At some point in the day while the happy couple were out, Keirra had snuck in to retrieve her bag. She left a stack of letters on their kitchen counter.
The first one was labeled, Levi:
Levi,
You?re absolutely right, I?m a coward. I?m terrified every damn second of my life. Terrified I won?t be a good mother, terrified that I?ll start drinking again. Terrified I?ll be the same parent that my dad was. If I stay here without Gerry? I feel like that?ll happen, without a doubt. I want to drink so bad, Levi. If you haven?t torn this up yet, thank you. I hope that someday you can forgive me for taking off. And who knows? Maybe he?ll come back. But every second staying here without him is unlike any pain I?ve ever felt before.
I love you so much. You?re my brother, you will always be my brother?even if I?m a shit sister. I never deserved to have either of you in my life, and I?m so lucky I did. Hell, I never really deserved Gerry. He was such a good, honest person. It took him nineteen years to figure out how to get back home, Levi. I can?t wait here for nineteen years?and maybe he wanted to stay home. I was stupid for not going with him.
Anyways, this letter isn?t about him. It?s about you. I love you, and I?ve written down your number. I?ll be in touch at some point. Until then? Wish me luck out there.
The first one was labeled, Levi:
Levi,
You?re absolutely right, I?m a coward. I?m terrified every damn second of my life. Terrified I won?t be a good mother, terrified that I?ll start drinking again. Terrified I?ll be the same parent that my dad was. If I stay here without Gerry? I feel like that?ll happen, without a doubt. I want to drink so bad, Levi. If you haven?t torn this up yet, thank you. I hope that someday you can forgive me for taking off. And who knows? Maybe he?ll come back. But every second staying here without him is unlike any pain I?ve ever felt before.
I love you so much. You?re my brother, you will always be my brother?even if I?m a shit sister. I never deserved to have either of you in my life, and I?m so lucky I did. Hell, I never really deserved Gerry. He was such a good, honest person. It took him nineteen years to figure out how to get back home, Levi. I can?t wait here for nineteen years?and maybe he wanted to stay home. I was stupid for not going with him.
Anyways, this letter isn?t about him. It?s about you. I love you, and I?ve written down your number. I?ll be in touch at some point. Until then? Wish me luck out there.