Letters
5-7-06
At night when my brother and I were supposed to be doing our homework in our respective rooms, we used to pass a sheet of paper back and forth, talking about everything and nothing. Our mom works down the hall in the office, so we can’t actually talk. This particular topic was never actually brought up between the two of us, but it certainly was courant at the time. Had it actually come up, it probably would have sounded something like this:
Friday August 5, 2004:
8:26 pm
Hey Phil,
Can you keep a secret?
Myriam
--
8:31 pm
Sure.
--
8:43 pm
I’m starting to have doubts about me and Aaron.
--
8:52 pm
I’m sorry?
--
8:57 pm
I don’t know what I should do...
--
Sunday August 8, 2004:
8:09 pm
You look like you had a fun time at Aaron’s... Dare I ask what happened?
Phil
--
8:12 pm
*sigh*
A whole bunch of crap, that’s what happened.
--
8:17 pm
I love the detail.
--
8:23 pm
Yeah, well...
It was really boring. Because we always do the SAME thing.
I didn’t enjoy myself at all.
And his sister hates me. I hate that. She doesn’t even see me as a person... She just sees me as this... thing... I don’t understand it at all.
--
Thursday August 12, 2004
7:12 pm
What’s up little bro?
--
7:14 pm
Not much. Nothing good on TV, as usual.
Say, how come you’re not on the phone with Aaron anymore?
--
7:17 pm
There wasn’t any more to be said?
--
7: 20 pm
Yeah, but you guys are usually on the phone for hours, you must be able to find something to talk about?
--
7:27 pm
Not this time, I guess.
--
Saturday August 21, 2004
9:36 pm
Hey Phil,
What is it about poetry that men hate so much?
--
9:39 pm
It’s pointless? If you’re going to say something, why don’t you just say it? That’s how I look at it.
--
9:41 pm
Yeah, but, I express myself best through poetry. And the thing I have to express most is how I feel about Aaron. I give him my poems, but then just seem to piss him off...
--
9:46 pm
*shrug* Don’t know what to tell you. I don’t understand poetry anymore than Aaron does, I bet.
--
Saturday September 11, 2004
10:11 pm
How was your night? Was it Aaronful?
--
10:14 pm
You know what? I think it’s about time for me to let go...
--
10:17 pm
What happened this time?
--
10:19 pm
Stuff.
--
10: 21 pm
You don’t say?
--
10: 23 pm
I do.
--
Wednesday September 15, 2004
9:01 pm
You look like you’ve had a lovely night, what’s wrong?
Phil
--
9:04 pm
Aaron and I were on the phone, nothing new there. But I managed to say the wrong thing. I’m just good like that.
I’ve always hated the fact that he takes it personally if I even look twice at another guy but that he flirts with all these girls.
But I think coming right out and telling him that I thought another guy was cute was definitely not the right way to bring that topic up.
I basically spent the entire night apologizing and telling him that he was the only man I loved blah blah blah...
*sigh*
--
9:06 pm
Are you guys going to break up?
--
9:08 pm
Oh shut up. You wish.
--
9:10 pm
Maybe I do, then you’d stop complaining about him, and you’d be much happier person.
--
Monday September 20, 2004
7:12 pm
I want freedom! Why can’t I find my way out of this maze? Why am I so weak? AHHHHHHH!
--
7:13 pm
Whoa! Why don’t you just break up with him already? That is what you’re talking about, right?
--
7:16 pm
It is.
I can’t.
--
7:18 pm
Why?
--
7:19 pm
I just can’t bring myself to do it! Oh, but it needs to be done! I want my life back. I want my friends back. I’m sick of all this self-pity and drama... but I just can’t do it... I don’t know how... I don’t know if I can deal with the after effects..
--
Wednesday September 22, 2004
8:17 pm
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Myriam
ps- that’s all I have to say about that.
--
8: 19 pm
Why don’t you do something about it?
--
8:21 pm
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
--
Friday September 24, 2004
6:15 pm
So? How’s it feel to be single again?
--
I absolutely love the September 22 entry, it makes me smile every time I read it. Good portrayal of my past self, and of Phil. The event is well captured, well written, well organized, and conveyed well. It's realistic. Good.
At night when my brother and I were supposed to be doing our homework in our respective rooms, we used to pass a sheet of paper back and forth, talking about everything and nothing. Our mom works down the hall in the office, so we can’t actually talk. This particular topic was never actually brought up between the two of us, but it certainly was courant at the time. Had it actually come up, it probably would have sounded something like this:
Friday August 5, 2004:
8:26 pm
Hey Phil,
Can you keep a secret?
Myriam
--
8:31 pm
Sure.
--
8:43 pm
I’m starting to have doubts about me and Aaron.
--
8:52 pm
I’m sorry?
--
8:57 pm
I don’t know what I should do...
--
Sunday August 8, 2004:
8:09 pm
You look like you had a fun time at Aaron’s... Dare I ask what happened?
Phil
--
8:12 pm
*sigh*
A whole bunch of crap, that’s what happened.
--
8:17 pm
I love the detail.
--
8:23 pm
Yeah, well...
It was really boring. Because we always do the SAME thing.
I didn’t enjoy myself at all.
And his sister hates me. I hate that. She doesn’t even see me as a person... She just sees me as this... thing... I don’t understand it at all.
--
Thursday August 12, 2004
7:12 pm
What’s up little bro?
--
7:14 pm
Not much. Nothing good on TV, as usual.
Say, how come you’re not on the phone with Aaron anymore?
--
7:17 pm
There wasn’t any more to be said?
--
7: 20 pm
Yeah, but you guys are usually on the phone for hours, you must be able to find something to talk about?
--
7:27 pm
Not this time, I guess.
--
Saturday August 21, 2004
9:36 pm
Hey Phil,
What is it about poetry that men hate so much?
--
9:39 pm
It’s pointless? If you’re going to say something, why don’t you just say it? That’s how I look at it.
--
9:41 pm
Yeah, but, I express myself best through poetry. And the thing I have to express most is how I feel about Aaron. I give him my poems, but then just seem to piss him off...
--
9:46 pm
*shrug* Don’t know what to tell you. I don’t understand poetry anymore than Aaron does, I bet.
--
Saturday September 11, 2004
10:11 pm
How was your night? Was it Aaronful?
--
10:14 pm
You know what? I think it’s about time for me to let go...
--
10:17 pm
What happened this time?
--
10:19 pm
Stuff.
--
10: 21 pm
You don’t say?
--
10: 23 pm
I do.
--
Wednesday September 15, 2004
9:01 pm
You look like you’ve had a lovely night, what’s wrong?
Phil
--
9:04 pm
Aaron and I were on the phone, nothing new there. But I managed to say the wrong thing. I’m just good like that.
I’ve always hated the fact that he takes it personally if I even look twice at another guy but that he flirts with all these girls.
But I think coming right out and telling him that I thought another guy was cute was definitely not the right way to bring that topic up.
I basically spent the entire night apologizing and telling him that he was the only man I loved blah blah blah...
*sigh*
--
9:06 pm
Are you guys going to break up?
--
9:08 pm
Oh shut up. You wish.
--
9:10 pm
Maybe I do, then you’d stop complaining about him, and you’d be much happier person.
--
Monday September 20, 2004
7:12 pm
I want freedom! Why can’t I find my way out of this maze? Why am I so weak? AHHHHHHH!
--
7:13 pm
Whoa! Why don’t you just break up with him already? That is what you’re talking about, right?
--
7:16 pm
It is.
I can’t.
--
7:18 pm
Why?
--
7:19 pm
I just can’t bring myself to do it! Oh, but it needs to be done! I want my life back. I want my friends back. I’m sick of all this self-pity and drama... but I just can’t do it... I don’t know how... I don’t know if I can deal with the after effects..
--
Wednesday September 22, 2004
8:17 pm
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Myriam
ps- that’s all I have to say about that.
--
8: 19 pm
Why don’t you do something about it?
--
8:21 pm
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
--
Friday September 24, 2004
6:15 pm
So? How’s it feel to be single again?
--
I absolutely love the September 22 entry, it makes me smile every time I read it. Good portrayal of my past self, and of Phil. The event is well captured, well written, well organized, and conveyed well. It's realistic. Good.
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