| 6:21p |
1 April 1982
Viv,
I’m writing today to apologize about the awful letter I sent you last night. It was just so dreary and unpleasant and I don’t know where it came from. Except that apparently I’m sick if how I feel today is any indication so that’s that at least. And actually I’m having Syd write since he refuses to let me get out of bed, so I’m dictating even though I swear it’s not as bad as that makes it sound. She’s lying. So that explains the change in handwriting. I hope you don’t worry when you see it’s from Syd and think I’m on my deathbed or something, because I’m really fine and Syd is just being a completely reasonable man. Don’t worry about me my love and don’t leave your castle? on my account.
I’m dying to see the skirt you bought, and I want to hear all about the wizard neighbours when you meet them. I must say it’s very inconsiderate of them not to have welcomed you by now as long as its been. And do let me know if I can do anything to help you find or get a hold of Sam, I’m not too sick to do that in a few days when she looks better.
I’m making her rest now. Have you been making her morbid? She said something about ghosts. Although your lot gets to see them pretty often I guess, so maybe that’s not that morbid after all. Where are you, anyway? I never hear a thing about you or what you’re doing with yourself but she rushes to the owl as soon as he gets back because she hopes you’ve written her. I wish she was that excited to see me every day.
You’re in a castle? Really? Or was that one of Cassie’s jokes?
Oh that reminds me, she said something about my friend Jake and how we should set you two up. Said she’d already mentioned him to you and wanted to know if he did crossword puzzles for some reason. He doesn’t, but I don’t see why that matters. I don’t do them either and she likes me just fine. Plays the piano a bit, if that makes any difference. Good bloke.
Don’t write her back for a few days if you can stand to wait, if you get back to her right away she’ll want to go through the whole dictation thing again and I’d rather she just rested up really.
Sydney Shepherd
and Cassie at the beginning
PS, just realized the day but no, this isn't a prank. Stupid prank if it was anyway. |