2016 WATTY AWARD WINNING CHEATER, FAKER, TROUBLEMAKER SEQUEL
Written by Jenny Rosen & Kristen Maglonzo
For rehabilitated bad boy, Elias King, falling in love again means losing everything--including his life.
When a ghost from his past tears him aw...
NOTE: This is the last letter Jersey never got to read before she found out about Mindy's baby from Darius.
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Elias
Dear Jersey,
I have something to tell you.
And, it's not so nice. But it's been eating, consuming, and breaking me down into pieces.
And it's so hard for me to learn.
And even harder to come to terms with this truth and how it led to you being so far away from me. Regret never ceases.
It only increases the urge to push the truth further.
And, it's shameful. The truth.
And I know I alone am the only one to blame for all that's been done. For all that's to come in the next few months.
We were young.
We are young.
And we make mistakes in not knowing the stakes, in not knowing the weight of everything.
So, I'll do my best to convey everything I say in a way you can accept.
Except, it will hurt.
Because so much of this has already hurt ever since I left you.
We're two dots on a page, YOU and I. And, I know I suck at words, I've sucked at school, but maybe this will make sense.
It has to.
Sometimes, life takes you back to the basics.
And, it's only then, when anything really makes sense.
Like numbers and shapes and how the different points make them.
There was you and me.
Two points that would be
The two dots on a page
That seem so surely made to connect to each other.
A fine line drawn in-between
So straight and unwavering
Like a king to his queen.
We were
These two points that would be
The line I'd dedicate to walking for forever or infinity, maybe
But everything from before we were a WE is on that page too.
Not just TWO.
There were a few more dots that now have gotten in the way of ME being with YOU.
THREE.
No longer a line,
A triangle instead
More complicated thIs time.
ANd it'D be different if it was just us three
Never her babe, not a chance
Only YOU and ME.
That would've been easy to choose
To let loose that third
Though wrong of me to abuse
I would've done it to not hurt you, the TWO on this page.
The heaviness lies in the truth the third dot brought.
The truth I can't ignore is one dot more
Now FOUR.
Which I made.
Can't regret or neglect
For that's the one to save
From this mess I made.
How else do I state
That I didn't even pull you into a triangle
But a more horrible square
Because dot 1 plus dot 3 made dot 4 before 2 was there.
A second girl to be, quite possibly, a part of me
Who could have my eyes or nose or hair.
A nine-month something that's taking me from you.
And with this half of me.
That's asking for all of me.
Now, I know,
I can't be.
With or without you, Dot TWO, forever my Jersey.
-Elias
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BTW HUGE THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS FOR COMING BACK TO THE STORY! THANKS TO kaelking12'S TWO YEAR PLANNING OF THAT TWIST WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SEE SO MUCH ACTIVITY ON THE BOOK! SHOW HER SOME LOVE GUYS SHE PLANNED THAT ATOM BOMB OF A SURPRISE FROM START TO FINISH SO HOLLA AT YA GIRL! WE WERE BLOWN AWAY BY THE AMOUNT OF COMMENTS AND SHOCKED REACTIONS WHICH WE READ AND ENJOYED IMMENSELY! KEEP THEM COMING & WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO GET BACK TO THE ONES WE CAN!
(Thank you guys so much for reading/listening! This was written by kaelking12 and it blew me away when I read it! I hope you guys enjoyed the read and listen to her performance as well! In other fun news, there's another UPDATE today so after you guys finish reading/commenting on/voting for this letter go ahead to Jersey's new Dear Nobody also written by the amazingly talented kaelking12!
NEXT UPDATE WHERE WE REVEAL THE SUPER NOVA OF DRAMA FINALLY UNFOLDING IS ON:
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH!
See you then!)
#REALTALK QUESTION OF THE DAY:
1. Did you spot the secret name spelled out in bold in Elias's entry? If so, what did it say?
2. If you could go back to a point in Elias and Alex's relationship and change one thing, what would it be? Do you think that change could've prevented this situation?
3. Do you believe that true love is supposed to hurt? Can someone be the best and worst thing to ever happen to you at the same time?
