Chapter 10 - 270 days

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Dear Moon,

I think it's getting better now. I still have some slight issues but it's not as severe as it was before. I'm still on a lot of drugs though, since I've been to rehabilitation before and apparently this relapse made it a lot worse.

On the brighter side, the doctors have estimated my time here and they said that I would be released after 9 months. I've started to count down the days on a sheet of paper. You know the cliché thing the criminals do in movies when they draw lines on a wall or a paper to count down their days? Well, that's what I'm doing.

I've also told our friends about my condition and even though I've pushed them away and treated them like nothing, they're still so supporting and it really helps me. Ryan and Meg visited me the other day and I finally laughed, after a long, long time and it felt great. I think I can see a small glimmer of hope now, it's like a little light from a candle in the vast space of darkness.

Moon, are you proud of me now? I know that I've let you down and hurt you with my actions and I'm deeply sorry. I'm trying to make it right again. I will get better. And after all the sulking and self-pitying, I'm finally on the right path again. And this time, I promise you Moon, I won't deter from it again. I'm going to keep walking down this path until my time on this planet is over and I get to see you again.

Until we meet again,

Sun

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