The Silver Linings Playbook Chapter 33

Letter 4-November 29, 2006Dear Pat,Tiffany informs me you atomic number 18 sincere, and from what she has told me some your new soulality, it seems as though you argon a completely transformed man. Whether this is the result of the accident, therapy, medication, or simply sheer willpower, you are to be congratulated, because this is no small feat. premiere allow me to say I recommended Huck Finn for your reading enjoyment only. I was non trying to send you a hidden message. Based on everything you kick in written and what Tiffany has told me maybe you should read The Catcher in the Rye. Its about a young boy named Holden who has a hard time get by with reality. Holden wants to live in a childhood world for the rest of his life, which makes him a very beautiful and interesting character, but one who has trouble conclusion his place in the real world. At present, it seems as though you are having a hard time dealing with reality. Part of me thrills at the changes you clear mad e, because your letters really do present a better man. scarce I also worry that this worldview you have developed is fragile, and may be what kept you in the neural health facility for so umpteen years and is keeping you in your parents basement for so many months. At some point you are going to have to leave the basement, Pat. You are going to have to get a job and earn property again, and then you might not be able to be the person you have been for the last few months.Of course I remember Massachusetts. We were so young, and the memory is beautiful. Ill carry it with me forever. But we WERE CHILDREN, Pat. That was more than a decade ago. Im not the type of woman who would sleep in an economy motel anymore. Maybe you have again become the type of man who would whisk a woman away to Marthas Vineyard. Maybe you are experiencing some sort of second childhood. I dont know. But I do know you will NOT be experiencing a second childhood with me. I am not a child, Pat. Im a woman who loves her current husband very much. My aim when I agreed to write you was never to allow you a second chance. My address was not to allow you to reenter my life. I only wanted to give you a chance to say goodbye to resolve any unresolved issues. I want to be clear about this.Nikki