" What do you want to do?" Gina asked Kaitlyn.
It had been a little over a week since her birthday, Brenda called the next day and apologized repeatedly about forgetting and promised a shopping spree once she came back. Other than her sister no one else remembered. Her parents did however decide to go to New Hampshire for the weekend.
Since her birthday Kaitlyn had been quieter than usual and more visibly depressed and sad. Although, only noticeable enough for Gina to tell.
" I want to – to go to the attic," Kaitlyn said confidently.
" Okay," Gina said as they headed up to the attic.
The Barlet attic was like most attics dark and dusty, full of junk. Kaitlyn walked up Gina following her. She moved around boxes and found three white chest each one with different colored stripes, one pink, one purple and one yellow. Each of them had letters painted on them the pink one was JPB, the purple BVB and the yellow CEB. Kaitlyn walked over to the yellow box and opened it. It was full of Carrie memorabilia, her christening gown, first shoe and many other things. Kaitlyn grabbed a pile of letters and opened one of them.
" What's that?" Gina asked.
" Letters, my parents wrote to Carrie." Kaitlyn said setting the letters back in the box and picking up the baby book. " Daddy's reaction. Jed was thrilled to learn about the baby and began gushing over her immediately. Sounds like Carrie."
Kaitlyn moved from Carrie's box to Jennie's where she found the same things and then Brenda's," Wow, I wonder if Brenda knows about this, she's convinced Dad hates her but she has letters from him to." Kaitlyn said and then a smile spread across her face for the first time in days.
" What?" Gina asked noticing the change of expression.
" If Brenda has a chest and letters from Dad I must to. Help me look." Kaitlyn said starting to search through the attic. " Do you see it?" Kaitlyn asked concerned.
" No but maybe it's hidden."
" Where? Their chests are huge."
" Well you're young maybe it's at the White House."
" Maybe, but-" Kaitlyn stopped as she got to a box," Here's a baby book and it's blue. It's too new to be Dad's."
" Open it," Gina prompted" What does say?"
" Nothing," Kaitlyn said setting it down her excitement escaping her. She continued to look through the boxes." Property of Abigail Barlet, Mom's journal's. Gina could you take this box for me. I'd like to read them later and I can't see that my mom would mind."
" Yeah." Gina said getting the box." Want to go?"
" Sure." Kaitlyn said leaving as a tape dropped.
" What's that?"
" Let's see. Carrie's tape. I don't know. I'll watch it later and find out."
