15 Letters found on the burned ruins of St. Catherine’s home for disturbed children , inside a small locked box, all addressed to Anne Cowdery between November 11 1926 and January 11 1927, but never mailed. All letters are being examined for further observation and clues.
November 11 1926
Anne,
How are you??? I haven’t seen you in forever! Please tell me how you are doing. How is your family? I’m doing so well. My mom has been working a lot, but she had enough time to stay for supper a few days ago. That was nice. Please keep me updated.
Your friend,
Sydney
November 17 1926
Hi Anne!
Yay! It is so nice to be able to talk to you again!!!!! I am so sorry about your cold. I hope that you feel better soon. Do you remember when my dad would write me those letters when I was sick? I think I showed them to you once. Anyways, I don’t have that much time to reply right now because I’ve got a session with Dr. Larson...
Talk soon!
Sydney
November 23 1926
Anne!!!!
Thank you for replying again. I’ll try to reply to you every day. Since I don’t go to school anymore I’ve got lots of time. I’ve been quite bored actually. Today was double boring. Mom was busy, so I didn’t get to see her like I usually do. Nate stopped by during his lunch break, but he could only stay for a little while since he had to return to school. There is nothing to do, except write and draw. I’ll send you one of my drawings!!
Your very bored friend,
Syd
November 25 1926
Hi Anne,
So what did you do today? I was wondering if you were going to come and see me soon? I’m allowed to see friends now. Mom and Nate and Andrew came today. Andrew was acting so annoying so I said I didn’t want to see him. Please come see me soon. I’m going a bit crazy.
-Sydney
November 26 2020
Helloooooo Anne!
Are you getting these? You took two days to reply last time. Don’t worry about it though, take your time. I really miss you. No matter what Dr. Larson says, we’re still friends. Have you talked to my dad recently?
Your BESTEST friend, Sydney
December 3 1926
Hi Anne,
Thank you so much for coming to see me yesterday!!! It was so nice to finally see each other. Hopefully we can be alone next time, and not have to deal with Dr. Larson and his annoying pen scribbling. Honestly, does that guy ever stop? It’s like he’s obsessed with everything we do and say. Oh well. I hope I can go home soon. Maybe I’ll even get to see dad again.
Syd
December 7 1926
Dearest ANNE,
Hello!I really don’t like it here, Anne. You need to help me. They are driving me crazy. Everything Dr. Larson says makes so sense at all. I know you’re there.
-Sydney
December 10 1926
Hi Anne,
So… I need to apologize for last time. Sorry if I sounded super desperate. I don't want them to think I am crazier than I already am. Everything is fine. I’m okay. Please ignore what I said last time. It’s fine. Please come visit me soon. Please talk to my dad for me. Tell him how much I miss him.
-Syd
December 12 1926
Anne,
Things are getting worse. Please help me. Dr. Larson doesn’t believe anything I say. He says you’re not real. They are trying to change what I believe. They are making me feel like I am losing my mind. I don’t even know what is real. Are you there?
Please reply,
Syd
December 19 1926
Anne,
Sorry about that. When I wrote my last letter, I was super overwhelmed after my session with Dr. Larson. I’m not going to listen to them, I know they are all liars. I wonder why they don’t believe in you? I know you’re there, because I see you and hear you.
Miss you! Come visit soon so they see you.. -Sydney
December 23 1926
Dear Anne,
Do you remember when we went sailing with my dad? Mom showed me a photo earlier today. She was crying a lot and telling me that he’s dead, but I know that’s not true. He still talks to me a lot, just like you do, Anne. I hope you can visit soon.
Sydney
December 27 1926
Hi Anne,
They are trying to change me. Dr. Larson would not let me eat until I said that you are not real. They don’t believe me. Anne, I need to do something. I just want to go home and see you and dad. I’m not allowed to have visitors anymore. Dr. Larson claims I am “possessed by an evil spirit”.
-Sydney
January 1 1927
Anne,
Things are getting quite worse now. They have been hurting me, Anne. They don’t believe anything that I say. I need to get out. I need to think of a way to escape.
January 8 1927
Dearest Anne,
I have been thinking a lot. I want to get out of here, but what I want more than anything is to hurt Dr Larson. This may be one of my last letters, but don’t worry about me. I’ll see you soon.
-Your Friend, Sydney
January 11 1927
Anne,
I have everything all sorted out. I am going to do it. I will prove once and for all that you are real. I know you’re not dead. I know dad is not dead either. I will show them that they have been wrong the entire time. What I am going to do may seem wrong, but I promise it will all work out in the end.
-Sydney
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