Diary: Page Thirty-four

Meleen hasn't answered and I'm afraid I messed up the address or the letter got misdirected. It wouldn't be the first time, and I feel like this whole thing has been one mistake after another.

I should have gone for the tea party right away, but I honestly never thought Undel would let ANYONE have that spider. Now it's gone, and we're supposed to be able to figure out where, but I was never any good at that sort of thing.

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Good Mother

Dear Mother,

I don’t know for certain you’re out there, but I suppose it hardly matters. I’m just going to burn this letter anyway. Let the smoke and ash carry the thoughts where they will.

You never said much about your life before. I know you hinted at and encouraged certain lines of speculation, but I’ve never believed them. I think your life was a lot harder than you wanted any of us to know or believe. I think that’s why you were able to work so harder to get what you wanted, even if it meant not caring about what the people around you needed.

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