I'm sorry. This is an unfair letter to leave behind. Or rather, it's unfair for me to be leaving you behind, despite everything. Even if I tell you not to think of this as your fault, I know you probably will. But I've said it anyway, so there.
You're a kind person. And I think you have a heart so big that it hurts you sometimes. In a lot of ways, that's wonderful. But it's heavy, too. The others here care for you just as much as you care for them. Make sure you let them carry it for you, sometimes.
[ There's a blot on the paper here, like Ryoko hesitated for a bit before writing what comes next. ]
I'd never been to a sleepover like that before. I didn't have many friends growing up, especially not girls my age, so it wasn't something I'd ever done. It was loud and busy and fun. I wish we could have had more of them.
PARKER
I'm sorry. This is an unfair letter to leave behind. Or rather, it's unfair for me to be leaving you behind, despite everything. Even if I tell you not to think of this as your fault, I know you probably will. But I've said it anyway, so there.
You're a kind person. And I think you have a heart so big that it hurts you sometimes. In a lot of ways, that's wonderful. But it's heavy, too. The others here care for you just as much as you care for them. Make sure you let them carry it for you, sometimes.
[ There's a blot on the paper here, like Ryoko hesitated for a bit before writing what comes next. ]
I'd never been to a sleepover like that before. I didn't have many friends growing up, especially not girls my age, so it wasn't something I'd ever done. It was loud and busy and fun. I wish we could have had more of them.
Thank you.
Ryoko