Archive for December, 2012
Oh dearest readers, it is with a heavy heart that I write today. For this shall be my last letter to you before I return to Verona with Romeo. I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, for you have been incredibly helpful and supportive of me during my time here. You and the sisters were there for me from the very beginning, and I will never be able to thank you enough.
It is sad to think that soon, I will have completely vanished from this world. Even in Verona, those who travel far can sometimes be reached by letters. In your world, the concept of distance seems much less terrifying, for you have telephones and the Internet. Yet soon, none of your emails or phone calls or letters will reach me. Given time, I wonder if I shall be completely forgotten here. That is, this me that is a living, breathing person, and not just a tragic figure from a story.
Though I regret leaving you in such a way, I am looking forward to returning to my world and seeing those I had left behind. Even more, I am looking forward to putting all of my effort into changing my fate. It shan’t be easy, but I am confident, for Romeo has agreed to help me. Somehow, I know we’ll be able to do it together.
Thank you, once again, everyone. I have learned many things from you and from my time here. I wish to leave you with this advice based on my experiences: even when you feel strongly about something, be willing to listen to the thoughts of others. This way, when the time comes to make a decision, you can be sure to make one you won’t regret.
With these words, I bid you farewell.
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Dearest readers, I am once again truly sorry for my prolonged absence. Ever since Romeo and I started speaking again, I have had many things on my mind that I felt I needed some time to sort through.
Romeo has told me that everything that has occurred since our arrival in this world was, on his part, intentional. He learned of our fictional nature and our cruel fate. He told me that he pushed me away so that I could live without fear of that fate. Everything from his anger towards me to his relationship with another was even more fictional than our Verona.
Listening to these words was painful, but I myself am surprised that I did not cry. It was almost as though he spoke to someone else entirely while I looked upon the scene. I understood his intentions. I even forgave him. However, at that moment I realized how truly vast the rift between us had become.
I once said to you that God matched our souls in heaven. My time in your world has made me understand how truly naive those words had been. Romeo had deceived me, and the fact that I allowed him to do it only shows that he had never been the Romeo I thought I knew. What is worse though is that I did not even try to understand him. I thought that returning was what he and I both wanted, but had I stopped to listen to him, perhaps we could have reached an understanding without all of this pain. Perhaps we would have truly gotten to know each other instead of making assumptions about what the other wanted.
We have a lot in common, Romeo and I. We both come from stubborn families. We both wish to stop the feud between them. We both have dreams for the future. And we are both tragic figures from a beloved tale, trapped in a strange world. We should have been there for one another long ago, but we are here now, and I feel at ease knowing that for once, Romeo is truly open with me.
The burning love Romeo and I once shared is but a distant memory, a fading dream at daybreak. And yet, I am truly grateful for everything that has happened, for it allowed us to grow as people and especially as friends.
Dearest readers, this is a selfish wish, but I very much want Romeo to come back with me. I know that he is not truly happy here, and I would miss him dearly. If I learned anything in this world, it is that no one should have to be resigned to fate. I want to remember everything that has happened here and use it to put an end to the feud between our families, but I know not if I can succeed alone. I want my dear friend Romeo by my side. We got through our ordeals here, and I know that together we can get through anything.
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