Here's the second summer entry, like I promised.
June 21, 1835
Deer Elsa,
Its my birth day! And i was right! Gerda did make me a choclate cake! It was yummy and gooey and got every where! Mama and papa sed i made a big mess of myself but Gerda and Kai just laughed. I askd if you cood cum out of your room as part of my present but mama and papa sed no. Mama gave me sum new prety paper to write on tho. It has flowers around the edge. Im using sum now. I hope you like it. Its sum of the pretiest paper ive ever had i think.
Luv,
Anna
Dear Anna,
Happy Birthday! I'm so glad you had fun, despite the fact that once again I couldn't be there to share your special day with you. You're eight years old now, the same age I was when I – well, when I had to go away. I can't believe how fast you're growing up. I wish I could see you.
I'm really sorry I couldn't join you today, but I'm sure I've told you how difficult it is for me right now. Again, you don't know how much it pains me to not be with you on each of your birthdays. I'm scared, Anna. I'm so scared. I'm scared of being with you and scared of not being with you. I'm scared of what I am and what I could become. I wish I could confide in you. You're the only one who just might understand. It's tearing me up inside and I have no one else to talk to.
Love,
Elsa
Well, we now have a year to go before we get to the second verse of "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?". After these entries, Anna's spelling and grammar is going to greatly improve and be perfect (or almost perfect) by her ninth birthday. After that, the letters will become more sporadic. But don't worry; I'm not letting Anna give up! :)
Since I posted quite a few chapters in the last week, I'm going to take a brief break of a couple weeks or so. Once again, I really do appreciate you guys sticking with this story for as long as you have. :)
Thanks for reading! More chapters coming soon! :)