<hr/><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/5/5b/GkkRrdlkcwlI.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Aletta Emelda Maria Sanchez (aka Letty) (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=200832.msg9815927#msg9815927)<br/><strong>Faction:</strong>none<br/><strong>Date:</strong>Sunday, May 14th, 1877<br/><strong>Time of Day:</strong>Morning,  during Church (she will be late for Church)<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Avery’s office  -  Gomorra<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>Her Sunday Best  (http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae240/samanthamazur/penelope-cruz-fanfan-la-tulipe_zps69f0d050.jpg)<br/><strong>Tagged:</strong>Avery<br/><hr/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Letty seemed to visibly relax under Avery’s kind words. Not since  her father and grandfather did she think she would ever come across a man with such kindness in his eyes. <strong>”Si señor, I am on the way to Church. But I felt that I needed to speak with you more than I needed the Lord’s forgiveness.”</strong> Her smile was sweet, and matched the twinkle in the depths of her dark brown eyes as she replied to his kindness. She was quite well, as he could most likely see for himself, at least physically. Letty wasn’t so sure she would ever be mentally well all the while she hung on to the mystery that had brought her to this town in the first place.<br/><br/>The corners of her mouth tugged up into a warmer smile as Avery motioned for Letty to sit down. She was ridiculously pleased he wasn’t planning on rushing her out of his office so soon, for reasons she had not been willing to answer. Still, Letty gratefully took the offered seat and smiled up at the handsome man before her. That is until he revealed the details of the favor he wished to cash in on. Her smile dropped, as did her eyes as she stared down at her fingers grasping her skirt in bunches. Forcing her fingers to straighten, she smoothed the fabric and took a deep breath. No matter how embarrassing her shame would be after her the story was shared, Letty knew that she owed Avery the truth. <br/><br/><strong>”Si… I was...estúpido...idiot, yes?”</strong> another smile crept across her face as she looked up into his inquisitive eyes. <strong>”Young and foolish is what Aggie tells me. There was an notice…”</strong> nibbling at her bottom lip, she paused for a moment to try and think of the correct term used. <strong>”Anuncio...in the paper. I answered it and began writing with Jonah Gates, Aggie’s brother...you might know of him as Joe. People called him Joe.”</strong> Letty paused again, thinking of the man that hadn’t lived to meet her in person. <strong>”We were courting you might say...through the letters.”</strong> A soft blush kissed her skin as she once again looked away out of shame. <strong>”I was young and wanted more than what I had, more than what was waiting for me...what I had seen my madre, hermana y tía settle with. I was… estúpido!”</strong> she continued, her voice growing quiet as she looked towards the window.<br/><br/>Taking a deep breath Letty turned back to look into Avery’s eyes and offered  him another small, but genuine smile. <strong>”I came here to marry him. Only he wasn’t here when I arrived. Aggie met me at the station. She told me...he was killed. Tuve la suerte de que ella me dio un trabajo… she helped me, gave me a job and a place to stay.”</strong> Taking a deep breath she pushed forth with the surprise that she had gotten the morning that Letty had met Avery. <strong>”That morning...before I … before I went to the Inn I learned that the letters that I thought were from the man courting me was not at all from him. A stranger courted me. A stranger learned of my misterios, my secrets. Someone I do not know who.”</strong> The idea of a man, a stranger, knowing her mind, knowing her soul and heart…. it caused her to shiver. But was  he really a stranger? She had fallen in love with his letters after all. <strong>”I do not know what to do. I came here because of those letters. I came here because of his promises.”</strong></div>