It had never been mailed.

Nora,

You have always been more willing than I am to forgive people. That is one of your best qualities, but sometimes I worry you use forgiveness to avoid confrontation.

I stopped.

That sounded exactly like her.

You believe preserving peace is the same as creating peace. It is not. Sometimes silence simply postpones a necessary argument and allows the other person to decide what the truth will be.

My eyes filled.