Forget me never...

Letter 48

My dear Mom,

Hello! How are you? I miss you a lot. But to live with dad is a dream come true. You can't imagine the number of times that I dreamed that I was with him. I can tell you now, when I dreamed that I had a father, it was his face that I saw. Even before I knew that it was him! It's funny, isn't it? I thought that since he was my favorite actor, that was the reason that I imagined him to be like my dad. I didn't want to tell you this to make you unhappy.

I really like my new school. I have all sorts of new friends and my teacher is very pretty. She's impressed by my talent for writing, she said when she corrected my paper. I got the best mark. Dad helps me with my homework and we always have a lot of fun together.

I also wanted to beg your forgiveness for having written to him behind your back. I didn't want to act naughtily, I just wanted to spare you being sad, mom, because you are always sad whenever you talk about dad. I'm sad that daddy is mad at you. I hope that his anger will soon go away.

Grandmother is as kind as she is beautiful. We spend a lot of time together. I'm learning the role of «Hamlet : The Prince of Denmark» by heart and I recite it to Daddy, who knows the role by heart since he played it a few years back. Grandmother recites with me also, as she'll play on stage with daddy. She says that I remind her of dad when he was little.

Some days ago we went to Uncle Charlie's wedding, Dad's best friend. It was superb. His wife is named Sandra and she told me she knew you. She told me to say hello to you. I also met Cookie, Sandra's younger brother, and he said that he knew you and had journeyed with you on the Seagull, Sandra's father Captain Niven's boat, clandestinely (I didn't know the word, dad explained what it meant). You went on a trip without paying, mom? You always told me to pay when we had to, not to cheat. I also saw Captain Niven, who asked about you. He even let me wear his cap. Even Auntie Sandra told Dad that he should have brought you along. It was nice to see all these people who knew you. You should have been there, mom. You now have the greetings of Uncle Charlie, Auntie Sandra, Cookie and Captain Niven. The celebration was great! Dad and I had a lot of fun.

I hope that I'll see you very soon, mom. Say hello to everybody at Pony House for me.

I love you mom,

Your son,

William-Anthony