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To My Beloved Major Gilbert,
I wanted to say thank you. Thank you for giving me a reason to continue. Though at first, I was only listing to orders like any respectable solider. In our short yet wonderful time together you taught me what it means to be alive.
My job is wonderful. I’m surrounded by amazing people every day. Claudia is a great boss. He wants you to know that he’s doing his best to look after me. Iris stopped giving me such a hard time. Cattleya and I get lunch together now and again. I can’t help but feel like you would really enjoy her company. Erica quit the Auto Memories services to focus on writing her own novel. We still stay in touch. She’s ecstatic about her progress lately and can’t wait to give me her first draft for a proofread.
I’ve even made a friend. Her name is Luculia. To be quite honest, she’s one of the sweetest people I know. She’s always telling me how grateful she is to me for turning her brother into a decent man. I can’t say that was my doing at all, though. She had the feelings to convey, I just articulated them for her. Luculia’s been telling me her brother admires me. She even teases me about it sometimes. I doubt anything will ever come of it, but what do you think, Major? Is it worth a shot? He is rather handsome in a suit.
Sitting here writing this, I can’t help but imagine how things would be if you were here instead of me... If I had died in that battle instead of you... Would you have come to work with Claudia? Would you help him manage the business? Would you have stayed with the military like your brother? Would you have a beautiful girlfriend? A wife? A family? I can almost see a tiny baby with your beautiful emerald eyes and jet black hair. What I wouldn’t give to allow you that chance. But then again, I guess that must have been what you thought when you pushed me out of the way in a final, kind gesture.
Major, I know I said before that I learned what ‘I love you’ means, so I just wanted to tell you that I truly do love you. Thank you for this chance you have given me.
I hope that I wear my name well enough for you.
With Love,
Violet Evergarden