Dear Little Jo,
The most important thing isn’t even that I’m sorry. I mean I am sorry. I’ve never been sorrier for anything in my life. I know it must feel like betrayal. It is betrayal. Not just with anyone but with your sister. The worst kind of betrayal probably. I’m so sorry.
But that’s not the most important thing. What’s most important is that you’re done with me, Jo. It’s absolutely crucial. It’s not just that it’s easier for both of us. It’s safer too. It will be safer for you. Because there is one fact in all of this you can depend on. One fact that I have now proved to myself and everyone else without a doubt: I am totally out of control. It could have been anyone I was hitting on that pool deck. It could have been you, Jo. I mean I couldn’t even tell the difference.
Sincerely,
AK