Dear Santa,
I am Meredith Grey, the daughter of Ellis Grey. Meredith has been a very good girl. You can ask Mary-Jane. Yes, ask my sitter, not my mother, because my mother is always busy. For example, she says to Daddy that she will not talk to him unless he gets run over by a reindeer.
Anyway, please don't send me another Annie doll this year. I did not write the letter last year. I am sure it was my mother. She thinks I like Annie dolls. I mean, they look nice, but I already have 5 of them.
Actually, Mr. Santa, I want a best friend. You know, not a doll. All the kids in school have a best friend. I ask the girls in my class if they want to be my best friend. They said I am too smart for my own good. What does that mean?
I really want a best friend. Mary-Jane is nice, but she says she can't be with Meredith all the time. My Annie dolls are always there for me, but they don't talk. I read from a storybook that best friends talk to one another and share secrets. I think that is very cool.
I promise to be a good girl if you send me a best friend. It is ok if she doesn't have hair and eyes like Meredith's. If she is willing to talk to me then it is ok. It will be good if she is taller and stronger, so she can help Meredith when other girls are not nice. But it is also ok if she is not. I will protect her.
Mr. Santa, you still have a month before Christmas. I hope you will get me a best friend soon. Thank you very much.
Warm wishes,
Meredith Grey
Seattle, WA