"Welcome back to another segment of Dear Bade," Sikowitz announced, "Cat you may read the letters today"
"KK," Cat said cheerfully,
"Dear Bade,
When you're going through a difficult and painful time how do you make it hurt less
Don't Like Hurt"
"Nobody likes hurt," Beck said, "You just have to deal with it"
Jade rolled her eyes.
"Very helpful advice," she said, "Look the trick is not to get tense. You need to relax and breathe and take your mind away from what's happening"
"It happens for a reason," Beck said
"Yeah I know," Jade replied, "Anyway the other thing that I find helps a huge deal is a mineral bath. Oh and if you go to the special effects store you can get something called a Fake Not Top. If you have time put it on. Those work wonders. This is Bade signing out on this letter"
"Cat," Beck asked, "What's the next letter?"
"Dear Bade
I am totally in love with this girl. My father hates her father but they agreed to let us date nonetheless. Still there is a lot of tension between my father and her father. How can this problem be fixed? Why won't they let go of this grudge? It was years ago
Desperate
"First of all," Jade said, "Your father is being stupid. I get that he doesn't like this chick's dad but he needs to put it aside I agree. Obviously he loves you or he wouldn't even allow you guys to date. Sit him down and tell him how it affects you that they are always fighting. Explain to him you don't like it and you won't put up with it anymore. Of course you need to put it in nicer words but he'll understand once he sees it affects you. This is Bade signing off on this letter"
"Dear Bade
Why is it that whenever my boyfriend gets mad at me he's cold to me until the next day? Doesn't he realize how much that hurts"
Sad from being hurt and sad
Beck looked at Jade knowing she had written that letter.
"Well first of all," he said, "He's a guy. Guys don't think like girls do. But I can tell you one thing. He loves you. He worships the ground you walk on. You are his world.
"The second reason your boyfriend does that is because he's ashamed of getting mad like that. He knows it's not the answer. He just doesn't know what else to do sometimes. He sees that you, who are the biggest winner he knows acts in a way that is not the best way that you possibly could act. He just gets mad out of desperation. He doesn't mean to act hurtful to you, not that it's an excuse
"The third reason your boyfriend does that is because he doesn't like it when you're mean to other people. He wishes that you would trust him and not get jealous when he's hugging a friend or helping a friend. He understand he screwed up at the beginning but he would never have done that if he knew how much it would hurt you. He loves you more then anything. He needs to tell you that more often. He doesn't know why he doesn't but he will try to do so in the future
"The forth reason your boyfriend does that is because he wants to break you. You act so strong and you're not. He wants you to lean on him. He wants you to understand you're not alone. He wants you to trust him. He obviously didn't go about it the right way.
"The fifth reason he does it is just that he's foolish sometimes. He is very sorry for what he did. He really is going to change. It really is never going to happen again. He shouldn't have been acting hurtful to you in the first place. He's very sorry for what he did"
Jade looked into Beck's eyes and she knew he was telling the truth. She could always tell from the look in his eyes.
"He's forgiven," Jade said
Beck leaned forward and kissed her.
"Those words mean so much to me," he told her
"This is Bade signing off on that question," Jade said as the bell rang
"We will continue Dear Bade tomorrow. There are still twenty letters to go. Nice job Jade. Nice job Beck. I should warn you though that the questions get harder"
"I love a challenge," Jade said as she walked out with Beck.