To: Adrienna Faustin Liem
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To: Liem
Hello Adri. Through this letter, I would like to express and pour all of my feelings and gratitude for you. I hope you ’ re reading this carefully and thoroughly.
Tostartoff,I’dliketothankyouforallyou’vedoneforme.Thankyoufor being there for me throughout all these years we ’ ve been together, for acceptingmeforwhoIam,supportingallIdo,pullingmeclosertoGod,for becomingthecheerful,caring,andlovingAdriIknow.Foralwaysgivingme motivation to push forward, for comforting me during hard times. For wantingtospendtimewithme,playinggames,hangingout,andfortellingme kind words I always believed I don’t deserve. For all the gifts you ’ ve given me.Foralltheeffortsyou’veputintoourfriendship,andforallkindthings you ’vedoneformeunmentionedhere.
I’d like to apologize for everything I’ve done wrong. I’m sorry for my anger issues at times, for being impatient and aggressive. I’m sorry for having offended you through my words and actions, I’m sorry for having said hurtful words to you. I never meant to hurt you in any way, I hope you’ll forgiveme.
I’m writing this on my new desk, new room, new apartment, in Malaysia. We’ve parted, but this doesn’t end our story. It doesn’t stop me from loving you,caringforyou,andtreasuringourmemoriestogether.IbelievethatGod planned this for the both of us, for us to go back to Binus and reunite, to bringusclosertooneanotherandreviveourfriendship.IbelievethatHesent youtome,ablessingIcouldneverthankHimenoughfor.
To: Liem
OKAYGIRLthat’senoughoftoomuchformalitasya.Sekarangbeneran,gw maungomongsamalo.Jujur,paspertamadengerthatmymomdapettugasdi Malaysia, gue bimbang. Staying in Binus was and IS my safest option, and yes, it is an option. I’m sure you know of it. Tapi gw milih utk pindah. Kenawhy?Waktuitugwgabanyakpikir.Newenvironmentislikesuchapull factor for me (WOW call mr. sechem rn), plus point: gw bisa milih utk ngambil IB lagi. Dan yap, sekarang gw di sini. Tapi setelah confirmed gw pindah,adamomendimanagwoverthinkingberat.Harusadaptasilagi,cari temensana-sini,jauhdarikomunitasGerejagwyangdeketrumah.Elujuga menjadisalahsatualasanmengapagwbimbang.Udhsyukur2gwpnytemen deket kayak elu, setiap sekolah bisa larinya ke elu, lah, malah pindah gua. Kan heran? Tapi gw percaya Tuhan udh merencanakan ini semua, both for youandme.SungguhDri,gwmerasaselamainiIdon’tdeserveallthelove you and my other friends have given me. Gw merasa, selama gw berteman dgnorgmanapun,allIdoisbemyself.Ensurethatme,andthatperson,are comfortableinourfriendship.Setelahdikasihletters,hadiah,surprise,dll., gw jadi merasa, “layak kah gw dikasih semua ini? Perasaan gw ga ngapa2in.” It made me realize how loved and blessed I am to have friends like you. Lu memainkan peran yg sangat amat penting di hidup gw Dri. Temen pertama gw yng religious, yg bener2 bisa memberi gw motivasi utk semakin dkt dgn Tuhan. Temen pertama yang hampir ga pernah ada masalahsmgw.Salahsatutemengwyangmasihdeketsamagwsampeskrg walaupunudhseringon/off.Jujur,waktuMyrantiba2deketsamaKhaira& Avara,gwkecewakrnit’slikegwditinggalin.Tapiifthatneverhappened, thetwoofus,the5 gradetall&shortduo,wouldn’thaveeverexisted.Jadi ya,adabagusnyajugaituterjadi.Gwbersyukurbangetpnytmn��kluDri.
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To: Liem
Dangwbanggabangetpnyseseorangsepertiludihidupgw.I’msosorryfor bringinghimup,bothbecauseit’sjustgonnaringabadmemoryforyouand becauseluudhmaustopgossip(wowgoyougirl!!),tapigwkeselsaatm*lc*lm ngomongin ttg lu ke gw. He fumbled HARD girl. Dia blg lu fomo lah, apa lah,butthat’snothowanyoneissupposedtoseeyou.WhoI’mlookingatisa girltryingherbesttoimproveherself,andshereallyisshowingprogress.I’m sogladIgottobetherewithyouthroughyourjourney.Gwsenengbangetbs menjadi tempat curhat lo, orang yang lo cari di saat lo butuh saran, gw senengbanget.MaafyaI’mnotthetypeofpersonwhoreachesoutfirst.I’ve alwaysbeenadistantperson.NotthatIdon’tvaluethepeoplearoundme,I just don’t feel the need to text them everyday. Toh, kita semua punya kesibukan masing2. Tapi just know ya Dri, that I genuinely cherish our friendship.You’remorethanwhatIcouldeveraskfor,andIreallyenjoyed thetimewespenttogether.Gwakanselaludoainyangterbaikbuatlo.Sehat selalu, sukses in your education and social life, deket selalu w/your family, andmostimportantly,alwaysrememberGod.Gwdoainrata2nilailodiatas 90 semua thn ini, dpt lebih banyak awards, paskibranya lancar, sertifikat MUN semakin menumpuk, masuk un * vers*ty impian lo, makin fix sm jurusanyglomau,danseterusnya.JANGANLUPAJANJIKITA!!I’mstill headoverheelsfortarotpidiagabisagwmilikinskrgsothatdoesn’tcount.I praythattherightguywillbaguupwhenit’stherighttime.Ohya,Ialso may not have told u this but gw bangga banget sama lo udh bisa masuk paskib.Iwasconcernedaboutyou,anditrllybrokemeseeingucrywaktulu mshbingungwhetherornotushldjoin.Itoldyouitwasuptoyou,becauseit reallyis.Tapiatthesametime,Ibelievedyoucoulddoit.Knowingyoufor years,gwpercayabangetlobisamasuk&balanceschoollifealso.
To: Liem
And seeing you now, I’m super proud of you. You have so much potential. You’re intelligent, kind-hearted, beautiful in & out, cheerful. You’re very loveable Dri. You have many friends & connections and I can understand why.Semoganantipaskibnyalancaryeahh!I’malsoprayingforyouandyour family, always be close to your parents ya Dri. No matter what others say, your parents will always be the ones there for you at your lowest. I love the healthyrelationshipyouhavewiththem.Noteveryonehasthat.
Okay, to end this letter, I’d like to say that I’ll always be here for you to reach out to ya. I’ll always be the Brigita you know, I’ll always be here for yourupsanddowns.Iloveyouso,andverymuch,andIreallyhopeyouknow that. Aku pamit dulu ya Adri, all the best for highschool and your years ahead.Godblessyou,prettygirl<3
Yourstruly,
Brigita Minerva Niyananda