The Last Message Received blog collects recent messages that people have received from fellow human beings. Behind them are touching stories of sadness and heartbreak.
Whether it’s a last text from a partner before a breakup or a loved one’s last words before they died, they are words that the other person will never forget. On the Tumblr blog The Last Message Received, thousands posted those exact words. There is also a short description of the situation and the person concerned. They are mostly heartbreaking words that don’t let go so quickly.
“The Last Message Received“ is the project of the now 21-year-old Emily Trunko. She started the blog as a 16-year-old high school student from the small town of Copley, Ohio. For this purpose, she has collected thousands of letters and short messages from mostly anonymous senders. Here are some examples:
1.) “I’m sorry I didn’t answer you”
This sad case dates from the beginning of 2018. In April 2021, the person concerned described his sad case to the blog “The last message received”.
Chat history translation:
“How are you?”
the story behind:
“I always thought I could text him later but eventually forgot to reply as I wasn’t really using Facebook. Four months after sending this, he died in an accident. I will always hate myself for not answering him. It has been three weeks since the two-year anniversary of his death. I’m sorry I didn’t answer you. I miss you.”
2.) “I trained you well”
Also in 2021, “The last message received” has reached this sad case from 2018. Last messages full of humor between two very good friends.
Chat history translation:
A: “I’m working with a different Erick now. But as you can see, you spell your name with C and K…kinda weird.”
B (also known as Eric): “Lowers need extra letters to get just a little bit of my awesomeness.” A: “Hahahaha, that’s exactly what I thought too!”
B: “I trained you well”
A: “Oh my god lol”
Translation of the story behind:
“About a month later, cancer took him from us. He was the funniest asshole I’ve ever been friends with. Miss him every day.”
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3.) “It still hurts how easy it was for her”
The third example is about the painful end of a relationship that left the lonely heartbroken.
Translation of chat history:
A: “I am sorry”
B: “Take care.”
translation of the storye behind:
“One of the last texts I got from her about a month after she left college and our relationship broke up. We tried to stay friends but it didn’t work. A week earlier she had told me that her first thoughts in the morning were my kisses. Then every night she thought about coming home to me, the next thing was she coldly banned me from her life. It still hurts how easy it was for her, someone I really loved doing something like this, but I’m slowly getting better. I still miss talking to her about the little things though.”
4.) “There were a lot of things I couldn’t tell her anymore”
Translation of the story behind:
“My girlfriend died on Valentine’s Day 2017, about a month before her 19th birthday. Our last conversation revolved around a video game. She had been struggling with cystic fibrosis for a long time and when I visited her towards the end she was so high on painkillers that she didn’t even realize I was there. She trusted me to deliver her final message to the rest of her friends and family, and I did so the day after her death. I’ve also shared the news with people who have followed her DeviantArt page.”
You can find more stories in English on the blog or in German translation in A book to the blog.