The Silver Linings Playbook Chapter 33

Letter #4-November 29, 2006 Dear Pat, Tiffany advises me you are true, and from what she has informed me concerning your new character, it appears as if you are a totally changed man. Regardless of whether this is the aftereffect of the mishap, treatment, medicine, or basically sheer self control, you are to be saluted, in light of the fact that this is no little accomplishment. First permit me to state I suggested Huck Finn for your perusing delight as it were. I was doing whatever it takes not to send you a concealed message. In light of all that you have composed and what Tiffany has let me know †perhaps you should peruse The Catcher in the Rye. It's about a little youngster named Holden who makes some hard memories adapting to the real world. Holden needs to live in a youth world for a mind-blowing remainder, which makes him an excellent and fascinating character, however one who experiences difficulty discovering his place in reality. At present, it appears just as you are making some hard memories managing reality. Some portion of me thrills at the progressions you have made, in light of the fact that your letters truly present a superior man. In any case, I additionally stress that this perspective you have created is delicate, and might be what saved you in the neural wellbeing office for such a large number of years and is saving you in your fo lks' storm cellar for such huge numbers of months. Eventually you will need to leave the storm cellar, Pat. You will need to find a new line of work and gain cash once more, and afterward you probably won't have the option to be the individual you have been throughout the previous hardly any months. Obviously I recollect Massachusetts. We were so youthful, and the memory is lovely. I'll convey it with me until the end of time. Be that as it may, we WERE CHILDREN, Pat. That was over 10 years back. I'm not the sort of lady who might rest in an economy inn any longer. Possibly you have again become the kind of man who might whisk a lady away to Martha's Vineyard. Possibly you are encountering a type of second youth. I don't have the foggiest idea. Be that as it may, I do realize you won't experience a second adolescence with me. I am not a youngster, Pat. I'm a lady who cherishes her present spouse without question. My point when I consented to think of you was never to permit you another opportunity. My objective was not to permit you to reappear my life. I just needed to allow you to bid farewell †to determine any uncertain issues. I need to be clear about this. Nikki