Owl Post

[prof_stargazer]

Date: November 11th
Characters: Stella Sinistra and Caleb Moore

Dear Caleb,

I know you don't want to see me, but hopefully you don't hate me so much that you won't take a few minutes to read this.

I can't even begin to apologize enough for what I did.  I was the one who brought the idea up in the first place, the one who wanted to be there.  I pushed

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[wolf_caleb]

The letter sat on the table in front of Caleb, who was sitting in stunned silence. He knew what was in the package before he even opened it. He almost believed that as long as he didn't see it, it wouldn't be real. It wouldn't be final.

His fingers were shaking when he opened the small envelope and tipped it so that the necklace fell into his palm. He couldn't say how long he sat and stared at the sapphire, it could have been minutes or hours.

This was what he wanted, wasn't it? Stella would find someone better, someone safer.

Someone who wasn't a bloody coward.

Clutching the necklace tightly in his hand, Caleb stared blankly at the wall, oblivious to the tears streaming down his face.