To: yikes!izzy
Date: Sunday, March 18—3:47 PM
Subject: thawing
Dear Isabel,
It’s starting to warm up finally. We’ve had three nights in a row with no frost, and my mom swore she saw some tulips sprouting on the way to work. I wonder if they let you outside where you are. Do they make you wear those paper hospital gowns? Well, it’s definitely not warm enough outside for that kind of attire.
Your sister says all you’ve been doing is apologizing for freaking everybody out. Mom says that’s a good sign, that you’re seeing how your behavior has affected others. Gennifer says you’ve been promising to never do anything like that ever again, and I can hear her hope getting a little stronger. I wish I could see this new proof too. All I have is the image of you on your bedroom floor with a tube up your nose. You on the stretcher. This is all I can see, even when I try not to, and it scares me.
Love,
Connor