February 5th, 2012

Hello brother. Long time no see, as they say here. The job is going well, and I have received two raises since we last spoke. I am also getting much better at speaking English. But enough about that. How are you and the family? I am sending $200 American dollars with this letter, plus what you sent me. Thank you so much for helping me then.


February 14th, 2012

Juli left today. Her father came to deliver package, and when he sees me, he wants to talk. I know Juli must go back eventually, so I take him to her. They leave. Later that night, I am drinking, but for some reason I dring more than usual. I am feeling... empty? I do not remember much from that night. Later I was told that I had run away from store during shift, but not without leaving all of my clothes... Nobody can tell me where I went next, and I cannot remember. The next morning, I woke in my bed, with only a bad hangover. I think somebody saved me that night. Maybe a man, maybe God. Whatever happened, I could not ignore kindness like this. So I have given up drinking. I still work at the liquor store, but I never drink. Perhaps it does not make sense, but I know that this is what I must do now.


March 8th, 2012

I saw a strange man today, as I was leaving store. He seemed scared, running without looking, carrying a bag of some kind. He is so worried that he runs right into me when I turn corner! He falls flat on the ground like a wet hen, but when I try to help him up, he yells insults at me and hits me! I do not know why a man would be so rude. Months ago, if I had met him, I would have followed him, made him pay for rudeness. Now though, I have no will to. Juli is gone, and I am lonely. Strange though, this girl who never spoke makes me so lonely by leaving. There is a place men in this city say to go when feeling lonely. It is a restaurant, I think, called Isabella's Cafe. Although I do not understand how food will help, many men have sworn by it, so I will try it.