Love Letters

by Marlon

After a friend’s father died, he noticed something strange about his mother. A few days after the funeral, his mother went to the salon (she rarely did this). She had her cut and colored. After that she went shopping for new clothes. My friend’s mother started to “bloom”. Soon she announced that she will be traveling. On the day of the departure, my friend confronted his mother. He asked her why she changed so much, why now after his father died, did she not love his father. His mother told him gently, that she loved his father very much but he was also a very difficult man. This was not apparent to my friend. Now she needs to do something for herself. She told my friend that when she leaves, he must look under her bed and get a box. When my friend finally opened the box he found love letters, a lot of love letters. Thinking it was love letters from his father to his mother, he read them. He was surprised that the love letter came from a Spanish man. Her mother met the man while she was studying in Spain during the early part of her marriage. The relationship did not flourish because she chose to come home, back to her husband. My friend’s father.