Mother to Mother
Dear Mom,
I know we haven’t talked in a while, if three years can be counted as ‘a while’, but I need you to know.
I need you to know that I’m okay, that I wasn’t tricked or manipulated into running away. I want you to know that I saw the missing persons ads on social media, oh how I’ve changed from the picture you used in the ad. Would you even recognize me now? I doubt it. Part of me wants to scrap this letter all together thinking it’s better you didn’t know what’s become of me and keep the perfect image you had of me in your mind, honour student, track team star, precious.