Hi Allison, I know we don’t know each other all that well but
that’s really kinda why I’m writing you this
letter. We’ve had a couple of classes together this year and
even though we’ve never really talked I feel like
I’ve gotten to know you pretty well. I’ve seen how smart you
are. I mean you’re really smart. Like the
smartest girl in our class, definitely. I know I can’t get
Physics to save my life but I’ve seen how you just
breeze through it like you’ve been doing it for years! And when
we have Advisory you always look like
you’re paying attention. I mean, I know you’re supposed to pay
attention, of course. But everyone else just
blows it off like it’s not really important. Except for you.
Like, your face always looks like your mind is
always working, like always! And it’s not just because you wear
glasses either, which I think look good on
you, by the way. And I love those funky sweaters that you wear
too. But I mean ‘funky’ in a good way of
course. They look like the kind of sweaters the cool girls from
the 60’s would have worn a long time ago but
you make them look new and fresh. I remember one time when you
wore this white crocheted one with like,
some sky blue in it. You wore it on a Friday and then you wore
it again on Monday and people were
talking shit about you behind your back. I was walking in to
Economics when you were coming out and
Megan Richards and Felicia were standing right by the door
laughing at you about how you’re poor or
something and I told them both to go to hell. I really did. Fuck
them. I thought it was cool that you didn’t
care what people thought if you wore the same sweater again. So
what, right? I mean it wasn’t even two
days in a row so who cares, anyway? But even still, I think that
shows a lot of nerve to make that kind of
stand against the assholes in our school; you know? And besides
I wear the same clothes all the time too. I
guess we’re kind of like kindred spirits that way, right? I
think we even like the same kinds of music too. I
know I saw a Built to Spill sticker inside your locker last
year. I don’t know if you’re still into them or
whatever but I thought the album they came out with this year
was pretty good. I like “
“Stab”. And my friend Wesley is friends with your friend Bella
and she told him that you guys were
trying to get into the Pavement show a couple of months ago but
it was 21 and over. But I like Pavement
too. We should probably make each other a CD of what we listen
to or like a list or something like that. I’m
pretty sure I’d like the other stuff that you listen to. I know
I already like everything else about you. If you
ask me I think you’re the prettiest girl in the whole school. I
know other people might say somebody like
Adriana or Diana but that’s only because they’re the most
popular girls in school and it’s like they’re
trained to say that. But I don’t think people really look for
true beauty. They just think whoever has the
nicest clothes and the most friends is automatically the most
beautiful. But most people I think don’t
know shit about true beauty. And I think that’s what you have.
You’re like a classic beauty. Like from one
of the old Hitchcock movies. A starlet! I really like you Allison. Alot. And I know we don’t really know
each other, except for maybe we talked for a few minutes like
once or twice, but I think I’m in love with you.
Actually I know I am. That might sound crazy but I know I’ve
never met anyone else that makes me feel
the way that you do. And I know the only guy from school that
you ever dated was Christian Whitman
and I know that didn’t work out so well. I mean I heard about
what happened and everything. Not that
anybody made a big deal about it but my friend Wesley told me he
had heard about it and I don’t
remember who he said told him but I don’t think it was like a
big deal around the school or anything like
that. But you shouldn’t even worry about that anyway. I mean I’m
not saying that it’s nothing but you
shouldn’t really worry too much about it, you know? It happens.
And there’s no way you could’ve known
so it’s not your fault. But I don’t care about that anyway. I
just hope that Christian didn’t totally turn
you off to dating guys from school. To be honest if that was the
case then I would really switch schools if it
meant we could be together. That’s how strong my feelings are
for you. I’d do whatever you want. I mean
whatever you
want.
Anything! Like, I know Christian didn’t have long hair so if that means that
you
don’t like guys with long hair then I’d cut mine. Seriously. I
mean I know Christian is in the past and
everything but I’m just saying. And I don’t even care about your
past really. I’m only thinking about the
future or actually our future.
I know we could be really special together. You know how so many couples
get divorced and even the ones that aren’t married they stay
together for all these years and then they
break up? I think that’s
so stupid. Like why even be with somebody if you don’t think you could stay
with
them forever? Isn’t that just a waste of time? But anyway, I
don’t think that would happen to us. I know it
wouldn’t. I wouldn’t let it. I’d do whatever it takes to keep
you happy. I would always be there for you and I
know you’d be there for me too. I can tell that’s the kind of
person you are. You give off such a warm vibe.
Whenever we’re in class together I think of us walking somewhere
holding hands and talking for like
hours. Or in each other’s arms on a hammock or something.
Sometimes I think of us when we’re older and
living together and married with kids and everything. I mean I
don’t know if that’s how you see your
future going for you, and that’s cool if you don’t but that’s
what I think about when I day dream about us.
Well, it’s Tuesday so that means I’ll see you last period in
Health and then you can tell me what you
think after you get a chance to read this. So I’ll see you
later. Can’t wait to hear back from you! And
maybe after school we could walk together somewhere and hang
out. Or I could just walk you home,
whatever you want.
Love,
Danny