Letters to Marie

Chapter 3- Letter two and three *Christmas special*

11/23/12 and 11/24/12

Maire's P.O.V.

Brown, my hair it's brown. There's your second clue to who I am, its not much but I can't give away who I am right away can I? (: Of course not! I saw you again today, and I think every time I see you I have to fight myself not to walk up and talk to you because all I really want is for you to like me for me. I actually have work in the morning if you would call it work I prefer to call it a dream, so this might get to you early not that you'll know the difference.(: Expect one of these everyday love, Ill write to you soon/tomorrow. XX

                                              Love,

                                                   Your very secret admirer. XX

Another one, I got another. This guy actually sounds sweet like he cares for me, even though I don't know or have any idea who this is. I think to myself as I read this neatly folded letter addressed the same way as the first. No stamp, no return address, not my address, he has to be bringing it here.

I close the door shut using my bum and fold the letter back up and take yesterdays from my purse, I put the two in a neat order from the first and now the second and remove a sleek black, turquoise and white box from the top of one of my closet shelves that matches my room.

"That should keep them safe." I speak out loud to myself and place the box back up where I got it from.

I quickly grab my keys from the door and squash them into my bag after locking my door. I walk down the stairs that lead up to my flat and turn left away from my work and go two doors down.

Bang. Bang.

I pound on the door a few times shivering for a second in the cold as the snow falls and lands on my clothes and my carefully straightened hair, before a bouncing brunette who acts just like me and looks a bit similar to me other than her being taller and her shorter naturally curly hair to that falls to her shoulders. We link arms at our elbows and begin to walk to Starbucks. The Daily routine when she works.

"Lets go get our witches there Lattees! Its our last day before the holidays!" Eleni giggles refering to our bosses that can sometimes be really rude to the two of us.

"Shh! Don't say that so loud! They may be listening!" I giggle to her and we get the usual at Starbucks and begin our walk to work arriving ten minutes early just in case.

"Elena wheres my drink?" Kathryn her boss struts in her never worn outfit.

"It's Eleni, and right here." Eleni answers and follows Kathryn to her office while I wait for Emily my boss. Emily is a brunette and very tall hitting 5'11 and that's with flats on but she always insists on wearing 2-3 inch heels.

Emily walks in and I hand her, her drink and follow her to her office as she towers over my 5'1 self.

"What can I do for you Emily?" I ask sweetly hold my drawings on my hip awaiting her to ask and take them as usual.

"Well, since you've been such a help I've decided you can take the rest of the day off. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve." She tells me sweetly and a smile creeps across my face showing my white teeth off to her.

"Thank you!" I giggle and spin around on my heels away from her and begin to walk out the door.

"Wait. Leave your drawings." Yup, I knew it was to good to be true. I turn back around and place them on her desk, turning back on my heels once more and smiling huge.

I look through the window of Kathryn's door and mouth to Eleni how I get to go home and she mouths back not fair and sticks out her bottom lip when Kathryn isn't looking.

I make my way out of the building saying my farewells to Joanie the receptionist. 

"Bye Marie have a great holiday!" She calls to me as I walk out the door.

Letter Writers P.O.V.

"Ill be back in a bit, I have to go some where!" I tell my four best mates before slipping away from them and  begin walking down the streets of London to Maries house to drop off the third letter a bit early. The sky is a dark blue and lights are on all over, I throw my hood over my head and tighten the strings, throw my hands in my pocket touching the letter and walk down the cobblestone street. 

I hit regular cement and I knew I was close to her flat, I spot it a few feet away and she her lights are on. Crap. I slip up on her pourch and place the letter carefully inside the black mailbox being very quiet. 

"I'm back!" I scream throughout the studio

"Great its your turn to record your solo in little things" My best mate of them all tells me.

Maries P.O.V. (In the morning)

I make these weird noises with my mouth as I wake up in my clothes from yesterday and the two letters and my book laying next to me. I jump up quickly and fling my legs over the side of my bed slipping on my shoes and running to the door to see if a letters there. I get to the hallway and trip over my bag I left sitting in the hallway. 

"Ow!" I scream aloud along with a profanity or two. I look at my scrapped up knee that drips my dark red blood from it, I pull myself up and to the door not caring about the now gushing blood coming from my knee I just want to see if a letters there. 

I flick the locks open with my freshly painted fingernails that I painted a red with silver tips last night since today's Christmas Eve! I get the door open and hold it with my foot and pull out the lonely letter that remains by its self since there's no post on Christmas Eve or Christmas. 

I take the neat letter and run inside and to my bathroom to clean up my cut. I turn the hot water knob in the bathtub on and steam immediately comes up.I stick my knee under the water, I gasp at the pain then sigh as it goes away. The blood rinses off and I carefully place a band aid over it, then go into my bedroom with the letter and lay on my still made bed.

I carefully open the letter and a little card falls out, a gift card? I look at the gift card it says topshop, I flip it over to the back and it tells me 100 pounds are on it. I set the gift card aside on my side table and unfold the letter. There always folded into three, I flip up the first flap then flip down the second and begin reading. It says

Christmas Eve, today is christmas eve. Thats not a clue to who I am other than I do celebrate christmas! I snuck a giftcard in here to topshop but thats only the begining of your gift after all its only christmas eve.......