To Edward

To Edward,

Hello, Edward. How are you? It's been a long time since we last met.

I pray to God that you are well until we meet. I've been thinking about the past lately since I have nothing to do. Do you have any ideas to pass this time?

I still remember those beautiful days when we were children – the sturdy old house built of red bricks, the adjacent cowshed, my mother cooking delicious soup for lunch with the tasty beef, and your father going to the city with my father for shopping. Remember how we used to play around the apple trees in Mr. Robinson's backyard?

Do you recall when I used to tell you I was hungry, and you'd quickly grab an apple from the tree and give it to me? Mr. Robinson scolding you afterward is etched in my memory. You always found him grumpy, calling him a stingy old man.

 Back then, as a child, I couldn't blame you, but looking back, I bet Mr. Robinson wasn't stingy at all; he was just concerned about your safety , evidenced by him always giving you apples during harvest season. Those were truly beautiful days, Edward.

Remember when we clasped hands, rushed to the hill, and threw ourselves on the grass, letting the sun playfully kiss our faces? Returning home to have cheese-covered bread and fresh milk, I wonder why those precious moments ended.

I wonder, deep in my heart, why I know the answer all too well, just as you do. When your father came home alone without my father, we were too young to understand betrayal, but we witnessed it. I recall my silence when my father asked about me, nodding and shaking my head to assure him I was fine. It feels like I was involved in that betrayal.

Do you remember when we escaped to Mr. Robinson's house to avoid witnessing what our parents were doing? Reflecting on it now, our childhood seems shattered.

That day at Mr. Robinson's house, do you remember it? When we returned to find chaos, my father yelling at your father and my mother, and how we felt? I don't remember much, only my tears because I didn't want us to part, Edward. You were like a brother to me. Did you feel the same? I truly wonder about that.

After that accident, my life changed and turned upside down. However, I am still trying to repair what was destroyed. I will never despair, especially since what I am trying to repair is my shattered childhood and my miserable self

I really hope that we will meet as soon as possible, I am very looking forward to seeing you . Will you be free soon? What do you think about meeting in the place where we used to meet several years ago?

I'm tired now, and time is running late. The candle will extinguish, and I have no other. I entrust you to God and promise to send another message soon.

From Charlotte

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