To everyone who reads this message,

I have been around for about 5 years. It was a long journey. It was considerably lonely because I was all too shy to chat with others in this community back then. But I was grateful for everything that happened in this beautiful place. I was thankful for all the people who enjoyed my stories despite my flaws and imperfections (my grammar . Admit it, it ). I was thankful for all the support I get despite the lack of response back then. I was grateful for everything the people in this website has given me (I think I sounded a little too emotional there ㅋㅋㅋ). But it was true, I was grateful for all the things, all the comments and all the encouragement you guys gave me throughout my experience in being a writer in this website.

Thank you for being there with me when I needed a hand. Thank you for being there for me when I needed help. 

Even though you might have not known me in person. Even though you might have not heard of me in this website at all... But just... 

Thank you for being here.

To everyone who reads my stories,

Thank you, for I am grateful for all the support and praises everyone has given me throughout my experience as an AFF writer. I was young, I was naive, my skills were as rough as a blunt knife. But you guys decided to stay despite all the imperfections I have to offer at that set of time. I was thankful for the experience, the words of encouragement, the praises and the criticisms that I've received from everyone in this website. Be it a silent reader or not, your presence itself gave me life. You might have been a silent reader, but it's the fact that you actually made an effort to read my stories that makes me happier than I was before this. 

Thank you for reading my stories. Thank you for enjoying them.

Silent reader or an active reader, none of it matters for as long as you enjoyed the stories I wrote for you.

Thank you for being here.

To everyone who added me as a friend,

Thank you for doing that. Thank you for making an effort to want to get to know me despite all the secrets I decided to keep from you. I am one who enjoys to have my own personal space despite some of the traits that I decided to let loose in this website. I might have seemed distant, I might have seemed like someone who would never respond to your comments, replies or wall posts... So thank you for making an effort. It really touches my heart to see someone dropping a small post at my wall.

Thank you for all the wall posts. Thank you for doing that.

To everyone who decided to follow all my stories and updates,

I apologize for not being able to thank you personally. It was a little difficult for me to keep track of each subscribers, so I've decided to convey these feelings to you through this small letter.

Thank you for your support. All the upvotes are appreciated although I didn't really bother to keep track on who and how many upvotes I've received for the stories. Because all that matters to me is that I have successfully delivered the message to you, that I have successfully portrait a story, an unforgettable journey to everyone who joins the ride. Thank you for being here despite knowing that I'm not all that great. Subscriptions, followers and upvotes didn't really matter, really. For as long as you enjoyed the story, for as long as you enjoyed the ride... I'm contented.

Thank you for all the subscriptions. Thank you for all the upvotes.

Thank you.

To everyone who has left,

I'm sorry for not being able to deliver an enjoyable experience to you. I apologize for not being able to capture your full attention into the stories that I've written. You have a reason to unsubscribe or unfollow a story. It was understandable. Because everyone does that once in awhile. I do that too, especially when I sincerely couldn't get into the story. So yes, I do understand why people would unsubscribe to other people's stories. It was unavoidable, because the whole reason people would subscribe to a story is to get notified when the story was updated. What is the point of subscribing when you don't want to read it? That's what I thought.

I'm sorry for failing to deliver a great reading experience to you. But thank you for your attention, because at least I know that you've made an effort to try it out.

Thank you.

Once again, to everyone who reads this message,

I'm sorry for being so unapproachable. I must have done something for everyone to think that I probably wouldn't respond to them. I must have been a little too distant with everyone else to see that I have been building a wall between you and me, that you couldn't reach me despite us being words apart. I must have been too quiet, a silent reader that most writers disliked. I must have been too reserved in my words that I didn't know what to comment on other writer's works. I could have been too afraid to voice out my opinion knowing that I might actually be outcasted for it. It was just the fact that my criticisms would sound all too harsh for some people, that it sort of held me back from wanting to hurt them like this, My words are never sugarcoated when it comes to criticisms, which was what I was afraid of. My bold nature had hurt many in the past, real life or not, and I wouldn't want the same mistake to happen in this community that I've grown fond of as well. So I'm sorry for all the comments that I should have left, but didn't. I'm sorry for being a silent reader, I'm sorry for not making an effort to care.  

I have so many things I'd like to say, but words just couldn't express how I feel at the moment. It must have been the weather, as winter is coming. The leaves are wilting, and the air was rushing cold. It might have been my heart trying to warm me up with all the warm, unexplanable feeling that was tugging on my chest.  It might be my brain messing around with me right now. But all these... These might have just been an alibi to excuse myself from knowing that I am, in fact, capable of feeling this way to people.

I must be drunk. I'm not usually this emotional, trust me.  

But thank you. That's all I can say.

Just, thank you.  

TeaMinT XOXO

12/05/2016

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Thank you.