Awaiting a Letter.

SCHOOL dropouts; SOFAS; ARMED robbery

I opened it and realized that it was all the letters that Aunt Marjorie had ever sent Maman. But as far as I could remember, Maman sent her a letter every day because Aunt Marjorie didn't own a telephone. Aunt Marjorie was Maman's younger sister with a passion for poetry, and in my opinion, quite possibly a mental disorder. Maman had taken care of Aunt Marjorie, her little sister, for most of her childhood: cooking, cleaning, and fussing over everything while Aunt Marjorie played outside or wrote poetry. [Extracted from the article]

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