Dear Elaine,
So what are the bad things and what are the good things about me? And why did you wait this long?
Tell everyone I said hi.
Forever Friends,
Daniel McKnight
Elaine looked at the letter in disbelief. He had hardly acknowledged the fact that she had just poured her heart out to him! Did this mean that he didn't like her? He hadn't said go away, but he had signed the letter "Forever Friends". Maybe she should just answer the letter, and make it sound like they would just continue as friends. Maybe that way she'd find out more.
Dear Daniel,
So how are things at college? What sport are you playing?
The things I found when I took off my rose-colored glasses (which I didn't want to do), were that you sometimes could be a showoff. I didn't like it when you acted arrogant. There were other small things that weren't even worth mentioning, except for the fact that I made my liking you obvious, and you practically ignored it.
Why did I keep it in the shadows, and not come right out and say it? Mutual friends told me that you didn't like a girl who took the initiative. So I waited for you.
What are the good things about you? Your smile, your laugh, the curve of your neck and your eyes. The way you usually treat people is caring and considerate. You serve, you put others before yourself. Your sense of humor, the little inside jokes we always came up with, how I feel comfortable around you. I like how my heart beats a little faster around you.
The thing about loving someone is that when they say nice things about you, you take them to heart more, and keep them there. And whenever they put you down, it hurts – stings more than if anyone else had done it.
Everyone here misses you. I wish that life had never moved from last year; all of our friends being in the same group. But life does move on, and I'm sure that the future holds great things for both of us, no matter what path we take.
I won't give up the idea of a closer relationship until you tell me to. Until then:
Your Forever Friend and Hopeful Lover,
Elaine