On the evening of my 18th birthday, there were celebrations in abundance. Our house was full of beautiful sights, lovely views, but none as beautiful as my lovely Aoba. He shone light like all of the stars in the night sky that hung over Midorijima, bringing this home of mine to life.
I was told that this beautiful love of mine would not be coming, but there was no mistaking that sapphire blue hair, luminous, even in this party, I saw him there, swaying to the music that I loved oh so much, the song we shared together. I plucked a flower from my garden and greeted him by setting the flower in his hair. And so that was that, from then on, I brought my transcendent Master a flower, every year on my birthday. Until one year, one year, he just . . . left. I waited, a longer time than I am willing to admit for my precious Master. It didn't feel real, I didn't understand, but I accepted, that he had moved on.
On the evening of my 68th birthday, I sit at my window, celebrating with my family. I glance outside and just for a moment I thought I saw a glint of sapphire blue; a hint at what it used to be. But the moment was fleeting, because at that moment my niece went to get the door, I'm a little hard of hearing these days, I must not have heard the knock. A moment later she came back in with something I never thought I'd see again in my life, they were the flowers.
I scooped them up from her hands and went to sit outside, to wait, to see if finally, maybe . . . my Aoba would return to me.
In my hurry, a note fluttered out of my flowers.
My love,
Please do not spend any longer waiting for me, Tae ordered after she found out, to never have contact with you again. I have moved to Germany now, this place was never for me, but I swear I have never forgotten us, those songs, and I don't believe I ever will. Do not mourn for us, there flowers for you my Clear, They are always for you, my love.
I did not have the strength to lift myself from the ground that day, despite her request; I did wait, one last day, one last day for my Master.