November

Dear Nahla,

The month of November was a month of trials and tribulations. That’s goes for our relationship especially. We had our high and lows, but one thing that I learned was ,that patience is a virtue. All things good come with sacrifice and with a wait. You’re one of the most dedicated and hardest workers I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. I respect those aspects about you. I respect your hustle. I am grateful for the opportunity to learn from each other. I don’t take any of the time with you for granted. November is universally associated with giving thanks and grace for the things that are good in your life. I want to thank the bad in my life too. You frequently tell me to do that. So I appreciate the struggles I’m going through with work, graduation pace, and my personal life. I desperately want to struggle, because without struggle, there can never be true progress. I know Frederick Douglas said something similar to that, and it’s absolutely true. I believe in the saying that “if you want to go fast go alone. And if you want to go far go together” is true. I’m doing this with you Nahla.

I want to further my friendship with you. I use the term friendship, because we are great relationship-wise, but our friendship could always be better. We argue. We disagree. We come pretty close to hand-to-hand combat. We always figure things out though lol. I want to take this time to actually apologize to you as well. I want to be more than enough for you and I know you go through issues and sometimes it’s hard for me to be there for you. It’s going to change. I know you say everything is fine, but I WANT to be better. I don’t want there ever to be a shred of doubt or hesitation in my intentions. My intentions with you have always been pure and always will be. I don’t believe in dragging out simple thoughts so I just lastly want to tell you that I love you. 2019 will be a year of prosperity. Let’s see how December pans out too. Stay warm.

Yours Truly,

Antearo Epperson