November 29, 1995
Dahyun was in complete awe, standing in the middle of the corridor of a bustling mall, where people were quickly walking past her. But there she was, standing in the middle, holding a piece of paper that she was dying to receive for a very long time.
“I can’t believe it,” she breathed out, eyes still glued to it. Her name being printed on it, with an actual date and time just made it all real. “I… I can't believe it,” she repeated.
Tzuyu chuckled beside her, patting her shoulder. “Yeah. Believe it.”
Dahyun placed her arms down, hands still holding the plane ticket. She looked up at her friend, a big smile on her face. “I’m going home.”
“You’re so happy today,” Tzuyu said amusingly as they stepped inside her apartment.
Dahyun felt like she got caught, but there was just so much joy inside of her that she couldn’t contain it anymore. She tried not to crumple the envelope in her hands as she was rushing to take off her shoes by the entrance.
“Don’t blame me, it was a nice surprise,” she responded, finally kicking her shoes away and rushing to take off her coat. “I thought only one good thing was going to happen to me.” Then she took a breath and held Nayeon’s letter gently in her hands, looking at it with a soft smile. “I just didn’t expect it to arrive already.”
She heard Tzuyu let out an amused laugh and the door to her refrigerator closing. “Go and read it then. I’ll just watch the television while I wait for our dinner to arrive.”
Dahyun nodded her head, watched Tzuyu walk to the couch with a beer in hand and plopped herself down. She smiled again, turned around and walked to her room. She couldn’t wait anymore.
There was something about the letter and her mood that made her want to open the letter already. She stood in front of the door to her bedroom, and as always, carefully opened the envelope.
Dear Dahyun,
Maybe you do have your answer.
Maybe all it needed was just for the universe to lead me to you, and you would boldly send me a letter because you felt something inside of you to do so. And me, being so stubborn and hurt, would send replies, angrily going to the post office just to send a reply back because I thought it was appalling that you were judging me. Then you would try again and again and again. And I would reply to you… again and again and again.
Maybe all it needed was your honest words, and how willing you were to open up to me. To help me feel better. To be there on my bad days even if you weren’t really with me at all. I felt all of it through your words, the sight of your handwriting, the scent of the paper you used, the thoughtful stamps you placed. Maybe it was through a scarf that you made with your own hands, that you sacrificed your time of the day just to do for me.
There are many things that you do that make me feel things as well, Dahyun. Do you know that? I look at the photos you sent me; I see your smiling face and a part of me feels like I’ve known you for so long. When I read each word that you wrote down, with your fine tip pen, I feel like they’ve come to life and they’re holding my hand, embracing me and I am safe.
I’m going to be honest with you, Dahyun. But my life was going nowhere even with my career and all the money I have. There was nothing to look forward to anymore. Then my break up happened, which felt like it happened a hundred years ago. I thought there was nothing for me anymore. Then when I was on the brink of giving up, you happened. And I don’t think I’ve thanked the universe enough for allowing me to meet you. You… you are the best thing that has happened to me, Dahyun.
I wish there was a way where I can say this without making you feel uncomfortable. But I feel a lot of things when it comes to you. It’s familiar but it feels new at the same time. Forgive me for being this way. I just need to tell you that because you have been the sweetest human being on this planet, and I wish I could shower you with things and emotions that you deserve.
Gosh, I can’t wait to see you. Will I see you? Please see me as soon as you can, Dahyun. Because if not, then I might have to ask my work to let me go to Taiwan to see you. But I can’t. There’s so many things for me to do. I wish I could just quit and be with you.
Do you feel the same way?
Yours,
Nayeon
“You okay? You’ve been standing there for a while; I thought you went to your room.”
“Tzuyu?”
“Yeah?”
“I’m in love with her.”
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