Dear Walter,
I can't hide the fact that we were shocked from your letter. Three years ago we recived the news that you're dead so we're still recovering from it. But we're so happy to hear you again. This three years we're rough, we had to recover from your death and the war lasted another year. Me and Jem are fine, Jerry is too, Carl lost an eye but he's not too worried. Happy late birthday by the way. Carl and I are now close friends and, listen carefully, Jem proposed to Faith, they're getting married in a couple of months. I joined the Flying Corps also I've just graduated and planning to go work there.
Another thing, some schools call me, Jem, Jerry and Carl to talk about the war and everything, we always come home sad after that, this reminds us of you.
I'm telling you everything so if you want to come back you know what's going on. So, Rilla is dating Kenneth now, he's doing great but is scared when his around us. Carl has a girlfriend he met while studying and Jerry and Nan are finally dating. Di is still dad's favourite and Una is alright, she was so sad whe she recived the news, she had a rough time recovering from it. Mom and dad are getting old, mom's hair are irrecognazible now, they've lost all the red, but she's still beautiful.
We'll wait for you, write me soon.
Your favourite brother
Shirely was coming back from the post office, he hopped Walter wanted to came back. Jem was a good brother but having two big brother helping him with the adult life would be better. He saw everyone change during the world, he saw his mother's pain since he was to young to fight, he saw Nan's pain when Jerry left and he saw everyone's pain and everyone faking everything was fine. But it wasn't. He realised that when Walter's letter arrived, now they were actually fine. He was also thinking a lot, mostly about Walter's words, he said he was his favourite brother. That was strange, Walt has always had a soft spot for Rilla and Shirley thought that, since he was "Susan's boy" none of his siblings would play with him.
