Authors Note:
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My Davey,
My happiness was short lived, should what you write me be true. Your captain is a cruel man, keeping such hard working sailors, and loved men away from the family that miss them so. I waited at the docks the other day, just waiting there, and listening to the oceans. The busy ports have slowed down since you left, there is no longer a rush, nor the angry call of an annoyed man. It's quiet, and you can hear the crash of the ocean over the wooden planks of the docks. You can hear the seagulls as they pass overhead. How I wish you were here to stay with me, and to listen to the sounds of the beautiful silence with me.
I have spoken to my mother about your promise. Needless to tell you, she still disapproves; though she has taken a lighter mood to it. Earlier this very day, she told me that so long as I am happy with the love I share for you, she would be happy as well. It brings me comfort knowing that she will accept you as a son. I have never worried about father. He has always told me that you were a great man, and a great choice to wed. He's accepted you as a son with open arms.
How great it is to hear that others, too, are enjoying the music box. Knowing how painful the separation is on the heart, I would never want that to affect more than it would have to. My locket eases the pain of heartache, and it brings me joy to know that the matching music box does the same. Keep it close to you, Davey, and we will always be close, no matter how harsh the seas are, and no matter how far apart, these two will keep us in each other's memories, and each other's hearts.
Please, don't tell me to not forget you. You make it sound like you won't come back, and that I'll never see you again. Though I know you will come back, just reading those words stings and fills me with the confusing feeling of hopelessness. I know it's best to ignore those emotions, but the words come from you; and that scares me. But in response, I won't ever forget you. You are my one, and my only love. To forget you would be to forget a life of happiness and comfort. A life without you would not be worth living. I can't picture a life without you.
Once you do discover when you will be coming back, you will let me know in your very next letter, yes? It's hard to see all of my acquaintances in love and beyond happiness, and then to know that it will be even longer until I get to see you once more. I look forward to that moment, and my faith will remain ever strong in you. So long as your love is there, mine will be, too. I love you more than I love life itself, and every day without you makes it seem much more bleak. The light in that darkness is that you will soon be returning to me. I look forward to that moment where I will once more see your face, and you will hold me in your arms.
Forever and More,
Your Dearest Love