My Dearest Allie,
I don’t know what to say anymore except that I couldn’t sleep
last night because I knew it is over between us. It is a different
feeling for me, one that I never expected, but looking back, I
suppose it couldn’t have ended another way.
You and I were different. We came from different worlds, and
yet you were the one who taught me the value of love. You showed me
what it was like to care for another, and I am a better man because
of it. I don’t want you to ever forget that.
I am not bitter by what has happened. On the contrary, I am
secure in knowing that what we had was real, and I am happy we were
able to come together for even a short period of time. And if in
the future, we see each other in out new lives, I will smile at you
with joy, and remember how we spent a summer beneath the trees,
learning from each other and growing in love. And maybe, for a
brief moment, you’ll smile back and savor the memories we will
always share together.
I love you, Allie.
Noah
((the notebook))