Come & Get Your Love • Alex Turner

8: Letters Hit Different

Avery,

I know we've been putting some designs in our letters. Had to put some efforts too while making our exchanged letters. The way you design the flowers and stars in your letters is completely alluring. I'm jealous right now of how good you are in artworks, please share me your secret of how to become an expert artist.

Oakland was fun, Ave! The crowd gave us the loudest cheer especially when we sang Crying Lightning and 505, we have our closest pal named Miles to play the guitar part for 505. Sooner and sooner, I'll introduce him to ya! He literally wants to meet you too!

I can't believe you're a heavy metal and an emo fan too. One of my favourite songs from My Chemical Romance is Welcome to the Black Parade. I promise you, Ave, when we get back there in LA, I'll free you some tickets!

You did the thesis by your own? I'm so sorry to hear this, Ave. At least you took a rest and let your groupmates to be the ones to present the said topic instead. How does it feel for a person like me who didn't enter college in order to be a musician? I'm happy to hear you had fun in your life with your school peers! You should be excited for your incoming sophomore year, I bet you can do it better!

To answer your question, I'm from Sheffield! My mum is not a Sheffield native though but my dad is! I turned twenty-five last January 6th, damn I feel too old. I know you never heard of Sheffield before but I think you already heard of South Yorkshire, a county in England.

It's so lucky of you to have siblings, even though it makes you the youngest one. Being an only child has a lot of perks, promise. When I was younger, I always shared a bond with my parents though like enjoying car rides and bicycles and jamming to the songs that would play in the car. Still, I wished to have a sibling though.

I told ya yer really smart! A 17 year old girl like you would be moving to UCLA, it's really cool. Lucky for you, you immediately got admitted there. I wish I just did my best to enter there when I was 18.

I feel you of missing your home place already. Don't worry, you'll make it to Arlington sooner. Close your eyes and imagine that you're in Arlington already seeing your family again. That's what I do everyday, imagining I was in Sheffield already to see my parents and the beauty of the city, it's everything where we started of creating the band we are today.

Jamie's been ranting to us about Bridgette, like before the show starts, he's such a child for her. Did you already say hi for her? It's like, he can't live without her presence haha.

Let me know when you'll be back in Arlington so that if I'll send another letter to you, it won't end up in another place. Specify also your address, so that it won't get lost. I'm happy that you're enjoying the summer break you deserve right now!

This is all I can say to you, love. Talk to you again soon!

-Alex

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Hi Alex!

Thank you for the compliment of describing the way I design my letters. Had to also put some efforts so that it won't get lame at all. Please, don't underestimate yourself. Your drawings are really cute and really makes my day. Practice makes perfect, bro, and I'm used to drawing stuffs since I was 5. I'll teach you how to draw again when you'll get back here.

I'm really proud of you guys! And yes, I already heard Crying Lightning and 505 when they first got released. I'm also excited to meet this Miles guy!

Been a fan of rock n roll, emo, and metal when I turned 6. My parents are a huge fan of the genres, that's why I've been into those since. Don't worry Alex, I can afford your concert tickets, so you don't need to free me some. It's totally embarrassing for me and unfair to the ones who can't afford.

You don't need to be sorry though of how my groupmates treated me. I've moved on from them ever since. It's a karma for them from going to exquisite parties. Okay fine, I'm quite ready for my sophomore year!

Sheffield? The place is familiar to me. I've been to the UK when I was 8, but only in London. Damn, January's your birthday? Happy late late late birthday mister twenty-five years old. No, twenty-five's not an older age since we're only three years apart.

Not really Alex. I don't call myself as a total genius as I study for my future. Don't feel bad for yourself, at least you guys made it to the world because of the beautiful melody you've been making since.

About Bridgette, I already told her and she said hello for Jamie in return. She's quite bored when I encountered her yesterday at the supermarket, she wants someone who could talk to her so that she won't delve her problems deeply. Perhaps, the answer for this would be Jamie.

Good news, I'll be back in Arlington by next week! Sure, I'll specify you the address, '6004 Amberwood Ct, Arlington, TX 76016, USA, and will give you tons of updates when I get there. Already booked plane tickets an hour ago when I got home from work.

Talk to you soon, Alex. Best wishes for the upcoming rounds of your tour!

-Avery