Page 51 of Eleanor & Grey
DATE: September27, 7:11 AM
SUBJECT: Re: Re: Re: College
I have to take the kids to karate. Sunday night?
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FROM: [email protected]
DATE: September27, 8:01 PM
SUBJECT: Re: Re: Re: Re: College
I have a club meeting that night. Damn.
We’ll figure something out. Just miss you, is all.
Grey
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FROM: [email protected]
DATE: September28, 7:22 AM
SUBJECT: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: College
Grey,
I miss you too.
Obviously.
Yeah.
We’ll figure something out.
Ellie
20Eleanor
We tried our best, but it was a struggle. As the weeks and months went on, Greyson and I kept missing each other, and even though we tried our best to keep in contact, life made it harder. Our schedules clashed, our timing was off, and it always felt as if we were just one second behind.
Our emails got shorter.
Life became busier.
Greyson and I each lived our lives on different timelines.
I held on to my promise to Mom to keep finding reasons to smile, though living with my father made it a little harder. He was still drowning, and I swore each day he pushed me further away. We were evolving in different ways, and the close bond we’d once shared was slowly diminishing.
Each day that passed, I kept finding my smiles. Each day that passed, I always had conversations with Mom, filling her in on the ups and downs of my life.
Even though some days were tough, I was finding a new form of happiness.
