E-mail to Scott

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To: [Summers, Scott]
From: [Munroe, Ororo]
Subject: Is everything all right?

Scott,

I do not wish to sound overly alarmed, but as I noted you leaving last night but did not see you return until this morning, I cannot help but be a little concerned. It was slightly worrisome at the time, and I am glad that you are back. Of course, you are free to come and go as you please, I only wished to check to see that you were all right.

So... are you? If you need to talk, you know where to find me.

-O.

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Somehow I do not think either Bobby or Terry have a cruel enough sense of humor to make it a joke on you. I am more inclined to think it was youthful thoughtlessness and the giddiness of the new situation, that is all.

I am glad to hear you did not do anything you regret - we must always be on watch to keep our emotions in check in cases such as this. I understand that you felt the need to leave for a time, but please, know that I am always here for you. And always worrying, when you disappear without notice.

-O.

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What's sad is that I imagine they'll look back on this in ten years as "that extraordinarily stupid thing we did when we were young and dumb". Young love shouldn't pretend to be something that it's not. Then you get something like my marriage.

-S.

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Somehow I think that it is unfair to blame yourself for circumstances that were outside both your and Jean's control. Thinking you could have predicted the types of obstacles you encountered is very nearly insane, not to mention foolish. I am sure you have been told this before, but you should not believe it is all your fault. Or Jean's.

Sometimes there is no one to blame.

-O.

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Do I sound like I'm blaming myself? I don't mean that like it sounds... I just don't, really. Not anymore. I don't think it matters if I do or I don't. It's done, she's gone, and I don't think I believe in happily ever after anymore.

-S.

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Perhaps I ought to deal with Terry and Bobby from now on. If you wish, I will email them tonight and start making room arrangements with Dani.

It is getting late, but there is still a little sun left in the day. The west garden is still lit, I believe, if you wanted to seek out the sun.

-O.

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I sound like I'm really working myself into a depressed stew, don't I? I'm not, I promise. I mean, I think I'll still take your advice and go enjoy the last of the sunlight, but you don't have to worry about me drowning myself in the lake.

I just miss her. And I'm lonely, I guess. I could fill up some of these empty hours with more work, but we all know what happens when I do that.

-S.

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I think your saxophone would appreciate some attention, and Desdemona as well. In addition to this, you really ought to talk to Charles... there are some opportunities outside of the school that I think you might want to hear about.

-O.

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Opportunities outside the school? Now you've got me all intrigued.

Maybe I'll take the sax out to the stables. Yes, I've been practicing in the stables. Don't laugh at me.

-S.

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Charles can explain them far better than I. But I think you would do well at them. And it would certainly give you something worthwhile to do.

So that's what that noise is... I had been meaning to ask when we got a donkey.

-O.

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People with senses of humor like yours generally come to a bad end, Ororo Munroe. You just wait and see.

Now, I'm off to the stable to further traumatize the horses.

-S.