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Hey . It ' s me Alex , again . I may look different , but I am 23 now . It was long ago when Oliver died . But it still seems like it was yesterday . I think of him everyday , I write all my memories of him in a notebook . I turned our story into a book . Most people think it ' s fiction but it ' s real . At least to me . I miss him so much . But I ' ve coped . With therapy and new friends , I ' ve lived with it . But I will never forget Oliver . I have PTSD , yes , but it ' s getting better . But I want to talk about my life , my personality isn ' t just losing my best friend , I ' ve done so much more . In college I ' m studying paranormal activity . I ’ m hoping to get a PhD . I have a girlfriend now , and she ’ s the best . She ' s kind and always supports me . I love her . You may be wondering why I ' m studying this topic . Well , I got really interested in how Oliver , and other ghosts really come to you . I want to know if it was true . So I decided to do some ghost hunting . I ’ ve been going to haunted houses , taking samples , I ’ ve even found some good technology to find ghosts . I really like how my life has been going . Even after everything that happened . I will always … remember … Him .
That ' s it for me , Love Alex . ( ALEX leaves stage )
OLIVER Hey ! It ’ s me . Oliver . Of course . It ' s been a while since Alex saw me but I ' ve been watching . I promised to . I have watched her grow , and live a lovely life . I ’ m so proud of her . She ' s living the life I always wanted her and me to have . She ' s so smart . In a couple of minutes , I ' m leaving limbo . I helped Alex , and I finished the mission . I ' ve been ok in limbo . And I can ' t wait to finally go to heaven . The sad thing is , Alex will never , ever truly know , that I loved her .
ALEX
I know you loved me Oliver . ( ALEX chuckles as she enters stage )
You always were obvious . ( ALEX stops speaking for a moment , as if she ' s thinking of past memories )
I love you too Oliver . ( The two look at each other , smiling , and the lights fade to black )