Xandria Nicole "Dria" Bones
1253 Forest Drive
Destiny City, Virginia, 93053
Kakure Mae "Dawn" Jaimeson
3535 Rickets Street
Destiny City, Virginia, 93054
12-24-21
Dear Dria;
It has been so long since we've talked! Like 4 or 5 years! Yikes, where has the time gone? You are an adult now - you should be about 20 now, I'm about 17. Man, you were 15 or 16, when we last saw each other. Which means *groans*, I was 12 or 13 - I was just a kid, and in middle school. So much has happened since then.
Let see where do I start? I remember you finding out you had a twin brother, by the name of Andrew, Drew for short. Did I ever tell I have a twin brother too, we were just separated by the Foster System for awhile. His given name (which he hates, and I would too) is literally "Ata Boi" - Ata is Egyptian for "Twin", so you see, "Twin Boy" (obviously - and Boi is a cooler spelling of Boy). However, he prefers to go by the name "Davie", which I like too. Davie and I have finally been brought back together, at DD's - that is what everyone now calls Laurie for some reason - it stands for "Designated Driver", but it's kind of a joke, a teasing.
By the way, did I ever tell you the way I got the name "Dawn" - oh that's right, you gave it me. However, just in case you forgot, let me remind you. My full name is "Kakure" Mae. Kakure is another Egyptian name meaning "Souls Dawning".
Davie, Kane and I now all have jobs at DD's Floral shop, just as you did. Davie takes care of the nursery, the customers and the register. Kane takes care of the landscaping. I take care of the plants and the stocking, and sadly I am not allowed to help customers.. I rather not go into that. The three of us also all take floral arrangement classes like you did. Kane specializes in outdoor plants of course. I specialize in Jasmine. Weirdly.... Davie is drawn to Rafflesia ... you know the corpse flower... so sadly he is alienated every class period because of the smell - sadly I can not even get near him, and I am his twin.
Recently, Davie hurt his ankle real bad and strangely had an ice bath at the same time - one of those weird Destiny City Holiday Magic things. He stepped through a thin ice puddle over a pothole and somehow fell into an ice lake- he was pulled out just in time and taken to the hospital (it returned to being an pothole afterwards). He recovered in the hospital from the ice bath, but his ankle is still a bit sore.
I also had a couple of bits of runs with weird holiday magic - the first one, you're going to ask me where was my common sense (DD sure did, and I sure was asking myself for awhile) - but there was a pop-up drink shop, and I swear there was an almost magical attraction to it. Next thing, I knew I was singing for an hour. It finally wore off, thankfully.
Your family donated us tickets to see the Nutcracker Ballet (thank you so much by the way). Davie unfortunately, was still in the rest, ice, compress, and elevate phase of his ankle's recovery, so he couldn't go. There is another set of twins -boys, with us now, JJ (sometimes called DeJJ - long story) and DJ, 13 year old. One was sick with allergies and the other want to stay home to get a start on homework he was way behind on, from being sick. Davie was left in charge and they had an interesting evening themselves (something about a mouse).
As for DD, Kane, 7 year-old Kate (new to the house as well) and myself, we also had a fun time getting into the building. The snow around us turned into Marshmellows, and we got trapped and had to eat our way - Another Destiny City holiday.
So, I hear that you're going to Horizon Insitute of Technology and Science (HITS). Is that fun and/or enjoyable? What year are you? What are you studying? How are you doing, grade -wise?
Is it true that your Aunt Dia is going to Med School? And that Drew is now a Police Officer? I hear that Dani is getting close to High School? How are they all doing? How are your parents?
I heard a rumor that you now have 12 or 13 month old twin brothers? What are their names? What do they look like. Tell me about them?
I also learned that you and Drew still live in your parents' house? Is that true? Isn't it cramped? I thought it was only four bedrooms? Don't you have eight people living there - let's see, you, Drew, Dani, your Aunt, your parents, and your two younger brothers, yes eight... and wait a moment, doesn't Drew have a puppy or something?
Yeah, if I remember the story correctly some nasty kids were cruelly torturing it until it nearly died and lost all will to live. Drew chased them off and quickly and carefully took the poor thing to a vet. The vet had no hope for the poor thing, and offered to put the poor thing down for him. However, he refused to let the little guy go, and never gave up. Today, if I'm not mistaken, the little guy rides around on his shoulder like a little monarch, or leads him around as if he was the master and Drew were the pet. My point is when ARE YOU GOING TO MOVE OUT AND GET YOUR OWN PLACE?
Well anyways, I wanted to wish you a very Merry Christmas, and hope you are not being bothered too much by the strange holiday magic. Hopefully, the gang war is not affected you badly either. Hope to hear from you soon, and would really like to see you soon, and maybe even meet your family!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Sincerely Your Friend,
Kakure Mae "Dawn" Jaimeson
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