Lonely Letters
Chapter 10
By IceWing (icewing@one.net)
As she walked back from the shower, Faith was trying to use the threadbare towel to soak a little bit more moisture from her damp hair. It was an almost impossible task, as there was hardly enough cotton in the towel to hold it together, much less to soak up any water.
Her eyes lit up as she entered her cell and saw an envelope sitting on bed. Almost greedily, she tore it open.
Dear Faith,
That's great news, and of course I still want you in SunnyDale. After all, we've got a couple of activities planned, now don't we? Hope you're still up for scuba diving and that hike we've talked about.
Don't worry about if they give you a bus ticket, I've set up a ride back for you. The kinda bad news is that there are only two people who I feel comfortable asking to come get you, well two people with cars anyway. Giles is going to be at an estate auction in Santa Barbara that day, but Xander agreed to come get you.
I think I'm going to be secretive a little while longer... Think of it as a surprise when you get back into town. Is there anything else you're going to need once you get in town? A job, place to stay, etc? If you do, let me know and I'll see what I can find for you. Wish I could guarantee something, but I'll do my best if you need anything.
You know, its weird, I face down vamps and demons and such, and to tell you the truth, I'm a little afraid that you're going to blow me off when you get out. I mean, I know that you won't do that, but part of me is scared that when you find out who I am, you're going to be disappointed and maybe ignore me, like everybody else does half the time.
I want to let you know, before things change, that your friendship these past few months has been great. I get to talk to you in a way that I can't with anybody else. And for that I want to say thanks.
~ rueful chuckle ~ Man, from that last part you'd think you were going on death row instead of getting ready to be released. Sorry bout that.
I have so much more I want to say, but don't really know how to put it down right now. Maybe I'll be able to say all this better when you're out and we can sit down over coffee and just spend the night, or maybe the day considering what our nights tend to be like around here, talking about everything and nothing.
Take care of yourself, I'll see you soon.
Me
