MY LETTER TO
YOU
Alphonse
crept into the small library where Edward had fallen asleep on the
desk, writing a letter. Al shook his blonde head ruefully, he still
slept with his stomach out Alphonse turned him over and slung him
over his shoulders, although the younger brother he was strong. He
hauled Edward up to his bedroom and put him on his couch, arranging
the blanket around his brother. He smiled, one more time then left
the room, returning to the library, Al turned over the letter,
"Trisha Elric." Al read quietly, feeling the sadness that
seeped out of the letter and its writer, I know I shouldn't pry
but…Al thought as he opened the crisp, manila envelope, showing
straight, polite, black letters that formally walked across the page.
Dear Mom, I cant tell you how much I miss you, Al and I are doing
fine, we hope you're fine too. There's going to be a day mom,
when Al and I bring you back, not just a skeleton, that's not our
mother and we know it, a real person. Al stopped and noticed the
wet spots on the otherwise dry paper, he frowned, concerned but kept
on reading Not a day goes by that I don't try not to be sad for
you, and I try not to be sad, Al doesn't need the encouragement.
Its so hard holding up this mask, they think I'm tough and no one
can touch me, but mom, all I can do is try so hard not to cry and
resist the urge to be sad, because you and Al are all I have, so I
cant disappoint you. The letter ended, and Al sat down on the
whicker chair. His poor brother, always trying to fend for himself,
trying to be tough…Edward
opened his mouth to yell but no sound came, his mother still smiled,
blood drenched on her lips and apron. 'Its too bad you couldn't
put me back together too…" her whisper rasped close to his ear,
"Mooom! Mom!" he screamed, and woke himself up, crying and
sobbing for somebody, anybody. He closed his eyes, trying to wash out
the gory image of the corpse, but his mind only brought fresh
versions of it, every night the same dream…. He couldn't feel his
heart breaking because it had already broke into so many pieces, it
could never be put back together again.
