April 9, 2016
Dear Kaori,
It's April now. The cherry blossoms have bloomed again; this marks my second spring without you. The petals are as pink as always – and in the mornings when I walk to school, a refreshing breeze never fails to rush past my face.
Today marks my second year in senior high, and things are going pretty smoothly for us all. A few months ago, Watari won the national tournament with his team – and he'd scored the winning goal. Pretty good for a first-year, right? Since then, the contact list on his phone has grown three times – and with that, the amount of slaps on his face.
Tsubaki is still doing baseball, as well – nothing as major as winning the nationals, yet, but I can tell that something big's gonna happen this year. It feels a little intimidating to be friends with a pair of teen superhuman athletes – but it's admiring; it makes me want to work even harder.
As for me, I've been entering a bunch of piano championships. I guess my name's back on the board now. Whenever I find myself feeling drained, I take a walk outside to clear my head – but all that does is fill my head with you.
Just the other day, on one of these walks, I found myself at the cafe we visited together. I ordered the first thing that seemed pronounceable and blurted it to the waitress. I commend her for stifling her laughter so well.
And my opinion on the food? I don't wanna be that guy, but I think it was a bit too sweet. I can't believe you can eat them – but you do you. I left some at your grave; I hope it's to your taste... Who am I kidding? Of course, it is.
I just wanted to say that we're all doing well – and we hope you are, too. Make sure you keep watching over us – over me – and give me that confidence you always had! I'm still quite envious of how hard you rocked in our first performance, just so you know.
Enjoy your desserts.
Sincerely,
Kousei
P.S. I brought you some cannelés, as well. Don't leave a single bite.