By Gen X
The post office gets letters once a week. No return addresses. Simple white envelopes indistinguishable except for a faint floral scent. The envelope bulges slightly where the flower petals group.
It's out of town mail. They send it on it's wsy. Eventually it'll come back to the office as undeliverable. A variety of names with the same handwriting. Letters to people who are no longer alive. There's no where els to try. So the notes sit in the dead letter department. Never to be opened or viewed.
The pile is growing.
Oka,
I dreamed about you again.
I miss you.
I was always alone in the world, so I guess I should be used to it. I'm at a new school now, in a new town. Everything seems so far away. I feel so alone, Oka. I wish you were here. I don't want to go back to being alone.
Ilove you.
Everyone's gone. My brothers... we you know about that. Schuldig probably told you. Uncle Shuichi is dead. Did you even know him? And father... as well.
He was bad. My brothers were also. But not you. I wish you could have stayed. As my sister, I would have loved you forever.
You didn't have to leave.
You're beautiful Oka. A flower, delicate and fragile. I don't even think I told you that. I would have loved if you were with me now.
I'd apologize for everything.
Yesterday was boring. The classes here are easy. The people are nice. I think you'll fit in.
I don't know when I'll be back.
What do you think I should do?
I miss your confidence Oka. It hurts to not be around you.
Do you miss me as much as I miss you?
Maybe I'll go back. If just for a moment. Just to see you. Would you like that? Let me know.
With love,
Uncle Shuichi,
You don't know how it hurts not to write Persia. I did. Write it, that is. A few times actually. Paper crumpled up and gone.
Why didn't you tell me?
Why give me a new life? A new name? Manx said that it was better not to know. But I know now. Did you think you'd save me from my family? Or did you need me in Weiss? Was that more important?
I don't understand. Not people. Enuogh about this. I guess I should give you the mission report. I'll get right on that.
Omi.
Omi.
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