Author's Note: I will be continuing these father-daughter letters, but, it will probably not be quite within the story line.
Dear Claire,
I'll bet you're surprised to be hearing from me. Your latest letter, your reply to mine, thought would have been the ending to whatever we needed to say to each other. You may not believe it or not, it bothered me, what you said, about me not wanting anything to do with you. Please let me explain. Maybe if it was another time, or if I was a different person from what I've become, I would have welcomed you as my daughter. You are my flesh and blood, but, I can't imagine how both our lives would be like if we were to acknowledge our existence. It's not that I don't want you to be a part of me, you are a part of me, but, you can't be a part of my life. You do understand, don't you? Or maybe, you don't.
I've had sleepless nights since you came into the pictute. There are so many unexplained and misunderstood events in this so-called life of mine, things I definitely can't tell you at this instant, and it's not fair to pull you, an innocent child, into my web of deceits.
Maybe someday, we will somehow have the perfect reunion as father-daughter. But, not at this moment. You deserve the best, and you having found me will only complicate your young life or even ruin it.
Follow your dreams, Claire. I hope they are all beautiful.
Dad
Nathan