Letter

I knew that I should be cleaning the house and make sure that everything was put in their rightful places, but I couldn't I was wait for the mail man. I was hope that today would be the day that I would finally get a letter from Ash. 

I knew that there was a possibility that he would not even write me. Yet I knew that I was going to hope that the mail man would come up to my house to give me a letter from my brother. It was another twenty minutes later when I saw the mail man. I didn't even realize that I was holding my breathe until I felt myself let go of it when I saw the mail man coming down the path way. 

I jumped out of my seat and ran straight to the door to meet up with the mail man. I threw open the door right before the mail man even was able to knock on the door. I had the biggest smile that I thought I could ever have on my face. 

"Hello, I was wondering is there any  letters for me?" I asked

"Hello Rose if I didn't know better I would say you were very happy to see me. Yes my dear I do have a letter surprisingly here for you. So what brings you to answer the door right before I was able to knock?" ask Lucas

"Thank you so much Lucas. I was waiting for you to come since I was hoping my brother had finally written to me was all," I said

After that Lucas left a couple of minutes later and I was left home alone once again. I knew that there was nothing better I could do was to just open up the letter to see what my brother had written to me. 

I was surprised when I saw the letter was not from my brother at all it was a letter from the bank. I had forgotten to pay the bank back the monthly payment on the loan. Great now I only had three weeks before I was going to get kicked out of the house I loved so much. I knew that I need to find away to get the money in order keep the house. 

I knew that I would never be able to the money in the time that they were given me. I knew some people that would give me the money, but I really didn't want to bring them into this. For I knew if I brought them in I had a very good chance that I would end  up just like my mother. I really didn't want bring them into my message unless I had to.  

I grabbed my coat and walked out the front door. I had to find a way to keep the house. I didn't care what I had to do just as long as I could stay where we were. When I finally got into town I went from shop to shop hoping to find a job. No one want to hire someone with not work history. I knew that this was going to be a lot harder to find a job then when I first thought it would be. 

About three hours later when I was about to give up when suddenly a man came up to me. I was not sure I wanted to talk to him, but what else could I do.  He could be my only hope on keeping the house I had grown up in. 

"I heard that you where looking for a job, I was wondering why?" He asked

"Well sir I am looking for a job since I have to pay off a bill that my family has. Yet no one is left at home, but me. So I must pay the bill or end up losing my home. I really can not allow that to happen to me," I said

The young man just stood there looking at me for a bit of time. I thought for sure that I was going to be up a creek and there would be nothing I could do to stop the bank from taking the house away from me. 

"I am going to ask for you family name, address, the bank, and the amount you have to pay on this loan. Please do not ask why, for I just want the info nothing more nothing less," the man said

I told the man everything he wanted to know and wondered what he was going to do with the info I had given him. After I give him everything  he walked away from me and I thought well that was a loss cause. I end up walking home that evening and hoping that the next day would bring more hope then today did. 

It was strange for me, but since my brother went off to war I had stopped sleep in the barn, however in the house. I felt like I need to feel safe again even if that meant that I had to change what had become my norm. 

I woke up when I heard this knock on the door. I had no clue on what time it was, but figured it had to be late morning if that. I went to the door and saw the mail man was there.

"What time is it?" I asked

  "Well Rose near one. I have some good news for you. You have another letter and it is from your brother. You also have one from this strange address," said Lucas

"Thank you so much," I said

I took the mail from Lucas and was so glad that finally my brother had written me. I end up going to the kitchen table and ripped the letter open. 

Dear Rose,

I am sorry that it has taken me so long to write to you. I feel bad that I have to tell you this in a letter then in person. Father won't be coming home when ever I come home. He was killed on the field. I hope all is well with you. I wish there was more I could do for you. 

This over here look really bad and does not seem like it is going to let up any time soon. I am trying my hardest to get back to you Rose. I know that I am your only family left and I will not leave you. It is getting harder to remember the days at this point. It seems like this war just keeps going on and on. 

Please take good care of yourself Rose. Don't worry about a thing for I hope that I will be coming home to you soon, nevertheless I am not sure. All I do know is when I do finally come back we are going to have the beast feast that we have ever had. 

No before you ever think it, you will not be cooking this feast it will be all my doing. So how is everything back at home? Do we even have a house to call home? How are you making out since I have left?

  I will write as soon as I can.

Love, 

Ash

I broke down crying for I only had my brother now. I was happy that he finally was able to write to me, but also fearful that he might not coming back to me alive. I didn't know how one was suppose to deal with so many emotions all at once. I looked at the second letter and did not see a return address or anything. I open it up trying to figure out what it could possible be. Sure enough there was a slip of paper in the envelope that had one simple world.  Done. I just sat there trying to figure out what that could possible mean. I then wondered why am I worrying myself about this letter and allow my happiness to slip through my finger when I could be think how happy I was that my brother had finally wrote to me.