I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!
May 10, 2008
Dear Atem
I'm in a great place right now. I'm slowly managing to pull myself out of the hole I had fallen into when you left. And I won't lie. It feels good. My graduation was a few weeks ago. Yugi, Joey and Tristan came for the ballet I was in to commemorate it. They didn't even tell me they were coming! It was a lovely surprise though. Joey and Tristan look more or less the same. Joey let his hair grow out a little. It's slightly longer than it used to be and gives him a punk rocker look. I think Mai forced him to grow it.
As for Yugi…I thought I was looking at you, Atem. When I first caught sight of him from on stage I faltered and almost fell. The resemblance is uncanny and it called forth all sorts of feelings and memories buried just beneath the surface. I cried that night, my pain still a fresh wound in my mind and my heart. It was like losing you all over again.
They stayed for two weeks before flying back to Domino City. It was so great to have the gang back together again. It was like nothing had changed. It was like you had never left. We were reunited after so many years apart. And even through our happiness we never forgot you. We sat and talked about you, wondering what you are doing and whether you are watching over us. We'd all like to think you're our guardian angel, guiding us through our life choices.
But even that is a small comfort. I don't feel you anymore. Since the day you left you took all semblance of yourself with you. So I know that, despite whatever story we come up with about you, it will never be true. You are in a better place. A place you deserve to be in after being alone for so long. As much as I hate it, I also love the fact that you won't be alone again, Atem. Ever.
Yours Truly
Tea