Dear Mommy
Disclaimer: I do not own Sweeney Todd or the associated characters.
It had been thirteen long years since her mother had died. Her father was Sweeney Todd, a very talented barber, and her mother- now deceased- was quite a nice baker. According to her 'brother' Toby, that was.
Sweeney never spent much time with her now, though. She was old enough to take care of herself, he said. He used to tell her stories about her mother, but that had stopped long ago. Through it all, he remained indifferent, almost bored or not caring.
Today was her birthday, and she had scarcely seen her father for two weeks. Thirteen years old, and thirteen years since her mother had died. She gave her life to save her own daughter.
Elizabeth Todd had her mother's auburn hair and her father's dark eyes. Her stare was sometimes cold- she had learned from the best- and it had become her default face. She cared though. That was what separated her from Sweeney.
A long day this was. Every year, she had to remind herself of the death of the mother she never knew, the fact that she had caused her death. It weighed heavily on her shoulders. She sighed and shook her head to clear away her thoughts.
She wished Sweeney loved her. She wished her mother was alive. Elizabeth had been writing letters to her mother every day for five years, a way to help ease the pain. The letters were sometimes short, sometimes long. Every day in a journal- she had a bookcase filled written journals, every single page covered with her handwriting.
Out of all the letters to her mother, they always ended with 'Love Ellie' and they always started with 'Dear Mommy'
Author's Note: Thanks so much for reading! If you realized Elizabeth's name was similar to Nellie's, you get cookies.
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