Recessive's

The Letter

Dear Natalie,

I just wanted to say I'm sorry. I don't want to leave you alone. But I have to go, if I don't leave now I won't ever be able to leave. The world is a cruel place my little sister, people will be so mean and there will be things that you will have to witness, awful things, things you have already seen. I just want you to stay strong. Stay strong little sister, I know that you will grow up to be so powerful and I will always watch over you. As much as I love you Natalie, I do not want you to die or follow in my footsteps. I was not the older brother that Mother and Father wanted, you deserved. I wish that I could tell you to be yourself and everything will turn out okay, but thats a lie. Everything you know is a lie! I am a lie! I want you to be safe, but to be safe you will have to lie and trick people into thinking you are something that you are not.

My dear sweet Natalie, I want you to understand that no matter how beautiful you are. You must not tell a soul what who you are. You are Natalie Brinn, the brown haired brown eyed girl. Not Natalie Gate the blue eyed blonde haired beauty. Your blue eyes, I still remember them and it is a sight that I never want to forget. They aren't like my eye color, they are softer more gray than blue. I can still picture them opening for the very first time. I saw them first Father was selling out a fellow rag, Father wasn't home at the time. Mother was ready to turn us both in furious when she saw your eyes, complaining about how we had damned the family. She almost did it. When your hair grew in she had to save up for weeks to get a years supply of hair dye. I love your hair though, I never see it anymore. Its just brown now, the same as everyone else.

People are wrong Natalie. We are not less than them just because we are recessives. I don't want you to know what is really going on and forget how wrong they are. I know that now it may be hard for you to understand. You are still so small, but when you age you will see that I did this for a reason, to escape. The government is evil? corrupt sister. They should not be in control, because they are doing things that they are trying to hide.

I can't say more than that in this letter in case it falls into the wrong hands. I can only pray that this letter hasn't sent you to The Cleansing. I could not live with myself knowing that you died because of my hands. Then again at least you will be safe with me.

Natalie, I want you to promise me that you will ask questions. Don't raise suspicion, but I want you to find out what is hiding in the Institution. Have you ever noticed Natalie? Think of all the people we see get hauled there day after day, I have counted. Not all of them come out, what are they doing to them in there? If anyone could figure it out it would be you, you are insanely clever.

I am so sorry Natalie, I didn't want it to be this way, but it will keep you safe. I love you

-Brandon