Dear Sakura

Dear Sakura,

I am writing this letter to respond to the farewell letter you wrote to me in Living with Dying.

I miss you. You have no idea how much. I would give anything to make it so that you were alive again. I wish I could kill the person who killed you. They deserve to die.

I hope that you can see this from heaven or wherever you are. There's so much I want to tell you. I'm just not sure I can find the words to explain it all. It's still hard thinking about you, though you always seem to be on my mind.

Kyoko still hates me, but she's gotten friendlier. We actually hang out during lunch at school sometimes. Not often though. I think she's still mad at me for keeping your secret from her. And I've been trying to be friendlier, too. I actually have a friend now. You know that guy who always offers me gum? We hang out at school sometimes. He's cool.

Your ex boyfriend moved away after hearing about your death. I guess he really did still love you.

I wish you were still here. You remember that time when we watched the fireworks? That was pretty awesome, and I rarely use that word. I think it definitely ranked high in the best moments of my life. Every moment I spent with you felt amazing. I guess there's only one way to explain it, a way that can only be explained in three words:

I love you.

Love,
Haruki