Starry Darkness ✨ Danielle Gilbert [1]

[19]

Dani's PoV

"Hey Aunt Jenna," I smile walking towards her while she watches TV from the sofa.

"You alright?" She asks patting the material beside her, "You look a little off."

I shrug, "So much has changed....changing....I guess it's all catching up to me."

She sighs, "You know that Miranda and Robert loved you as their own."

I offer a small smile, "I know that, but I've always had a strange absence right here," I place my hand on my chest.

She hums in response, "Well I have something for you. Miranda was gonna give you this when you turned eighteen."

Jenna gets up heading over to a dresser opening the top drawer lifting out an envelope.

"Here," She hands it to me, "I think you need it now more than ever."

I place my hand over my mouth, hesitantly reaching out taking the dusty brown envelope.

"I don't know what to say," I mumble staring down at it.

"Hey," Jenna reaches her hand out to my shoulder, "Danielle you don't have to open it right now."

I swallow nervously nodding, "Jenna what do you think happened to my parents.....my birth parents?"

She shakes her head solemnly, "I'm not sure but," She takes a deep breathe, "It must have been tragic if they left you all alone with the letter you're holding and another note on that doorstep," She nods her head to the front door.

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I stare down at the letter in my hand, both Elena and Jenna having left for the day. Jeremy hanging out with some friends.

I fiddle with the wax stamp on the back, a similar shape to a faint birth mark on my left shoulder.

Gently I peel the wax stamp away, tugging out an old letter from inside the envelope.

I unfold it cautiously, my eyes gazing over the words.

To my darling daughter,

I don't know when you will get the chance to read this but I hope that you have had a good childhood and are following your dreams.