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Dear Mr. Smith,
I’m sorry for contacting you, and sorry for waiting so long to do so. On the (awfully high) chances that James broke his promise to his sister, you already know what’s happened to her since she left home. If you don’t, though (and don’t blame James, she threatened to stop talking to him too), keep reading.
I suppose I’ll start by saying that these last seventeen years have been happy ones to her, and that even in your absence your daughter was very loved, by both her son and I.
Come to think of it, if you know that she’s been in contact with James, just put this letter down. I don’t want to give bad news unless I have to.
When she left at eighteen, breaking all contact, it wasn’t in anger. She loved you and her mother, and recognized that you’ve always loved her. She wanted her choices to be hers, without contradiction that your disapproval would bring. She did go to college, though, in Albany. That’s where we met.
We were married the year after graduation. I tried to convince her to invite you, but she insisted against it. And nine months later, our son was born. We named him Gage, after you, of course. I’ve never met you, but I’m sorry to say that he didn’t do the name justice.
Anyway, I’ve decided to send you this letter because you deserve to know. And you deserve to see her again, one last time. And if you loved her nearly as much as me, or even close, you’ll take the opportunity.
I hope to meet you soon.
Her funeral’s Wednesday.
- David
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