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March 23, 1987
Dear Ash,
It's been a few weeks since I found out that you died. You told me that you would love to come visit Japan one day, but I guess that remains a dream.
Ibe broke the news to me first, and I was shocked. I know that you won't be answering to me, but that's okay! I just want to write to you, Ash, even if you're physically not on this planet anymore.
I hid in my room for days at first. I didn't want to admit that you died. I would barely eat and sleep. Even if I tried to go to sleep, you would always barge into my dreams, but instead of seeing you smiling, it showed your dead body. I guess I was too traumatized and depressed to sleep.
Ibe told me that you died in the library with some letters that you were reading. I'm guessing that would be the letters that I wrote to you. He also said that you were smiling. I don't know why you were smiling, but I guess you found peace...? Well, I'm just glad that you died without a sad expression on you.
I got a new apartment not too long ago. To be honest, I bought it before I found out that you died, so there's an extra bedroom just for you. I bought it just in case that if you do come to Japan, you don't have to look for a place to stay and you could stay with me. Right now, I got some stuff to fill in the room. I think there are things you would like, and I also got a pumpkin. I named it, Spooky.
Being with you has really impacted my life in a good way, because I wouldn't have met so many awesome people that you were friends with, and you gave me a bit more courage in myself. Being with you has also been one of the greatest things in my life.
Every time that I go outside, if someone looks like you, I would always go up to them giving myself false hope that one of them would turn out to be you. But of course, they all turned out to be complete strangers.
I really miss you, Ash. I'll write to you again.
Sincerely, Eiji