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Dear, Marinette Dupain Cheng,
Yes, that's your name, Marinette Dupain Cheng. If you, well, I, am reading this, that means you've forgotten everything. The good, the bad, the pain, the joy, and most importantly the relationships. Life long bonds that we can never recreate, no matter how hard we try, each one special in it's own way. They'll try to help us, hope to have a small glimpse of times before, and we might feel a connection to them. Never force it though, let it come naturally.
Mom and Dad, Sabine and Tom Dupain, they won't know what happened, they'll just know that one day, we forgot everything. Our name, our age, everything. They'll try to make the best of it, and help us as much as possible. Tell us about our childhood, the stories, the embarrassing moments, and we might take it in stride, learn not to flush or make them stop and just smile and laugh. That could never replace their memories though.
Alya, one of the most important people in our life, our best friend. Someone we grew impossibly close to, trustworthy, smart, creative, determined. She'll be sad of course, she knows so much. She might focus too much on us, let the lies and secrets surround her until she crumbles. Tell her that despite not being able to remember anything, that we trust her. She's allowed to have agency in her own life, and as much as she wants to help, she needs to focus on her own life too.
Adrien, I actually don't know where to start. So much has happened between him and I. And I don't know how to get into it without revealing too much. I want you to learn about what happened without my interference. And as much as I want him to have immediate comfort, I can't. If this was an abrupt decision on my part, then there'll be too many unclosed doors, if it was prepared, it'll hurt even more. With him it depends, he's the love of our life. It might be rocky at first, he knows us too well, and you won't know him at first but try. Maybe there'll be a huge turning point, something in the rain, or something in the moonlight. Those were special, and I regret not leaving you with those memories.
Relationships aside, we've learned so much, that life itself is a gift, that loss is a part of life, and that learning how to deal with it is a part of growing up. We've grown up so much in a short amount of time, the people around us included. At the beginning of this journey, we were just a normal 13 year old. Now, we know so much, we've learned about ourselves, our strengths, our weaknesses, our habits, our decisions. Just remember that we have to make the most of what life gives us, and that not everything has to be okay. Someone wise told me that "Yes, sometimes the road is difficult, we even get lost in it. But with the help of good people, we end up finding the right address. When we grow up, we realize that life does not always give us what we expect." Take that in stride, and tell that to those around you, they'll need it, and you'll need it.
Sincerely, Marinette Dupain Cheng.