all the things I never got to tell you.

06

There may be some things better than sex, and there may be some things worse. But there's nothing exactly like it.
W. C. Fields (1979-1964)

Dear Ashley,

Momma's belly still hasn't come back. I hope you're not still sick, it's been months. Momma seems really sad and her and Shawn have been fighting a lot. I hope that they're okay.

It's Halloween now, my birthday was a few days ago. You were supposed to come but you never did. Maybe mama was wrong and it takes longer than nine months. I wanted to share my candy with you, I think you'd like Halloween, it's really fun. I get to go with both mommy and daddy.

Daddy is getting married to a pretty girl named Billie. She's growing a baby too! Maybe she'll let me name him Hello Kitty! I really hope so, it's a nice name.

Billie is really nice to me, she's nothing like Cinderella's step mom. I look a lot like Billie, but she has blue eyes and I have hazel green ones, just like mommy and daddy. Billie is funny, and she has lots of sisters and brothers. They're all my family now, it's so exciting. I get to be the flower girl in their wedding.

I don't want to wear a dress, especially a pink one. And I don't want to throw flowers in front of people, that's mean to the flowers. But daddy says I can't wear jeans and a shirt like I want. I don't like dresses, they're no fun.

You're not allowed to run around in dresses and you can't wear sneakers. I like sneakers, I actually would rather go bare foot, but apparently that's not acceptable. If I could I'd run around barefoot all the time, but I mostly just wear my Dorothy shoes.

I'll get you a pair of Dorothy shoes. They're sparkly and red and you can tap them around in the ground. It's a lot of fun and they're pretty. Then we can match!
Sincerely,
Jesalique Jordyn Dianne Hires