Chapter 14
The moment Damien tore open the envelope, Celeste’s delicate handwriting greeted him
once more:
Uncle Damien, it must be you reading this letter, right?
ecause I doubt anyone else would come looking for me.
It’s a bit sad when you think about it.
I’ve lived all these years, but when I disappear, you’re the only person I can imagine
searching for me.
And what’s even sadder?
I’m not entirely sure you’d even come.
After all, you have Isolde now…
I’m sorry for saying things you don’t want to hear.
Please don’t be mad.
I’m not blaming you–I’m genuinely happy for you.
Being alone in this world is unbearable.
To find someone you love, someone to share your life with, is such a rare blessing.
Uncle Damien, I don’t know why you never believe me when I wish you happiness.
You think my blessings are false, that they’re laced with ulterior motives.
But they’re not.
Yes, I still like you–this feeling will probably never change, not even in a thousand years.
But my affection for you is real, and so are my blessings.
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By the time you read this letter, I’ll already be lying in my ice chamber.
At this point, I have no reason to lie.
So, Uncle Damien, can you believe me now?
I truly wish you and the person you love a lifetime of happiness.
May your love endure, and may your life be filled with joy.
Don’t feel sad about my departure.
Don’t blame yourself.
My decision has nothing to do with you.
When I was a child, I’d always hide in the closet whenever my parents fought.
It was dark and cold in there, but that small, cramped space made me feel safe.
Back then, that tiny closet was my entire world.
Then you came and pulled me out.
The world outside was big and bright, but it felt so empty.
My heart felt lost, like it didn’t belong anywhere.
So, I quietly placed it with you.
My feelings for you grew quietly, season by season.
I never thought they were wrong.
In fact, I found them sacred.
One of my teachers once told me that no one in this world is truly alone.
We’re all connected through invisible threads, like a vast web that ties us to each other and
the world.
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She said the first connection we form is with our parents.
Through them, we’re tethered to the world.
But I didn’t have parents.
I only had you.
I didn’t have a lover.
I only had you.
I didn’t even have many friends.
I only had you.
You were my only tie to this world.
In a bustling city filled with strangers, you were the only one who cared if I was cold, scared, or lonely.
You were the one who bought me birthday cakes and sat beside me, helping me make
shes before blowing out the candles.
You always said my feelings for you were twisted and wrong.
Isolde even called me mentally ill.
But how could I not love you?
When my mother lost control, when she turned a knife on my father and then hung herself from the rafters, my world crumbled.
And you were the one who saved me.
You told me my father loved my mother but didn’t know how to show it.
You said my mother loved me but was afraid she’d hurt me, so she left me in your care.
You could understand my father’s flawed love for my mother.
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Why couldn’t you understand mine for you?
But I don’t need an answer to that question.
I just wanted you to know that loving you has been the most sacred thing I’ve ever done.
Even if you don’t understand it, even if you do
