A former student randomly came by to give me a copy of Fatal Vow. One of the most moving experiences I've had as a teacher.

I have no proof that this is actually what happened, but my gut tells me it's true. I'm just going to use pseudonyms for privacy. Parts of names have been altered. <br><br>Janet started coming to my Korean classes as a middle schooler. She had never lived in South Korea before, but had visited the country multiple times, and was seemingly obsessed with all things Korean. She ended up attending some kind of academic magnet program out of state, which is how she stopped seeing me. <br><br>A few years later, after i had moved into a new apartment, Janet starts showing up again. She was perhaps 18 years old at this time. She was somewhat on and off, so we didn't have much of a chance to catch up. Around this time, i was teaching in a professional setting, so she had to begin attending adult classes. <br><br>One day as we're wrapping up class, she asks me if we could have lunch sometime that week. I'm happy to oblige. The next morning i wake up to a message from Janet. "I'm going to introduce you to Tom." - my Korean friends would never introduce me to their significant others like this, but I'm also tired and feeling lazy, so i agree. <br><br>Long story short, Tom was a really pleasant guy, around 30 years old. Janet and I barely had a chance to catch up, though. The date was a little awkward, and I didn't hear from Janet for a couple of months. <br><br>Fast forward to last week. It's a Monday, and Janet Message's to ask if she can come by on Wednesday and pick up her books from my apartment. I'm somewhat confused by this, since I genuinely thought i had never seen her at my apartment. She was somewhat a nomad, so this would make sense. <br><br>I end up texting Tom, who i hadn't spoken to before, and ask him if Janet was okay in the first place. He tells me she had been missing for a week, and the police had found her in a parking garage, deceased, with no note and no way to confirm the circumstances of her death. <br><br>As of that moment, i still had no idea what to expect. I assumed she had left her books in my apartment years ago in a complete lapse of memory. I assumed she could have left her possessions at my apartment at some point. <br><br>I see Tom on Wednesday, and he's on his way to pick up the rest of her stuff. He brings up Fatal Vow, and i have no idea what he's talking about at first. He shows me a listing on reddit, and that's when it hits me. <br><br>i'm reposting the full content of the post here.<br><br>Hi all, <br><br>I just wanted to reach out during my grieving period to talk about my fiancée, Janet. I still don't really have the energy to tell the story to family/friends. I'm particularly writing this so Janet can be remembered. <br><br>We had been together for almost 5 years. Janet was an amazing person - truly kind, with a heart of gold. She would be the first person to donate her time, money, or resources. Janet was always genuinely on my side, and i could always feel her unconditional support. I'm still touched by the fact that she never spoke ill of me. Janet was always a good sport, and we shared so many beautiful memories. <br><br>We got together in college, and i knew that i wanted to marry her after 1-2 months of dating. Janet wasn't much for romance, and didn't really enjoy PDA, but she had a weird talent for making me feel loved. <br><br>The last day we invested time together was something i will always treasure. We decided to go to a botanical garden at night, and just sit in silence together. It was probably Janet's favorite night of our entire relationship. She had never seen plants so beautiful. I remember she took a couple hundred pictures, and was just taking in the sights. She was also fascinated by the fact that nobody else was there, and how i had managed to surprise her with something like that. <br><br>Janet was also an altruist, and had spent years working to help people in need. She would pick up extra shifts at work, beg her friends to donate to charity, and spend her free time volunteering. She also spent the last two years of her life working for children with disabilities. Janet was always giving, giving, giving until the end. <br><br>Janet was born into a wealthy family. She spent her childhood on a 5-acre ranch, went to the best schools, and had the best parents she could have asked for. Janet didn't enjoy wealth, and the few times we celebrated her birthday, she always told me she didn't enjoy the gestures. We would always laugh in the mornings after. She was the most caring person i ever met. Janet genuinely didn't like objects, or money, or possessions of any kind. She was weirdly minimalist for someone from a wealthy background. Janet loved nature above all else. She never liked basic things like drinking, partying, or smoking, but loved the outdoors. <br><br>Janet was a hopeless romantic. She liked simple gestures, like going on random hikes, eating shoulder to shoulder, or surprise picnics. Janet also spent years obsessed with Korean culture, and could Korean speak fluently. i always joked that she had been Korean in a past life, since she was so fixated on the culture. She spent years attending Korean classes, listening to Korean music, watching Korean movies, and being obsessed with Korean food. Janet was oddly talented at Korean drinking games. <br><br>Janet loved her dog, Sadie. She would always put Sadie above herself, and was constantly getting her groomed, buying her treats, and getting her a new pet bed. Janet was also very fixated on keeping Sadie thin, and was VERY strict about keeping her from overeating. Janet would always beg me to eat snacks with her, and would accuse me of starving her when i refused. <br><br>After Janet was gone, i received over 200 messages from all of the people she had touched. There are still Reddit posts coming in from people who she befriended in her free time. Janet was also obsessed with making new friends, and loved sundowners. <br><br>Last year, Janet started experiencing terrifying delusions. She would get these terrifying episodes where she would hear voices, scream at the top of her lungs, and start to miscarry (her period was very heavy). Janet was terrified of these episodes, and begged her parents to send her to a mental institution. <br><br>Over the course of a year, Janet experienced a complete mental collapse. She's gone into a psych ward three separate times. Janet became convinced she had killed a child, and that she would be sent to prison. She was constantly terrified, and convinced a dark entity was following her everywhere. Janet would regularly get episodes where she would just shake, or have flashbacks. <br><br>The medication didn't work, the therapy didn't work, and the hospitalizations didn't work. Janet was constantly afraid of what was happening to her mind. Janet's condition started spiraling rapidly, and i couldn't see her anymore. i was with her until the end, but the last few months she was in a different reality. <br><br>As of writing this, i still don't know what happened. Janet left work on a Tuesday, and was found deceased in a parking garage on Saturday. Janet drove 1.5 hours from work, to a parking garage 20 minutes from her apartment. Her phone, wallet, and keys were all in the car. The police have no idea how she ended up there, or how she died. <br><br>Janet was weirdly afraid of death. She would regularly refuse to say goodbye to me, because she thought it would be the last time we ever saw each other. i'll never forget the first day i met her - she was so weird, and so unlike anybody i had ever met, i just fell in love. She wore big, chunky glasses, and was obsessed with jellyfish. Janet would always get angry if i didn't take her out for Korean food. She was just so beautiful. <br><br>I'm not sure why, but Janet always told me she didn't like having her picture taken. She never liked intimacy, and we only had sex a couple of times before she died. Janet was always adamant she didn't want to get married, but agreed to marry me once she thought it would make me happy. Janet always told me she didn't like spending time with me. She would always beg me to eat snacks with her, and would accuse me of starving her when i refused. <br><br>Janet would regularly give her family money, even though she was broke. Janet would always ask me if i was okay, and if i needed help. Janet was always begging me to do favors for her, but still always showed me love and compassion. Janet would constantly hang out with her friends, but never spend time with me. Janet was always texting me, but always telling me she didn't want to hang out. i will never know what went on in that mind of hers. <br><br>In the end, Janet was convinced she was going to jail. Janet was terrified of being taken away from me, and would always ask me to stay by her side. Janet would always tell me she didn't want to spend her life with me. Janet would regularly tell me she didn't love me. Janet would always tell me she didn't want to say goodbye to me, because she was afraid of saying goodbye forever. Janet would always beg me to give her attention, even when she was in a different reality. Janet would always tell me she wasn't going to let go of me, because she didn't know when she would see me again. Janet would always