A Letter From The Past
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Summary: When Brennan receives a letter, her world become in disarray. A forgotten past comes back to reclaim its place in her life once again.
Disclaimer: BONES is mine (in my dreams!!!!!) JK
Temperance gave one last look and a faint smile at the family and quickly went on with her life. Seeing Booth with his child, noticing what a good father he must be brings joy and at the same time, pain in her heart. The pain could easily be perceived at this point, when she was about to walk away, as tears were welling up in that clear blue eyes of hers and were threatening to fall. She was aching deep inside for two reasons: some of the pain was due to her past, her father, she recalls, and those days when she sat on his lap; while most of the pain was because of a secret she was trying to forget. A memory from the past that she once escaped haunted her at that very moment.
The case they resolved earlier was too much for her. It had to deal with family dramas as well as theirs, and motherhood. She hated this kind of cases but she couldn't escape them, after all, it was part of her job. These kinds of cases could really take her to her vulnerable side.
As she was making her way through the streets of DC, she passed by a girl, an auburn haired girl in her teens, breastfeeding her child. She found herself completely astonished and couldn't take her eyes of the two figures. Here she was, walking into the streets of DC, hoping that this walk would help her ease her mind, but only making things worse. She found herself more and more vulnerable at that point. Finally, she decided to go home and take a break, maybe to think things over and help clear her mind. She decided to get a cab.
When she got home, she decided to just write her new book, as it sometimes helps to channel her emotions. She got her laptop and sat at her bed, ready to type the jumbled words in her head. She sat there for almost two hours, writing. But when she looked at what she has done, she was surprised! Normally, two hours was enough for her to finish a one chapter but that day, two hours was only enough for her two finish two sentences, which clearly didn't even made sense. It didn't even fit in the storyline of Kathy's life. Plus, it contained a single word that even added to Brennan's shock. A word which to everybody was just common but to her brings everything in disarray. A word which read "Maya".
Maybe writing was such a bad idea, she thought. She clearly could not focus on her book because her mind was preoccupied by a recollection. Every year, she dreads that day and unfortunately, today was that day.
Obviously, she was not herself that day for her to write, or to move forward with her life so she decided to sleep so that when she wakes up, the day would be over and hopefully, she would be herself once again.
The sun was shining brightly when Temperance opened her eyes. It was morning. It was all over again. She had hoped that she would be herself when she wakes up, that she would be once again Dr. Temperance Brennan, the world renowned forensic anthropologist with the walls that surround her and a heart that could take anything, which would not break down.
Yesterday was the longest day in her life and although she has not yet recovered from the impact of the previous day's event, she decided to pretend to be herself. She got out of bed and did her daily routine. After she got dressed, she quickly made her way downstairs, got out, locked the door and headed o the Jeffersonian.
When she got there, she quickly headed to her office, as the usual, put on her blue lab coat and made her way to the platform. There a body awaited her.
"So what's our case for today?", she asked Zach, her assistant, who was looking at pieces of bones that are laid in anatomical order in the table.
"Good Morning, Dr. Brennan. Our victim today is male, age around 40, identity is still unknown but Angela is working on it." He replied.
Brennan was about to leave when Zack called her which made her turn around.
"Dr. Brennan, wait! There is something for you in here"
Temperance turned around and hurriedly went up the platform again. Zack handed her a small envelope with her name on it. She hurriedly went to her office to read it.
When she got there, she rapidly opened the envelope. There she found a letter written in a rose scented, scarlet stationary. From the moment she laid her eyes on the letter, she knew who sent it. Her eyes widened with every word.
Dearest Temperance Brennan,
You might not remember me anymore but we met twelve years ago. This letter was the hardest one for me to write but I had to. We only met once but I knew that our meeting gave an impact on your life. The past twelve years has been the greatest years of my life, and maybe yours too. But that is not the point. I know that you will not read this letter if I put my name in it. That explains why only your name could be seen in the envelope, but again, that isn't the point of this letter.
I…I can't tell you how sorry I am for ever writing this letter to you, but I must. For Sarah's sake. Seven years ago, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I tried to get cured, I went to the best hospitals, got the best medicine and everything but it seems that the inevitable happened. Now the cancer has spread everywhere and I only have a few days to live. That is why I need you to…Sarah needs you. I am entrusting her to your care. I am now giving her back to you.
Truly Yours,
Marie Burrows-O'Connor
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