A Letter From the Past

by Lil' Fizz

Kermit is over the moon when he receives a letter from his long lost twin brother. Surely letting a deprived relative into his life is a good thing, right? But as a joyful story takes a tragic twist, Kermit realises that not everything goes according to plan. A story of trust and brotherhood but also a tale of making fresh starts, not always being stuck as the person you once were.

1. A Letter from the Past

Dear Kermit,

Do you remember me? Probably not. You probably don't even know I exist. But I have some pretty big news to break to you. I am your long lost brother. Twin, in fact. We are completely identical apart from one small mark I have on my face. You may be asking, how do I know this when you had no idea? Well, brother, let's just say I have been well educated. My foster parents made sure I knew what had happened. You see, Mum and Dad couldn't afford to keep both of us as well as all our other brothers and sisters, it was an expensive world out there, you know. So when times got really tough, Mum and Dad had to sell one of us. The one that caused the most trouble. Me.

I'll be honest with you, Kermit. I'm not the perfect brother. Especially when I was a kid. I was mischievous, cheeky, naughty. I was the bad one; you were always the good one, good as gold. Was I jealous? Of course I was, but I didn't change, I didn't know how. But eventually, I learnt to accept myself and we went on as normal, you were good, I was bad. And although Mum and Dad were constantly annoyed with me, they constantly punished me; I never imagined that they would do what they did.

I am not certain of what happened, I have a few shady memories (as I'm sure, do you), my foster parents have said a few things, not much, but I've made most of it up. I'm nothing if not inventive, brother. You'll deny it, I know you will. I understand if you want to keep the past in the past, I have no record of where you went when you left home so; I'm guessing that was pretty big. But as both of my foster parents have sadly passed away now, I'm on a search to find some, any family. I have leads to our parents and our other siblings, but I was interested in you, big brother. I wanted to know more about this twin brother of mine.

That was when I found an advertisement for a thing called The Muppet Show and it had you on the front cover! So this is your new life, huh? This fancy TV program? I have to say, big brother, I'm impressed.

So I found your address on the back of the leaflet and wrote you this letter. I understand if you want to keep your history firmly in the past but I really, really hope that you have a little place in your heart for

Your little twin brother.
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