Holmes' Book Of One Shots

I Am Terribly Sorry (A Letter from John)

      I am terribly sorry.

      I am sorry for how I will hurt you.

      I am sorry Mary Morstan.

      Mary, I love you to bits. Thank you for being with me. I know I have not been very…pleasant. All of this…everything that has happened has just messed with my head a bit. You stayed with me though, and I am so grateful to have had you in my life. You’ve done so much for me, and I cannot express in words how much you have meant to me the past two years. Thank you so much. I am terribly sorry.

      I am sorry Mrs. Hudson.

      Mrs. Hudson, you are the kindest woman I have ever met and I know it’s been hard for you since that day. Thank you for accepting Sherlock and I, and letting us rent the flat. God knows how much of a mess we made, especially Sherlock. The wall had it coming though, apparently. I am terribly sorry.

      I am sorry Greg Lestrade.

      Greg, you’ve been so kind since Sherlock…you know. Thank you for all of your support through this. I have enjoyed your visits and the times we went out to the pub. That was always quite fun, and I apologize that we will not ever have the time to do that again. Thank you for being there for me, mate. I am terribly sorry.

      I am sorry Molly Hooper.

      Molly, I know how much you fancied him, and how much it hurt you after he fell. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me since then. Sherlock was grateful for everything you have done for him, although he was always such and arse to you. Thank you for always being there for him, even when I was not there, or before he and I were friends. I am terribly sorry.

      I am sorry Harriet Watson.

      I love you Harriet. I know we have had our differences. We have fought, and I am ashamed to say that there have been times that I wish you had never come into my life. You know what, though? That is what all siblings think sometimes. I cannot tell you enough that I do love you. I am so proud in your process, and I hope you continue to get better. Take that as my last wish, Harry. Sober up, stop drinking. It would mean the world to me. I love you so much Harry. No matter what I’ve said to you in the past, no matter how many times we have fought or disagreed, just remember that I love you. I am terribly sorry.

      I am sorry Sherlock Holmes.

      Sherlock, I know you will never read this. You are gone, and you have been gone for quite awhile now, and I have waited for you to come back. Needless to say, you have not. Thank you for being my flat mate. Thank you for all of the craziness you have added to my life. All of the cases, and our adventures; I am so grateful. I will take the stories of Holmes and Watson to my grave. Which is the reason I am writing this. I am terribly sorry.

      Goodbye Mary. Goodbye Mrs. Hudson. Goodbye Greg. Goodbye Molly. Goodbye Harriet. See you soon Sherlock.

      I am terribly sorry.

      Sincerely,

      Dr. John Hamish Watson