Letter from Suzuki_01

Date: August 16, 2006

I was riding the train today and my thoughts turned to you. I was not thinking of you but your pink face appeared in my mind. I thought, how strange I should be thinking of you after so many years apart. But I remembered. Your face, unchanged, the same as before. The scar on your cheek, still there, just a little faded. I am still very sorry about that. I hope you have forgiven me as I have forgiven you for your abandonment.

Five years. That is how long it has been since we last saw each other. The days, they flew by without a single thought of you but today, you appeared. As I tried to change my thoughts, it's stubbornness keep returning to you. I was glad I was busy today. Thoughts of you vanished as soon as I started on my work - which seem to always pile up on Thursdays. I was glad I didn't have to commute to work tomorrow. The office will be closed for renovation. Today the train was behaving badly, delays in all directions. I was late but so was everybody else.

I don't want to say too much for now. So I leave you with a bookmark that I have made with tissue paper, some glue and some pictures that I have taken yesterday morning. I finally got my color printer so now I can send you pictures - but not of me - just places I have been. I hope to hear from you soon.

Bye for now.

Suzuki.