DEAR D (pen pal edition) ✔️

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DIMITRI 

September 14th
Dear Delia,
I'm so sorry about your mom. And your cousin. I didn't mean to overstep my boundaries. To answer your question, I'm not sure. I don't want her to think I've been ungrateful. We've never really been that close anyway, but it would be nice to have a conversation with my own mother that wasn't about school or perfect grades or chores. I want to tell her everything. How I hate myself and the way I look and whenever I look in the mirror I will never be able to love what I see.

Besides, my mom would never understand. You should see her. She's a goddess. She was prom queen in high school and a model throughout college until she met my dad, settled down, and had us. My mom is so beautiful, and I will never live up to that. I don't even compare. There's no way she'd be able to relate to what I feel.

I miss Diamond so much. She finally left yesterday for college. She's studying to become a nurse. We shared a room and now she's not here anymore. Diamond said she'd call every day, but I don't expert her to. I don't want to make her do anything. I know how stressful college can be. But that's why I'm glad we're pen pals. I have someone to talk to, guilt free. You like talking to me, too, right? Here's my question:

If you could eat ANYTHING right now, what would it be?

Love, Dimitri

(I've only been in school for 3 weeks and I already have to write a 3-page essay for English)