Everyone makes mistakes.

How often have you heard that? How often have you said that?

How come the answer doesn't matter?

No matter how many times it's heard or said, people will still be unforgiving.

Why is that?

I don't know. I wish I did.

Maybe then it wouldn't be so bad.

Maybe then I wouldn't be writing this.

But I am.

Over the past seven years, I haven't been a very good person.

I've done terrible things. I've said even worse.

I hurt a lot of people.

I was selfish, immature, and a fool.

But we all were.

I'm not saying it's your fault. I'm not saying it's mine, either. We're all to blame.

We're all also human.

Which means we all have pride.

Too much pride.

So much pride, that when we see our faults, we compare them to others, comforting ourselves, saying, "Well, yes, I did something bad, but he/she did something much worse."

Then we hate each other more.

Well, I'm tired of hating.

So I'm going to say what I should've said a long time ago:

I'm sorry.

I messed up.

I know I can't make up for all I've done.

And I know you probably can't forgive me.

Hell, I can't forgive me.

But I forgive you.

The next step is yours.

You don't have to forgive me.

You don't have to apologize.

All I ask is that you put the past where it belongs.

I don't want to hate, and I don't want to be hated.

I want to try again.

I want to be friends again

I know in many cases, things are beyond repair, but if they're not . . .

Drop me a line.

And we can start over.

I never wanted things to get like this.

Do we have to leave them that way?

Do we have to let them end that way?

Again, I'm so sorry.

If I could travel back, and do it all over, I would.

But I can't.

This is the next best thing.

I don't know what else to say.

Just . . . I'm sorry.

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A/N: Okay, I don't like these much, and I'll go back and delete this later. But for now, news for you all: I'm running a little contest. Several of the chapters (not quite all of them) are based on songs, even if very loosely so. Some are obvious, some not so much. Titles are a big clue. Anyway, we'll see who can correctly guess the most. Email me your guesses (vostra . sempre (at) gmail .com) and the winner will get to preview the next letter, which will be based on the song (or poem, movie, story, whatever) of their choice.

Yes, I admit it: I'm running out of ideas and need some help. This seemed like a cool way to do it.

Anyway, good luck, and have fun. Later.