14th Day
Message: I have
this special
friend
named
John.
He was
very sweet and
caring.
He always checked on me and treated me
a 'special' person. Suddenly I
realized,
I was falling for him. On March 14, he
proposed
to
me and we became a
couple.
He remained sweet and loving to me. Every
14th
of the month he would
say, "Cheska, I have to tell you something..."
but
will not continue
it and say
it was nothing. I became curious, was he
about
to
break up with me?
But I
continued to trust him. our graduation is
coming --
on March 14, 4
years later.
I knew that after this night, my family and I
would
be leaving for
the states.
We knew this time would come, and I never
expected it to hurt so
much. But I
have to go and leave him. We promised to
stay
in
touch and never
forget each
other. he gave me a box of chocolates,
flowers,
pictures of us
together and a
locket. and so, I left with memories of John in
my
heart. We always e-
mailed
each other and communicated. I told him
how I
loved life here, I
partied every
Friday with my friends, went shopping...I was
living
the life I
always wished I
had. But I was never able to read John's last
letter
because of my
hectic
schedule. I promised myself to read it when I
found
the time. Then
suddenly, it
stopped (his letters and e-mails). I was
wondering
why he isn't
writing to me
anymore. But I understand maybe he has
work
to
do. He didn't even
greet me on
March 14. After several months still without
communication, I found
time to
read his last letter and it was the most
shocking
moment in my life --
Cheska,
This is my last letter to you. remember when I
was supposed
to tell you
something important but was never able to
do
so?
I wanted to tell you
that
my "moment" (it means death) is March 14,
exactly 1 year later after
you left
and 5 years after I proposed to you. That was
what
the doctor said. I
have this
sickness, I forgot what it was called. All I
know
is
that I'm going
to die
soon. I'm not telling you to come back after
reading this letter, I
just wanted
to let you know that I will always love you and
that
forever you will
be in my
heart. I love you Cheska. Thank you for
changing
me. Thank you for
everything.
Goodbye I'm gonna miss you
Lots of love,
John