Standard disclaimers apply. I also don’t own the song “Love Me” by Collin Raye
Grandpa took the paper from the inner pocket of his coat. It was yellowish and old looking. He slowly opened the fold up and showed it to Mark, his only grandson who just celebrated his tenth birthday last month. The ink was fading badly, but Mark could still see the writing on it. It was dated April 25th, 1923.
If you get there before I do, don’t give up on me.
I’ll meet you when my chores are through, I don’t know how long I’ll be.
But I’m not gonna let you down, darling, wait and see.
And between now and then, till I see you again
I’ll be loving you,
love me.
Judith
It was a short letter and Mark didn’t understand everything but it touched Mark’s heart deeply. It was simple but he could feel how much love was put into those words.
“Grandpa, tell me all about it, I want to know,” asked Mark while pulling his grandpa towards the sofa in the living room. He followed Mark and sat on the sofa. He took a deep breath and thought for awhile.
“Your grandma was the most beautiful girl in the whole town. I was only 17 years old the first time I saw her in the church on Christmas day, but I knew she was the one for me. It was love at the first sight. However, I didn’t get the chance to talk to her until Easter the following year. We were asked to be part of the youth committee. She helped me did the games for the children. We clicked immediately and I truly enjoyed every single minute with her. Many of us usually went out for supper after meeting. That was when I got more time to talk to her freely.” Grandpa stopped his sentence, seemed lost in thought.
“Dinner’s ready!” Mark heard my mum’s voice from the dining room.
“Well, that’s all for now, Mark. Go and have your dinner. Tell your mummy Grandpa will be there in a minute,” He said to his grandson while folding the letter carefully and slipped it back into his coat.
“Thank you, grandpa, promise me that you’ll continue the story next time. I love you grandpa,” Mark rushed to the dining room.
(to be continued)
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