The Love Letters 「P1」

「Sunday」

It was a bright and sunny afternoon that was meant

to be spent outside. There was not a cloud in sight in the blue sky, and the sun himself took the liberty to use its warm rays to lure people of all ages outside. 

Talia was different though; she didn‘t leave the quarters of her house, choosing instead to stay inside and half a cup of home made ice cream that she had just made. Today would have been a better day if Rick were here. 

Yesterday, Rick called Talia and told her that he was leaving to go to Rome for a week. A week! A whole entire 168 hours! So Talia stayed indoors as confinement, forbidding herself to stay indoors until Rick came back. Selena worked almost every day this week....she was lucky, though. She worked with the same guy who harbored the exact feelings for her! 

In a slump, Talia flipped through the channels on TV. Everything on the screen was either a boring old rerun or an annoying TV commercial with that familiar yet naggy old tune. Just as Talia was about to fall asleep from utter boredom, the doorbell rang.

Talia closed the door behind the mailman and went back into the living room. She set the package down onto the coffee table and studied the label: it was Rick‘s address! His address? It was from Rick? But how??

After ripping open the package, Talia found enclosed a single, piece of stationary. It was a letter neatly folded; the folds were sharp and crisp and Talia shook from excitement as she realized what she was reading.

「 I, 

 Really really miss you already. I hope you are doing well. Make sure you‘re eating enough and drinking enough water! You better not be in a worse condition when I come back. I am depending on you to take care of yourself so that when I come back we can go to the Firefly festival. I am always thinking of you, so please be careful with yourself! I would like to return to you as a happier and more dependable Rick, so please...be safe.

Please wait for my return. 

「From, 

         Rick

Talia‘s face lit up in glee and she sank back onto her couch with the letter pressed to her heart. Rick always knew the right thing to say...even when he wasn‘t physically here. 

°°°°°「P1 END」•••••