CHAPTER 9 — The Letters from Jail

CHAPTER 9 — The Letters from Jail
The first letter arrived two weeks later.
Then another.
Then five more.
Julian wrote about regret.
About love.
About destiny.
About how everything could still be fixed.
Valeria never opened them.
She placed each envelope into a sealed box labeled:
EVIDENCE — NOT EMOTIONS
Ernesto watched her once and asked:
“Do you want me to make them stop sending these?”
She replied calmly:
“No.”
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“Let him write.”
“Paper is the only place where he can no longer touch me.”