The Letter
January
20, 1885
Dear
Isabelle,
My
dear friend, I am leaving London for good. My duty to my family and
to the country that we both love must be fulfilled. My duty, as you
may recall, has been my dream since I was a young child; I am glad
that it will soon be realized.
Isabelle,
please do not cry at my departure for it has been evident for so
long. I also beg of you not to cry at to what I must now confess. I
will miss my closest friend and companion since we were children, for
I will have no one to speak to on my long journey.
But, my dear friend, if you do not know it by now then here it is, I DO NOT love you. I did at one time, but that time is almost forgotten. We were never meant to be, Isabelle, and you were never able to supply me with enough love and support to make both of us happy; my dear Catherine does that for me now. Forgive me if I was rude for that was not my intention, I only meant to tell you the truth.
I
would also like to tell you that the reason for the end of our
relationship was not my fault but YOURS! If it was not
for...no…I cannot continue to think about such times...it is all in
the past as are the precious times we shared during our childhood and
our years of marriage. I am sorry that we were never meant to be. I
did love you, but no more.
I
am still very grateful to you, Isabelle for all that you have done
for me in the past. Please accept my best regards for your health and
happiness. Good-Bye
and Good Luck,
David
Parker
Isabelle
looked up from the letter with tears streaming down her pale cheeks.
She could hardly believe it. David had left her for her 'best friend'
Catherine Smith. She had given him everything. She had abandoned her
dream to be with him and this is what he does...
She
slowly rose from her bed and walked towards the window. She looked
out at the city she loved with all her heart, and she remembered her
few years with David. They had been married for three years; when he
proposed she was only fifteen years old. He had been the most
debonair man she had ever known and he was also the most kind...why
had he done this? She knew the answer but she had to believe that
there was another explanation…
Her
thoughts then turned back to her childhood when she had first met
David and where it all began...