She Wrote Back

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Dear No-Name-Stranger,
I'm sorry it has taken so long for me to send a letter. There has been some discrepancies in our...post office.

Your mother is correct, child. Never ask a female's age. I believe it is wise to follow  her advice more.

I suppose as pen pals we are to talk about ourselves?

Well, I was seperated from my parents but I no longer remember them. The only friends I have are two adorable children. Their names are Katie and Thomas.

I would be really interested to know more about you.

               Is your name Sean?
                           Elena

I only raised an eyebrow. 'So long' meant six months in her country then?

By now I was back in school with a job in a cafe. I honestly thought I offended or scared her off when I replied to her first letter.

Though I'm sort of interested. It takes six months to reply to a letter and she most probably grew up an orphan. To top it off, her only friends were a bunch of brats.

I thought I was an introvert.

I got up from my meditating positioncand reached for a pen.

"Why am I doing this?" I muttered to the empty room.


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