Why With You (Abridged)

Four years after Nicole left, Sean lay on his bed looking up at the

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle posters on his ceiling. He imagined he was a

superhero, someone that swooped in and saved Nicole from bad guys.

Her most recent letter sat crumpled beside him on the bed. He was stirred

up with anger, with testosterone, in that impotent, can't do anything with it,

fifteen-year-old way. He picked up the letter and read it again.

Sean,

Sorry it's been so long. I love your letters. Thanks for sending th...