Whenever I'm near you, I feel happy inside. I feel at peace. When you leave, when I can no longer see your face, my chest aches… I don't understand…
Why do you do this to me? Your beautiful smile toys with my emotions. Your eyes are bright like glittering gems. When you look my way, I look away. I don't want you to see my face. If you were to see me at night, you'd see the real me.
I don't want you to see the real me. I'm ashamed of the real me. I hate the real me.
If I were to disappear, would you care? Would you notice?... I know I wouldn't if I were you, so why shouldyou?
I'm stupid for even thinking you could ever feel the same. I'm an idiot. You've point this out numerous times, yet it's more true than you think.
You don't understand how much I've longed to tell you how I feel about you. It's killing me inside.
I'm a terrible person for ever doing what I've done. I know how horrific it was and sick to do that to her. I snapped... I'm sorry... I didn't mean it, really. Though, you didn't really know who did it, it's been eating away at my soul and destroying what little sanity I have left. The pain of knowing what my subconscious made me do makes me want to confess so bad. But if I did that... you'd hate me more, right?
I don't want you to despise me; that would tear my heart apart if you did. But then again, you wouldn't care. You'd never look at me again, but you wouldn't even know what pain you'd be causing me.
I don't care if I lose my fame. I never cared for fame anyway.
I don't care if I lose my friends. They wouldn't understand.
I don't care if I get locked away. I know that I deserved it.
I don't care if the whole world wants me dead... all I care is that you find it in your heart to forgive me, eventually.
By the time you receive this letter, it'll be too late...
Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog
~Sonic