Letter to Vance
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om_communicationsWritten in perfect cursive on pretty, flowered stationary and envelope, posted from Lydia's incognito PO Box.
Dear Vance,
I hope you don't mind if I send a letter instead of coming to see you. I think you know why I can't, but I wish I could. I know we were never close--passing acquaintances is the phrase, I think--but sometimes I think none of us is ever really very far from the others. We have been through enough together, now.
Of course my brother explained what happened, and I spoke to Anole not long after Thanksgiving. I think you have spoken since, and I am glad. I can't imagine how hard it is for you to be there, not just after everything that happened, but making these choices on your own in the aftermath. Like your other friends, I know that you don't deserve to be punished... but I also understand better than most that we do what we have to for our own peace of mind, sometimes.
I want to wish you a Happy New Year, but that seems a little ridiculous, so instead I will wish you a good one, spiritually and mentally. I spent a very long time being hurt and in the dark, not knowing how to escape, or that it was even an option. It was only when I managed to get away from it altogether that I began to feel like myself. I hope this can at least be that chance for you--or that something good like that will come from it.
You always have support and love from us--I hope Sunspot has proven that, too. Any time you want to talk to someone who won't judge your choices or just talk about nothing at all, please write me.
Love,
Aurora
PS - I think you are at least a little bit religiously observant, so you won't think it's patronising if I say this: I am praying for you and your happiness, and that we will see you again soon.
Dear Vance,
I hope you don't mind if I send a letter instead of coming to see you. I think you know why I can't, but I wish I could. I know we were never close--passing acquaintances is the phrase, I think--but sometimes I think none of us is ever really very far from the others. We have been through enough together, now.
Of course my brother explained what happened, and I spoke to Anole not long after Thanksgiving. I think you have spoken since, and I am glad. I can't imagine how hard it is for you to be there, not just after everything that happened, but making these choices on your own in the aftermath. Like your other friends, I know that you don't deserve to be punished... but I also understand better than most that we do what we have to for our own peace of mind, sometimes.
I want to wish you a Happy New Year, but that seems a little ridiculous, so instead I will wish you a good one, spiritually and mentally. I spent a very long time being hurt and in the dark, not knowing how to escape, or that it was even an option. It was only when I managed to get away from it altogether that I began to feel like myself. I hope this can at least be that chance for you--or that something good like that will come from it.
You always have support and love from us--I hope Sunspot has proven that, too. Any time you want to talk to someone who won't judge your choices or just talk about nothing at all, please write me.
Love,
Aurora
PS - I think you are at least a little bit religiously observant, so you won't think it's patronising if I say this: I am praying for you and your happiness, and that we will see you again soon.
Letter to Jeanne-Marie
Date: 2014-01-03 12:15 am (UTC)I don't mind you writing instead of visiting at all. Really, in some ways, it's almost better. It's nice to get mail, and this way I can keep everything with me even after an hour is gone.
I know we didn't really talk much at school. It wasn't because I didn't want to, but you were so much more grown-up seeming than I was, I didn't want to bother you. But maybe I can get to know you now? I'm not any more grown-up, but this way you only have to answer when you feel like it.
It's real nice of you to say such nice things about me, even knowing what I did. This is the right thing to do, though. I know it, but it's hard to really explain. So thank you, I guess, for understanding that this is something I need to do.
I'm glad to hear that this last year was so good to you, that you managed to get rid of the darkness. I hope the next year is just as good. You deserve it. Sunspot does, too.
Best,
Vance
P.S. Of course I don't mind. Thank you for thinking of me.