Chapter 20 - Margaret’s Letter to Me
Three months after party.
Not enough yet for contact with June.
But letter improved.
Nora,
I planned both collars.
Direct.
The larger one was for you.
There.
I knew Wesley told me not to do it.
There.
I knew you had not consented.
There.
I believed surprise was part of humor.
Good.
Then:
When you told me to get away from June, I reached again.
There.
That was the clearest boundary violation.
Then:
I did not intend to hurt June physically, but I understand now that my intention did not give me the right to ignore you.
Good.
Then history.
She described Diane.
Elise.
Her own mother-in-law.
No excuse.
Then:
I have spent years telling women they proved strength by enduring something they should never have had to endure.
That was the sentence.
Then:
I am sorry.
No demand to see June.
No:
but you slapped me.
She wrote:
Your decision to strike me was yours and is being handled separately. It does not reduce my responsibility.
Good.
I did not answer for two weeks.
Then:
I received your letter. I appreciate the directness. I am not ready for contact with June.
She replied:
Understood.
One word.
May you like
Enough.
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