Dear Yann,

Before i tell you any of this, just remember, you are the one that is supposed to correct my letters, I am not supposed to be writing one to your parents...

Yours truly.





when you write a letter to the one you love, to their parents, what are you supposed to say?

Any mere condolence letter must feel so distant, no words can express the feelings that you have.

I was told to write what comes to mind, but do they feel the same way i do?

What if they didn't get along.

What if you feel guilty that you didn't go to their funeral, but their parents were able to make it.

The tears will start to flow again, that is what will happen.

When you read layouts of what a letter should sound like, it has no emotion, no feelings, just "deepest sympathies". What does that even mean.

And so i will write.



Dear Corine and Francis,

I write to you with a shaken heart, and to extend the deepest condolences on Yann's death. [**Even as i write that he is dead, i don't believe it, i feel sick at the feeling.] He was a dear friend of mine, and he is going to be deeply missed. You both should be so proud to have had him as a son.

I am so blessed to have had such a friendship with him, and i know he is going to be greatly missed by his friends and family.

I treasured his friendship, and will forever recall our time together in Ruelle and Oleron. I remember the first time i met him in 2004, when we became great friends. We would play cards together, and he taught me so much about the french language and culture. He was so generous to me, introducing me to his friends, taking me to the movies, ice skating.
When i came back to Australia, we kept in contact, and then i came on exchange to France again last year, I was blessed to be able to spend time with him in Oleron.

It is a strange feeling to know that we will never hear his voice again, be able to talk to him again, but all we can do is remember the fun times that were shared. It is surreal to think that someone could be there one day, and instantaneously gone the next. I am glad to have been able to have met him and shared such a great friendship with him.

I am glad to hear that he was buried on the Island of Oleron that he loved so much, so that even now, he will be able to enjoy the sun and sea.

If you would like me to do anything, please let me know. I want to help out if i can.

My very best to you and your family in this time of sorrow,

F.

Libellés : Dear Yann