like the brother that I never had but was lucky enough to have as a friend, thank you so much for looking out on me. You protected me like a brother would do to a sister, and I appreciate that so much. I wish we could've been siblings in real life. P.S., I really adored little Chenle, as well as little Jisung. Thank you for introducing me to them little angels. I had so much fun babysitting them with you guys. To say that you were a good big brother is an understatement. No, you were the best, and thank you for that. You never told me that you actually like me, but I figured it out on my own. Yey me, right? Haha! But hey, I'm not oblivious enough not to return the feelings, probably just not in the way that you hoped for. But I like you too as well, Injun, my Art and Science buddy, my fiction novel buddy, and my all-things-weird-but-fascinating buddy.

        To Jeno, who was the first one to admit that you like me in my whole seventeen years of life, thank you so much. Not just for liking me, but also for being a great friend. You're very understanding, for the most part. And you were very supportive of me, no matter what happens. Thank you for sticking out for me on the first week of school, I really appreciate it. You're a really funny guy, so don't let the others tell you otherwise. Please tell Taeyong oppa/seonsaeng-nim that I will miss him too. He's the best example of an older brother, and a great teacher. And Park seonsaeng-nim and little Jisung, I will miss them too. I really like you Jeno, and you know what I mean by that. You always helped me with my growing feelings for your friend, and you were never selfish about it. One day, you're gonna find that amazing girl that will selflessly love you as you did your best friends.

        To Jaemin, who always pinches my cheeks, I don't hate you for that. In fact, I wanna thank you for showing me that side of yours. I feel like I was really a part of your group because you were comfortable enough with me to do that. I'm actually gonna miss it. Thank you for being a great friend, too. Thank you for not getting mad at me after you learned about my condition, when everybody else did. And thank you for talking to them about it. You were always helping me out whenever I needed it. I really appreciate that. Nana, I hope you get that alternate universe you've always told me about, where I'm actually eleven days younger than you and I like you back. You know, I really like you. If it wasn't for Mark, maybe I would've been yours. But don't fight Mark for that, he knows that already. Anyway, I'm sure you'll find your soulmate, too. So just wait for her, okay?

        I had so much fun with you guys. I hope you will always remember me. Even though we've only known each other for a year, it felt like a very long time for me. You guys have made my last year on earth much happier and brighter. And I couldn't have asked for more.

        I really appreciated everything you've done for me. From bearing with me and my condition, not leaving my side even after learning about it, helping me complete my bucket list, and even doing some of them with me. I'm sorry I have to leave you guys like this. If only I didn't have this sickness, we could've been friends for a really long time. But then again, I wouldn't have met you if not for it. So I guess I'm partially glad that I had this and we went here. I will miss all of you so much. Have a good life, alright? I'm sure we'll meet again someday, somehow. Perhaps in another life. So, I'll wait for you guys there. I'll be going for now.

    Sincerely,
Elizabeth Areum Moon