Dear John,
Please stop sending letters.
I don’t miss you, or want to talk.
Pauline
My mouse hovers over “send.”
From the other room I hear Marcus coming home. I flinch as the door slams.
I start over.
Dear John,
I miss you. Please come back.
Pauline
I hit “send.”
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