This is a collection of essays about youth, loss and growth.
The author uses delicate writing to look back at that period of youth that was full of war and chaos. From the chirping of cicadas and white shirts on the playground, to the frozen but distant silhouette in the graduation photo; from those unspoken confessions, to the regret of never meeting each other again in the sea of people.
There are no earth-shattering plots in the book, only the bits and pieces that you and I have experienced: the notes secretly passed under the desk, the shadows walking side by side on the way to school, and the ending that we thought was long but was caught off guard.
This is a letter to the past and a reconciliation with oneself. It records those "almost" stories, and also attempts to find the meaning behind regrets in the dust of the years - perhaps it is those unfinished things that constitute our unique youth.
I hope you can see your own reflection in these words and let go of your past worries.
Intention: Cherish the present, let go of the past, and learn to grow from regrets.