Thirty Three
“Goodbye” — Francesca BoyleDearest Daddy,
Please, please, please don’t be angry with me. I just can’t bear to think you’ll be angry with me. But I had to do this. I couldn’t let them get away with what they’ve done. Not to Mummy, not to me, and most especially not to you. You are such a wonderful, wonderful man. They have to pay for the terrible things they’ve done to you, the things they’ve made you do.
I know what it will look like, when they find me. But please understand it really was my choice. It was really the only choice, given what they have done to me. I couldn’t let it carry on. I can’t wait and let this thing run its course; I can’t go the way Mummy went. It scares me. I don’t have the courage for that. Sorry. It’s better this way. Hopefully, some good will come
