DX held onto the envelope for a long time. He was afraid of what he would find out from there.
Up until now, his knowledge was mostly based on speculation and he could not guarantee that he would be able to remain completely calm once he affirmed it.
He stared at the envelope and for the longest time, he was just sitting there in the dark. The dark thoughts that he was having at the moment were bothering him.
As he twirled the envelope between his fingers, he tried to gather the mental strength that he would need for this.
It was almost 5 a.m. before he gathered enough strength and determination to open it. Despite the lack of sleep, he felt completely fine and he was even somewhat energetic.
With hands that trembled slightly, he opened the letter and took a deep breath before he began to read the letter. In the cursive style that DX recognized to be an uglier version of Kai Xin's current handwriting, it wrote -
"May 18, 2007.
Dear Diary,