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Darling, I’m so glad to Darling, I’m so glad to hear from you after such hear from you after such

a long time!a long time!

The background music The background music you’re hearing, you you’re hearing, you say? Yes, it’s really say? Yes, it’s really nice, Jack gave me this nice, Jack gave me this LP as a gift more than LP as a gift more than forty years ago, I can’t forty years ago, I can’t even remember when.even remember when.

It was so long ago. We were in It was so long ago. We were in love and we were young. Then he love and we were young. Then he

entered the Army, went abroad, he entered the Army, went abroad, he never wrote to me. When he came never wrote to me. When he came back, he brought a wife with him.back, he brought a wife with him.

If you knew how If you knew how much I cried then! I much I cried then! I was a romantic fool, was a romantic fool,

allowing my allowing my adolescent dreams to adolescent dreams to

override common override common sense.sense.

I still have a I still have a snapshot someone snapshot someone took of us at the took of us at the Prom, when we Prom, when we were dancing,were dancing,

and the bunch of and the bunch of flowers that he gave flowers that he gave

me before he left. me before he left. That’s all.That’s all.

But that means But that means nothing, I nothing, I

collect all types collect all types of souvenirs.of souvenirs.

No, I didn’t marry, dear. My No, I didn’t marry, dear. My parents needed me, you know, parents needed me, you know,

so I never left home. I’ve so I never left home. I’ve worked all my life and I made worked all my life and I made

a successful career.a successful career.

I have a very good job, a beautiful home filled with

comfort and charm, and two adorable cats that never leave

me alone.

I called one DorothyI called one Dorothy

and the other and the other Edward – yes, Edward – yes,

don’t laugh, the don’t laugh, the names of Jack’s names of Jack’s

children. They’re children. They’re beautiful names!beautiful names!

By the way, I see them almost By the way, I see them almost every day. They’re grown-ups, every day. They’re grown-ups, of course. When they pass me of course. When they pass me

on the sidewalk they say hi on the sidewalk they say hi with a nod, o with a smile.with a nod, o with a smile.

Sometimes, only sometimes, I’ve Sometimes, only sometimes, I’ve daydreamed that they could have daydreamed that they could have

been my own. Fate decided been my own. Fate decided otherwise.otherwise.

Still in love with him? Still in love with him? Of course not, you say Of course not, you say

the silliest things. the silliest things. There’s no place for love There’s no place for love in my life, I’m too busy. in my life, I’m too busy.

It just happens that It just happens that we’re neighbors, and we we’re neighbors, and we often see each other on often see each other on

the street.the street.

Besides, that old romance finished Besides, that old romance finished forty years and three months ago, forty years and three months ago,

just imagine, a whole life!just imagine, a whole life!

Sorry, darling, I’m afraid I’ve Sorry, darling, I’m afraid I’ve just picked up some allergy, my just picked up some allergy, my throat is kind of closed and my throat is kind of closed and my eyes are watering, perhaps the eyes are watering, perhaps the

roses near the phone…roses near the phone…

You made me real happy by calling, You made me real happy by calling, but next time, please, let’s avoid but next time, please, let’s avoid

mentioning Jack, will you?mentioning Jack, will you?

After all, it happened decades After all, it happened decades ago, I can’t even remember most ago, I can’t even remember most

things …things …

Text: Gina FaziText: Gina FaziGraphic Work: GiEffebis@alice.itGraphic Work: GiEffebis@alice.it

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