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Heidi
“Do you…do you want to read those letters with me?” I whispered.
Landon froze. “Right now?”
“Yeah. I just…I thought now might be a good time.”
He leaned over and switched on the side table light. “Let’s do it.”
“You’re sure? You still want to?”
“I think you need to.”
I took a deep breath and then padded into the closet. I carried out the box of letters. It was pretty heavy. The last time I’d counted, there were over three hundred unopened, unanswered letters in there. I was sure it was closer to three hundred fifty now. It was a daunting task but one that I felt I should finally dig into.
My dad had made mistakes, like me and Landon, and I hoped that, by reading through the letters, I might actually discover the truth in all of what my father had done.
Landon took the tu
