CHAPTER 6: THE LETTER
Mark wrote to me from prison.
I didn't open the letter for three days.
When I finally did, I was surprised by what I read.
Evelyn,
I know I don't have the right to ask for anything. I know I hurt you and Lily in ways I can never undo. But I need you to know that I'm sorry. I was lost. I was angry. I was broken. I took it out on the people who loved me most.
I'm in therapy now. I'm facing what I did. I'm trying to become a better person.
I don't expect you to forgive me. I don't expect you to believe me. But I wanted you to know that I'm trying.
Take care of Lily.
Mark
I read the letter three times.
Then I put it in a drawer and closed it.
I wasn't ready to forgive him.
But maybe someday, I would be.
Maybe someday, I'd find it in my heart to let go of the anger.
May you like
But not today.
Today, I was going to focus on Lily.
