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Angela Grammatico 10/15/07 Ruby

My Brother Sam Is Dead

Dear Sam, I really need you to come home. Things have been very tough around here recently. Tim is missing out on things such as schooling. I also miss you very much and I miss having you around. Also, with your father gone, there is nobody that can help me with certain things, because Tim is not yet old enough to do by himself yet. I can't take losing another person, so many lives have been lost in this war already, and I would be devastated if anything happened to you.

Recently, things have been very hard for me and Tim. There are many people coming into the tavern. Tim and I are struggling because there is not much money for us because all of the commissary people pay with scrips. We are trying hard just to keep the tavern running, but it is hard because the work has doubled for both me and Tim. We could really use your help, Sam. You could help by either helping with some of the chores or getting another job to earn some extra money for us. It would really be a help, but you are being stubborn and will not come home. Things here without you are very rough, and you being gone is certainly not helping us.

Tim is also missing out on things because with all the work that he must do, he has no time to go to school or study. Also, he does not have time to do things with his friends. Tim is growing up much too fast, and it is very hard on him. He's doing things that you didn't do until you were much older than him.

You being gone is also very hard on us because we miss you so much. I really miss having you around, and seeing Tim grow up and become so much like you is hard. Tim is constantly reminding me of you and I can't seem to get away from this war. I really miss you and love you and I want you to come home so much. I understand that you want to fight for your country, but what about us? I need you bakc here, Sam. Also, Tim is not yet old enough to do certain things without your father. For example, Tim cannot go to Verplank's Point alone yet. Plus I think he is just too young to be buying and selling stuff for the tavern. If he makes a mistake, it will be a big deal. You on the other hand have been to college and you are less likely to make a mistake. I'm worried that something will happen if Tim makes a mistake, and I'm also worried about something happening to you. If you were back home, I would be less worried and it would be easier.

It has been hard losing so many people in this war. I have lost your father and a lot of the people from around here. If I lose you too, I don’t think I will be able to take it. You mean so much to me, Sam, and I would be completely devastated if I lost you. Please, Sam, come back home.

Sam, please come home. I need your help with so many things, and it is so hard without you. Your brother misses you, and he isn’t able to do many things because of you. If anything happens to you, I’m afraid that I won’t be able to handle it. Tim is also having trouble. Sam, I want you to come home more than anything. Just please do this one thing for me, I miss you so much. Please come home.

Love you and miss you so much, Mother Y