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Yuri wondered what it was so he hurried back to the orphanage to see what was inside. He finished his dinner quickly and got first in the bathroom before the others. He has his own room. Small, cramped, and in summer it is a living oven. Excited and curious, he sat down on the floor and checked the envelope. He opened it and a letter was inside.

It has pretty handwriting in black ink. The writer reiterated what happened in their day. They had to do something they didn't like but felt okay after drinking some chocolate drink their mom gave them. It's pretty cute, Yuri thinks. And in the last line a signature of a person named Pearl. He folded the letter and took a clean sheet of paper for himself. He needs to make a reply to Pearl!

He smiled after writing his first reply. He was satisfied with it and planned to leave it on the bench before going to school. Yuri woke up early to get ready. He's hoping that Pearl will reply to his letter. And he was not wrong, after class he found another letter, a reply from Pearl!

They exchange letters for weeks. They started to get to know each other. Pearl likes the color pink. She loves to wear a headband with bows, she sings and her favorite fruit is strawberry. Although they share likes and dislikes, both of them choose to obscure their physical identity. Yet they created a strong friendship through handwritten letters.

Then one day, Yuri's prayers came true. A couple decided to adopt him and he was so ecstatic about it. He happily wrote the good news to Pearl but he didn't receive a reply. His letter was still on the bench. He waited for days, maybe she was busy, so he constantly wrote the things happening in his life until Pearl replied. However, the day of his departure from the orphanage came. He was sad that he wouldn't be writing letters to Pearl so he wrote his final letter of goodbye.

Years passed and now Yuri is preparing for high school graduation. He transferred his last year to another university campus because of his father's work. In his first week, he has a classmate that is familiar to him. The girl has a familiar style, scent, and handwriting but her name is Micah. He confirmed his suspicion when he saw the bookmark he made for Pearl. He was so happy to see and talk with Pearl in real life but the latter was not. Micah was weirded and avoided him until she asked him to talk privately somewhere.

Yuri was glad and they met in an eerie place. He was confused at first but all he wanted was to catch up with her. Micah on the other hand has sadness in her eyes while talking with him. She nervously confessed she was not Pearl but she was the one who wrote for Pearl. Yuri took it as a joke but Micah was serious and led him to a grave where Pearl lies peacefully.

Pearl was diagnosed with eye cancer and she wanted to live her life to the fullest. Micah is Pearl's best friend and asked her to write letters dedicated to their future self. They enjoyed doing it together and decided to leave one somewhere which Yuri found. And it was the happiest day for Pearl when Yuri replied.

Yuri burst into tears after knowing the truth. They promised to meet and see each other but not like this. And for the last time, Micah gave Pearl's last letter to Yuri before she passed away.