May 07, 2009 15:43
Edward looked at the page in front of him.
No, that wasn’t right either. Damn it.
Why was it that when he could face down demons, defy the native hordes and survive the wrath of the greatest evil yet to shadow the New World, he was defeated by a simple letter?
It wasn’t as if he didn’t probably already know what he was asking. He just needed to express how he felt, to make sure. To make sure he hadn’t offended, or misunderstood. To make things clear.
And yet clear is far from what they were. He couldn’t get the words to say what he meant, and the whole thing sounded awkward. He couldn’t afford to get this wrong.
Edward tore the half-written letter in half and started again.
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