Chapter 22 - Brenda’s Apology
Brenda wrote five years after hose.
I almost threw letter away.
Opened.
Frank,
I have spent a long time saying Brian was responsible because he held hose.
Then:
That is true physically, but I started recording because I thought humiliating you would make you leave faster.
Good.
She continued.
I was embarrassed by your work history because I wanted people to believe the house reflected Brian’s success and mine. I knew you paid the down payment. I knew your name was on the deed. I still acted as though your presence made the story less impressive.
Then:
The smell was mostly in my head.
I stopped.
Of course.
She wrote:
I convinced myself I noticed it because I had said it so many times.
Then:
I am sorry I treated a person who gave us a home like something that needed to be hidden from it.
No request for money.
No request to meet.
I sent one reply.
I received your letter. Thank you for taking responsibility.
May you like
That was all.
She later remarried? We can leave. Need relationship closure. Maybe she rebuilt business? She worked retail design in Omaha and remarried later, no contact. Mention in final.
