Takagi: Start Again

Part Eight:

'I opened the letter. It was clearly old and hadn't been handled in a long time. It made me wonder how long she had this note for.'
'Inside the letter was was a folded price of paper, the words "Takagi" written on one of the sides of the folded price. My heart dropped. It felt strange wondering what would be in this letter. Even though it had been 20 years, my memories seemed so fond. Like they happened yesterday.'
'I opened the sheet of paper revealing many words written in neat handwriting. I read from the top:
Takagi,
I'm sorry I couldn't say goodbye, I wish I had. I know your probably confused and you don't understand what happened that day. I wish I could say, but I don't want you to be in any more danger you were already in. The point is I thought I would make a quick letter, in case I never see you again. There's something I always wanted to say to you, something I can admit now with honesty. I love you! More than I've loved anyone, you were the reason I enjoyed my life so very much!
Thank you for that.

You friend
Nishikata.

'Tears dropped on the page. Thus was real! I was reading Nishikata's last message to me. I didn't understand his letter. He didn't say why he left. It was filling me with so much sadness and pain that I fell to the floor and cried.'
'For the last 20 years. I have wondered. Where did he go? Why did he leave? And it never let go of me. I couldn't forget. How could I? Losing the love of your life in one swift day!'
'But I still didn't have the answer. The answer I hoped to find. Why did Nishikata leave? And I was going to find out, without losing Chi.'
'Just then I heard knocking at the door. I must have cried to loud.' "M-m-mommy are you o-ok?" 'I tucked the letter under my bed.' "Dont worry honey. Everything is fine!"