My+Brother+Sam+is+Dead.

Tiffaney Williams October 17, 2007 Ruby __Letter To Sam.__ Hi pumpkin. I wanted to let you know that I miss you very much. In fact, I have missed you just about everyday since you left. Tim also misses you a lot and we often wonder when you will be coming home. Without your help around the house and the tavern, Tim has been helping a great deal; a little too much. I don't think that it is his resposibility to do all of the work and i think that he should really focus on things outside of home, like what he wants to do with his life and where he needs to go, but he can not do that if he is too involved in house chores. He is a strong, handsome, young man, like you were when you were his age. I think he deserves the chance to live and he can't do that if you're at war. This war isnt good, for any of us. It has gotten your father killed and even some of your friends. How do you know that you aren't going to be next? I'm not very happy that you re-enlisted for the war. I understand that you want to have a duty to your country and that you and your friends made at pact, but what if you don't win the war then all of this would be for nothing. You would have missed Tim growing into a strong man and you wouldnt have taken part in any of our lives. Even with the help that Tim is giving, I am still having some issues around the tavern and I think that it would be much easier if you were here to help. You have missed so much already and you can't afford to miss anymore. Tim has been through so much and he doesnt have anyone to talk to besides myself. I don't think that its fair to let your brother fall through the cracks when you want to throw your life away for something that isn't worth anything. I know that you are fighting for your dreams but we need you home now more than ever. Now that your father is gone, your brother and I have been struggling to keep everything running. It took me a little while to finally take in the fact that your father isn't here anymore and now that it has, I am stressed and overwhelmed. I honestly believe that if you were here I would be getting through this alittle better than I am. Just having you and Tim with me is the greatest gift ever and although you stop in once and a while its not the same. Is the war honestly worth it? Is it worth risking your life? Is it worth not seeing your family? Does the war mean more to you than your family does? Sam, I wonder about this every second of everyday that you aren't here, but I just can't seem to place my finger on the answer. Honey, your brother and I, especially myself, need you now more than ever. Please come home. Love, Mommy.