Dear Peter Pan,
Please, I am begging you, take me away to Neverland. I don't want to grow up yet. Decisions bombard me every day, and I'm afraid that if I make the wrong one, my whole future will change. I believe in fairies, mermaids, and the Lost Boys. Perhaps you can help me by giving me pixie dust? I already have Faith and Trust, the two things I've never forgotten even if they have been bruised and broken.
Everything is whizzing by, Peter. I'm afraid. I'm afraid of it all. Save me. It's going too fast. I can still remember entering my first school and, in two years' time, I would be in college. I need your help. I don't want to be a kid forever…I just want to be a kid a little longer. I ask for not much, only the pixie dust, really. I can make my way from here. It's 'second star to the right, and straight on till morning', correct?
In all honesty, I think I may have passed the age limit already, seeing as I'm turning 16 in less than a month and all, but I promise I'm still a kid at heart! I know that a fairy is created with a baby's first gurgle of laughter. I know that unicorns started to become invisible when humans became too evil for them. I know that you exist, Peter Pan. You're merely too busy getting other kids who need you more than I do.
I'll keep wishing on the second star to the right, secretly hoping you'll hear from me. I won't be able to steal your shadow like Wendy did because my dog likes other people. I can perhaps give you a kiss after this adventure is over…maybe.
The truth is, I'm not ready for life. I can't decide what to do in university—I'm 15! What do I know about life? I'm not even halfway through it!
You're lucky, you know. To never grow up. You don't have responsibilities and college applications to face. I'm terrified of what the future holds for me. The Real World is cruel, vicious, and evil. They won't take 'no' for an answer. They will step on your toes to reach the top. They will invade your fortress just to see you squirm. It's horrible.
So please, I'm begging you, take me away to Neverland. Away from evils my world has. Help me run away by flying. Save me from my impending doom. Cover me from stabs that life will throw at me. All I want is to be an innocent child for a little longer. That's all.
Love,
Jellie