You know, I saved every letter you wrote me, from the instant I read them I knew in my heart, in my soul that this one was mine." I could feel the hurt and sorrow threaten to stop the words before I could get them out but I wouldn't let them, he needed to hear what I had to say. I sat up from my spot by the fireplace every letter I owned spread out in front of me, the timeline of our love story. my hands shake as I shift through it all looking for the letter that started all of this: The Reynolds pamphlet.
I had reread it about a thousand times trying to make sense of them, how could the man who built me a palace out of every paragraph, who left me weak with every "dearest, eliza" could use what made me fall in love with him to break my heart as well. " All I ever wanted was for us to be enough, for the life we built to be enough. When will you learn that your children will be the best gift that you will leave behind on this earth that they are your legacy?" I turn my head to look at him the letter still being held out in front of me.
I could hear alexander breath hitch at the words. "betsey I-" he took a step closer, "Don't" I say harshly I didn't want him anywhere near me I couldn't trust myself not to do something I'll regret. "you have no right to call me that MY alexander called me that, the alexander I knew would have never took what we built and desecrated It like this, brought the world to witness our shame! But it seems that I don't know that man anymore. " I turn around take a deep breathe and casually throw the letter into the fire, I don't even hesitant at the sound of footsteps quickly approaching I continue to chuck every single letter, every I love you, every evidence of the love story between eliza and alexander into the fireplace, I want it all to burn, I want it to hurt him.
Before he could touch me I quickly stand up, turn and snarl into his face "I hope this was worth it! the world would remember this alexander this would be your legacy the moment you ruined your life ,your reputation, your marriage!"
