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Chapter 30: Letters (Part 2)
Location: Everest-Underground City-Barracks-Dick's Room
Dick got his letter from Helena and headed straight to his room. He sat at his bead and stared at the letter. If he was being honest, he did want to read the letter because he was scared. The last time him and Bruce spoke, Dick was yelling at Bruce for him voting against Dick joining the league. Dick didn't want to hear Bruce telling him what he had failed to do. And more important, he didn't want to read that in front of everyone, which is why he had grabbed the letter and headed to his room. Taking a deep breathe, Dick opened the letter.
Dear Dick,
You are and will forever be my son. I know I didn't always show you that, and that we are not as close as we once were. And that is probably my fault. The reason that I didn't want you to join the league was not because you weren't good enough or that I thought you weak; but because I didn't want to lose you. I know that if you join, so would happen. And in my stubbornness to prevent something from happening, I lost you. I drove away from Gotham.
I hope you are reading this and can accept my apology. I hope you know that you are always going to be my Robin...my little bird. I'm sorry that I didn't see that letting you fly wouldn't take you away from me. If I could do it over, I wouldn't have left things as they are between us.
One more thing, please help your siblings. They get they stubborn natural from me. No matter what their mothers may think.
Goodbye, my son
Bruce
Dick laid the letter down. All these years, he had thought Bruce was just being a control bastard, and that he was concerned with him following his plan. Dick stopped and wiped away a few tears.
His father died. Yes, he had lost his dad years ago in the accident, but this was different. Bruce chose him as his son, and all Dick could think about was how he had turned his back on him. And now he would never get to say sorry. That was the thought that hurt the most.
~JUSTICE LEAGUE~
Location: Everest-Underground City-Wally's Office
"I'm not reading that," Shyer said, looking at the letter.
"Shay-" Wally started.
"No, I'm not going to have him say goodbye to me like that," Shayera said.
"You're not alone," Wally said.
"When the whole world was turning against me, I had ten people on my side, Five of them die on the WatchTower, and one was captured. It took years for others to trust me. And I was innocent," Shayera said. "I don't want to say bye yet."
"Okay," Wally said, after a few moments.
~JUSTICE LEAGUE~
Location: Everest-Underground City-Barracks-Lounge
After watching Dick walk out of the room, Diana wasn't sure she could read her letter. She was actually almost scared at what Bruce could have written her.
Dear Diana,
It's been years since I last saw you. We were trying to make something of what we were, and I have finally realized how wrong we were. This letter is not to say I don't love you. It's not to say that I still have romantic feelings for you either. I have loved and lost, and I was running. What I want to say here is thank you. You came into my life in a time when I was broken, when I was so into the shadows. You saw through my mask and showed me love. You saved me from myself and for that I am forever grateful.
This is also to say that I wish you the very best. I hope that you find someone to spend the rest of your life with and I really do hope that it works out for you guys and that you'll have a long happy life. Please don't forget to cherish each and every day, to show him how much you love him and to show him how much he is worth. You're good at that.
Thank you again. You'll always have a place in my heart, and I'm glad that I got to know you when I did.
Regards,
Bruce
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