“Dear Bennett,” Madelynn begins. “You might not read this, but maybe they will, and maybe somehow that will help you. This letter can’t help us, because there is no us, not any more.”
What follows next is a love letter from Madelynn to Bennett. It’s also an explanation, as she is trying to save Bennett from legal trouble. It’s an apology, with Madelynn trying to make things right, to make him understand. And I think it’s a little bit of a plea, one she knows even as she makes it is hopeless, that he will forgive her for her betrayal, and maybe even see his way back to her.
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