A Letter

Dear Morgana,1

Can you believe this is happening? Do you dare believe that your emotions, thoughts, feelings are real? My God, today must be a dream; a wonderful fantasy that will make you ache when you wake up. How long has it been since you felt this way? Did you ever feel this way?2

I know what you're feeling; your heart is about to burst just from knowing what his feelings are for you. You can't stop smiling! This is so wonderful, it's almost too good to be true.3

What if it is?4

And now seeds of doubt are planted in your mind and heart, and they grow into twin trees, their fruits filled with bitter juices. They whisper to you, filling your ears with uncertainty and disbelief. I can see it, but I'm helpless to do anything about it, and I'm not sure I want to...what if their words are true?5

Nothing makes sense anymore; he's no longer your friend, but something else. Something different, not necessarily better or worse. What relationship have you with him?6

And with this one thought, your world crumbles. Pieces of it drift through your mind, without completely disappearing. They taunt; remnants of a shattered life that you cannot piece together, no matter how hard you try.7

Tears, liquid fire make their way down your face. You're lost, so confused. No-one can understand what you are feeling. Who else has fallen in love with their best friend, besides you, someone you've known since you were toddlers? Who else knows what pain love brings?8

And now, a hand lifts your chin up, while soft fingers brush your tears away. You look into eyes that you've known all your life and hear words that will change you forever:9

"Believe in us; I know what you're feeling."10

By magic, the shards of a broken life repair themselves, gleaming and proud. You gaze upon him, this one person who's known you your entire life, who understands you better than you could imagine, and you know then that-11

You are the match for him, for only you understand him better than he could ever know himself, and you love him, just as he loves you. 12

Love does bring pain, but what you did not realize at first was that after the pain, love is the only way to heal. A curtain lifts before your very eyes, and finally, understanding dawns upon you.13

This is your first time letting someone heal you with love. Your first time trusting someone to cure you with something you can't see, only feel.14

You don't know how happy you've made me, because if you're happy, then I am happy.15

-Morgana16

Author notes

Well, for the contest, this was written from myself to myself. It is about the first time falling in 'true love' in case you couldn't tell. She (er, I) is (am?) falling in love with someone I've known since I was a little kid. In the letter, I'm afraid because I've been hurt by what I thought was 'love' (before), and I'm hesitant to try again.

It is NOT a true story, lol. I'm only 14; haven't ever fallen in love (only minor crushes). And besides, people I knew when I was a little kid don't even live in the same continent! Anyways, hope you like this story!

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  • Morgana
    August 17, 2004
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    hi again, I fixed the errors.

    -morgana

  • Morgana
    August 17, 2004
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    Thanks for reading. Wow, 10? That's so cool. hmm..I see you have a new story out? Time to read some more about whitaker...

    -morgana


  • kirbysman
    August 17, 2004
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    Nice job with this and good development of the thought. And interesting idea. And, not so unusual - I met my wife when we were 10 and we were friends, and then we were married at 19. It happens. You write very well - keep it up. Will IM you with a couple of things. Paul

  • Morgana
    August 11, 2004
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    Lol, yeah it's just something that was in my head, and it sort of ballooned into something big, so I just wrote it. You're right, it's hard to write well when you're trying to talk about things that have actually happened to you.

    Thanks for the applause! I've never tried writing a letter in 'poetic form'...that'd be really hard...harder still if I was relating it to personal experiences...

    Anyways, thanks again!

    -morgana

  • Open Eyes
    August 11, 2004
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    lol at the author comments at the end... i was reading it as if it were true... so to go back and read it with the awareness that it was spawned completely from your imagination makes it incredible... you make it sound real! very cool letter to yourself, i'm impressed i once wrote a letter to myself (in poetic form) but it didn't turn out half as good as this, probably because it was rooted in truth and i was too close to the emotions i was trying to get across... for crafting a complete work of fiction and making it quite believable... applause! ~o.e.~

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