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I used to move places when i was younger. And well, having friends in all of those places was inevitable. Now, I'm more than ten thousand miles away from all of them. We all chose a different path. Some of us grew into a different person, some still in the process. I was never good at maintaining connections, or staying in touch. So, as expected, we all gradually drifted away from each other. I remember saying I wouldn't forget them and I would keep in touch, and I said these words, fragile and in the midst of breaking down because I was tired of moving places and leaving people... and not keeping promises. I did send messages and video chatted w most of them. Until I felt that it was one sided. And they didn't bother checking up on me too. I held on to that childish claim before i took a step back. I guess, I just had to accept it eventually.
Nothing is ever constant.
However, I want to think that, at least, we made each other happy during those short moments. The memories we've created will stay. Maybe in a few more years, it would be forgotten. We may no longer speak of each other so fondly as before. But it still happened.
So to have read this manga, even if it's fictional, made me really happy. To have people, even few, to call friends up til this moment is already a luxury. Most importantly, to have displayed and portrayed friendship this beautifully, is a gift most of us will gratefully carry within our hearts. So thank you, to the author and the everyone behind this manga.