Dear Miss Alice,
Well, to tell the truth, I'm not at all sure of what to write.
The food is...bad, to say the least. But, I'll manage. I guess you get used to it after awhile.
I'm going to admit it, I miss home. I miss my mom, and my dad, and you too. I miss having my own room, and hot showers. I miss my mom's food, even though she wasn't the best cook out there. I know I'm not the only person who does. We might not tell each other, but you can tell.
The man who sleeps in the bunk next to me is named Ryan. He's an English teacher from Montana. He's married, and has a baby on the way. I think I'm having a hard time...I can't even imagine what it's like for him. His baby will probably be born while we're overseas.
Write me soon?
Jasper
Alice finished reading her first letter from Jasper, then re-read it over again. He missed her...she smiled a little bit. She was about to start writing her own letter to him, but her mom poked her head into the room.
"Alice? Come down and help out, please."
She sighed. Letter writing would just have to wait a little while.
Two hours later, she sat at her desk, tapping her pencil on her head, wondering what she should write. She stared down at the blank sheet of paper in front of her, then started.
Dear Jasper,
Don't feel bad about not knowing what to write. I don't either, really.
Food. Ugh. I don't even want to think about it anymore! I've been waiting tables since I got home from school and it's...8:45 now.
Do you know when you're leaving?
Here, I'll help you out a little. Here are some things for you to write about!
What do you want to do when you come back home?
If you could have ONE thing, anything, right this minute, what would it be?
What's one funny story from when you were little?
That's all I can think of right now, haha. And...looking back at them, those all sound kind of stupid. Oh well, hopefully you won't mind.
Alice
Alice yawned, and glanced at the clock. Wow. It took me forever to write that, and it's not even a full sheet of paper! She quickly folded the letter up and put it in it's envelope, then addressed it carefully. She dug out a stamp and stuck it on, smiling, then hurried out of her room with it to put in the pile of things to be mailed.
Well, to tell the truth, I'm not at all sure of what to write.
The food is...bad, to say the least. But, I'll manage. I guess you get used to it after awhile.
I'm going to admit it, I miss home. I miss my mom, and my dad, and you too. I miss having my own room, and hot showers. I miss my mom's food, even though she wasn't the best cook out there. I know I'm not the only person who does. We might not tell each other, but you can tell.
The man who sleeps in the bunk next to me is named Ryan. He's an English teacher from Montana. He's married, and has a baby on the way. I think I'm having a hard time...I can't even imagine what it's like for him. His baby will probably be born while we're overseas.
Write me soon?
Jasper
Alice finished reading her first letter from Jasper, then re-read it over again. He missed her...she smiled a little bit. She was about to start writing her own letter to him, but her mom poked her head into the room.
"Alice? Come down and help out, please."
She sighed. Letter writing would just have to wait a little while.
Two hours later, she sat at her desk, tapping her pencil on her head, wondering what she should write. She stared down at the blank sheet of paper in front of her, then started.
Dear Jasper,
Don't feel bad about not knowing what to write. I don't either, really.
Food. Ugh. I don't even want to think about it anymore! I've been waiting tables since I got home from school and it's...8:45 now.
Do you know when you're leaving?
Here, I'll help you out a little. Here are some things for you to write about!
What do you want to do when you come back home?
If you could have ONE thing, anything, right this minute, what would it be?
What's one funny story from when you were little?
That's all I can think of right now, haha. And...looking back at them, those all sound kind of stupid. Oh well, hopefully you won't mind.
Alice
Alice yawned, and glanced at the clock. Wow. It took me forever to write that, and it's not even a full sheet of paper! She quickly folded the letter up and put it in it's envelope, then addressed it carefully. She dug out a stamp and stuck it on, smiling, then hurried out of her room with it to put in the pile of things to be mailed.
