STRANDED, 3000.

This is when she decided to move to Hong Kong. Hong Kong was a city of the region of development which students from all different regions assembled. She realized there wasn’t any reason to waste her time for people that were speaking ill of her. She wanted to study harder in a better environment to reveal what Aldwin meant that day and what the rumor about the doomsday was all about. Mrs. Brigitte even introduced her the only psychologist left who was living in Hong Kong that could teach Kayelin what she needed individually. That was the reason why she agreed to study in the Hong Kong campus of the same school for 5 years. Hong Kong was a fast growing city even though it was very small and people were noticing this and the rich started investigating this small land. When the community finally announced that one student from each major subjects could study abroad, she applied and got accepted in the psychology field. She wanted a new, fresh start but already knew it wouldn’t be easy. Students from other regions that would be studying at Worlds Science Academy, Hong Kong campus had already heard of Kayelin’s rumor that she was a murderer who killed her own best friend. She closed her eyes and thought of Jin, whom she still loved and was alive. Jin was the only friend and the one who knew the truth of that day. Before Kayelin left to Hong Kong, she stopped by the hospital to see Jin everyday after school for 6 months. He was in bed, lying down with his eyes closed not even noticing Kayelin had come to see him. Doctors told her that there wasn’t any problem physically but he seemed to have lapsed into unconsciousness. Next, to his bed, there was a white wooden bureau holding flowers that people left after visiting him. Now it was the last day she could come before she left. Kayelin came in with a white flower and a frame with a picture of the threesome smiling together in school with their purple uniforms on. Kayelin silently put the flower and the frame on top of the chest of drawers. Jin was asleep as usual surrounded by medical robots and didn’t wake up. As Kayelin went near him, the robots went out of the room. Kayelin touched his face gently not to forget a single shape of him. She knelt her knees smiling and whispered “Jin, people say that I should be scared but I’m not because you are here for me.” and she kissed him on his lips. It was cold and hard as plastic. She kissed him again and closed her eyes for a long time and fell asleep. Maybe it was Kayelin’s delusion but his lips were now a little warmer. Someone whispered in her eyes with a soft voice. “Kayelin, it is time for you to go. I will see you later.” “What?” she opened her eyes Jin’s eyes were open staring at her. “Jin, are you okay?” she hugged him. “I am okay, Kayelin. I woke up just now. Don’t you worry about me.” “Jin, I have something to say.” “You don’t have to tell me. Yes, you are leaving. I know.” “How did you know? You just woke up.” “When I was soughting from life and death, I saw you. Here take this letter. I wrote it while you were asleep.” The letter was something more than a confession of love. Paper was more precious than gold or crystal so only the government members had the right to use it. Their action of showing love and using valuable resort was rebelling against the law and would get in trouble if they were caught. They had their last kiss and Kayelin went back to her home preparing for her new journey. However, something was different now. She knew love. The next day, the automatic aircraft that would take her to Hong Kong arrived on time. She got on there with Hammy and started reading the letter Jin gave her the previous day.

“Hi, Kayelin! This is Jin! As you know, I don’t really write something with my hand and only study math and science these days so I don’t think I will be able to write this well but I will try my best. Let’s see... By the time you read this I guess you will be in your vehicle with Hammy flying to the region of development in Hong Kong. Oh! By the way, I saw all of your messages you left for the last 6 months in the hospital just now! Thanks for recording it... I think you spent a lot of time worrying about me. You woke me up and I will always remember that. I thank you so much and now I can clearly tell you are more than a true friend to me. You will never know how special and important you are in my life. If something called love still exists, I love you. You are someone changed who I originally was. It would be great if I could stay like this forever but I can see the environment isn’t letting us. You are going to Hong Kong to study for 5 years right?! Congratulations! You are lucky to get out of this region...!! Haha... I know you would be worried and sad thinking of what happened to you recently... I really know how you would feel, worrying you would become someone else tomorrow but I really want to tell you not to be! As I always told you, you are going to do so well anywhere you go! I cannot express all of your good sides with words. You are good at getting close with new people, put a lot of effort in your studies and you even have a clear dream, becoming a medical psychology doctor for the president. At last, you will succeed as you always said to cheer me up. Now, about 2 years has already passed since I first got to know you and I can still remember when we first met when I close my eyes. As we experienced, time doesn’t run that slow. The 5 years we will be away from each other will change who we are. Maybe it will be so different from what we can imagine right now. Something wonderful, terrible, unbelievable, anything might happen to both of us. But I promise you that I will never forget the memories we made together. 5 years later, let’s meet again as the image who we want to be. You would have successfully finished studying medical psychology and start with our jobs in earnest. By that time, so will I have finished mastering astronomy and become a scientist for the government. When I imagine that moment which will come soon, I get more excited than being sad! When I recall of all the time we spent together, I think I was really selfish to you and Aldwin who isn’t here with us anymore... You guys always tried to help me with everything and were always caring for me who doesn’t deserve it. I am really sorry for making you worried and making situations get complicated. I really want to thank you for always not giving me up, our special friendship in all of those situations. And I guarantee that I will make you confused once again but please promise me you won’t give me up and try to understand in my shoes even if you can’t. There is a secret inside me that even confuses myself that I couldn’t tell anyone so far. However, Aldwin had noticed it and couldn’t understand me and left us alone in this world but you won’t, right?! Oh! And I am very late but congratulations once again getting accepted to the Hong Kong campus. I know I am too late but I am sincerely happy for you. Now I want to talk about myself because I feel like we don’t know that well about each other. I was born on 2981 in Jeju island near the region of environment building and moved a lot according to the order of the government. I lived in Jeju island until I moved here Gyeonggi-do, to get an education from middle school instead of mining. I have always lived with my aunt’s family after I got separated from my parents who used to abuse me. Now as you know, next year, I will be living in Busan because I studied hard and got accepted to this World Science Academy high school. I am sure I will have a really good life there as well! My favorite color is blue just as the days of CD. I like eating pizza and my hobby is playing the guitar, listening to music and building spaceship models. My dream is becoming an astrophysicist that reveals the secret of stars and the universe. I also want to unveil the truth why there are rumors about our planet vanishing. I just remembered that you like the hairstyle with bangs! I will remember it and see you with this hairstyle 5 years later. Oh, and I have a present! It is my little cat ‘Mongie.’ I am giving him because I trust you! Be good friends with him and play with him sometimes... Haha! I am happy to have you as my friend and I guess I will also be happy in the future. I want you to make a really meaningful time of 5 years. Always do your best in everything you do and always try to enjoy! I wish you will tell me it was stressful but still wonderful experience when you come back! We promised to meet 5 years later! Don’t forget !” - 16th of April,2995, From your special friend, Jin-