A Letter from Yesterday

  Divingwithtearsinhereyeswasdifficult,butshewentonanyway,hopingthatinstinctwouldtakeherbacktotheinthewindowrolleddown,thinkingthefreshairmighthelpclearhermind,butitdidohelp.Nothingwouldhelp.

  Shewastired,andshewonderedifshewouldhavetheenergyshealktoLon.Andwhatwasshegoingtosay?Shestillhadhopedthatsomethingwouldetoherwheimecame.

  Itwouldhaveto.

  BythetimeshereachedthedrawbridgethatledtoFrontStreet,shehadherselfalittlemoreundertrol.Notpletely,butwellenough,shethought,totalktoLon.Atleastshehopedso.

  Trafficwaslight,aimetowatchstrangersgoingabouttheirbusinessasshedrovethroughNewBern.Atagasstation,ameicwaslookinguhehoodofaomobilewhileaman,presumablyitsowoodbesidehim.TwowomenwerepushingbabycarriagesjustoutsideHoffman-Lane,chattiweenthemselveswhiletheywindow-shopped.InfrontofHearnsJewelers,awell-dressedmanwalkedbriskly,carryingabriefcase.

  Shemadeaurnandsawayoungmanunloadinggroceriesfromatruckthatblockedpartofthestreet.Somethingaboutthewayheheldhimself,orthewayhemoved,remindedherofNoahharvestingcrabsattheendofthedock.

  Shesawtheinnjustupthestreetwhileshewasstoppedataredlight.Shetookadeepbreathwhenthelightturnedgreenanddroveslowlyuntilshereachedtheparkinglotthattheinnsharedleofotherbusinesses.SheturnedinandsawLonscarsittinginthefirstspot.Althoughtheooiten,shepasseditandpickedaspotalittlefartherfromtheentrance.

  Sheturhekey,andtheeoppedpromptly.shereachedintotheglovepartmentforamirrorandbrush,findingbothsittingontopofamapofNorthCarolina.Lookingatherself,shesawhereyeswerestillredandpuffy.Likeyesterdayaftertherain,assheexaminedherrefleshewassorryshedidnthaveanymakeup,thoughshedoubteditwouldhelpmuow.Shetriedpullingherhairbaoneside,triedbothsides,thenfinallygaveup.

  Shereachedforherpocketbook,ope,andonceagainlookedatthearticlethathadbroughtherhere.Somuchhadhappenedsihen;itwashardtobelieveithadbeenonlythreeweeks.Itfeltimpossibletoherthatshehadarrivedonlythedaybeforeyesterday.ItseemedlikealifetimesinceherdihNoah.

  Starlingschirpedireesarouhecloudshadbeguntobreakupnow,andAlliecouldseeblueiweenpatchesofwhite.Thesunwasstillshaded,butshekwouldoteroftime.Itwasgoingtobeabeautifulday.

  ItwasthekindofdayshewouldhavelikedtospendwithNoah,andasshewasthinkingabouthim,sherememberedthelettershermivenherandreachedforthem.

  Sheuhepacketandfoundthefirstletterhehadwrittenher.Shebegantoopenit,thenstoppedbecauseshecouldimagiwasinit.Somethingsimple,nodoubt-thingsheddone,memoriesofthesummer,perhapssomequestions.Afterall,heprobablyexpectedananswerfromher.Insteadshereachedforthelastletterhedwritten,theohebottomofthestack.Thegood-byeletter.Thisoerestedherfarmorethahers.Howhadhesaidit?Howwouldshehavesaidit?

  Theenvelopewasthin.One,maybetwopages.Whateverhehadwrittenwasnttoolong.

  First,sheturoverandcheckedthebae,justastreetaddressinNewJersey.Sheheldherbreathassheusedherfingernailtopryitopen.

  Unfoldingit,shesawitwasdatedMarch1935.

  Twoandahalfyearswithoutareply.

  Sheimaginedhimsittingatanolddesk,craftier,somehowknowingthiswastheend,andshesawwhatshethoughtweretearstainsonthepaper.Probablyjustherimagination.

  Shestraightehepageaoreadiwhitesunlightthatshohroughthewindow.

  MydearestAllie,IdontknowwhattosayanymoreexceptthatIcouldntsleeplastnightbecauseIkhatitisoverbetweenus.Itisadifferentfeelingforme,oIneverexpected,butlookingback,Isupposeitcouldnthaveendedanotherway.

  YouandIweredifferent.Wecamefromdifferentworlds,ayouweretheoaughtmethevalueoflove.Youshowedmewhatitwasliketocareforanother,andIamabettermanbecauseofit.Idontwantyoutetthat.

  Iamnotbitterbecauseofwhathashappened.Orary.Iamsecureinknowingthatwhatwehadwasreal,andIamhappywewereabletoetogetherforevenashortperiodoftime.Andif,iantplathefuture,weseeeachotherinournewlives,Iwillsmileatyouwithjoy,andrememberhowwespentasummerbehetrees,learningfromeachrowinginlove.Andmaybe,forabriefmoment,youllfeelittoo,andyoullsmilebadsavorthememorieswewillalwayssharetogether.Iloveyou,Allie.松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读

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