Owl to Tabitha Ogletree

[alohaha.insanejournal.com]

ooc: The note is written in very nice handwriting on parchment that smells vaguely like coconut.

Dear Tabitha,

I know that the last few months have been hard for you. I also know that for good reason, I'm not your favorite person. But I miss you, and I have seen you looking less than happy a lot, and I hate being the cause of pain. I did something really terrible, and I hurt you in the process of my really really stupid decision. You've always been a good friend to me, and no one deserves to be treated like that. I'm willing to do anything to try and come back together as friends. I know that you might still need more time. I'm also willing to wait as long as you need. But if you could find it in you to forgive me, I swear I will somehow atone for last year.

I miss your friendship. I know it's my fault, but I still miss it and I miss you.

Aloha,
An

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[caritasmitis.insanejournal.com]

Upon receiving the owl, Tabitha visibly frowns. The paper is crumpled by the time she flips it over to scrawl a reply at the breakfast table.

I. I. I. Count them.

Give me one good suggestion of how you could possibly make up for betraying me that way. Diego was easy - he lost a girlfriend and I don't ever have to date him again. You? I've had to live with you and the pain in my damn dorm ever since.

She leaves the note unsigned, and passes it to a Freshman whom she bribes to take the reply.

[alohaha.insanejournal.com]

An stared at the note for a long while, a few tears flashing to her eyes, but she wipes them quickly. Tabitha is right. It isn't about her. She grabs another piece of parchment.

Tabitha,

You're right. I used I statements to try and take responsibility. But it isn't about me. You're hurting and that sucks.

I'm sorry.

-An

[caritasmitis.insanejournal.com]

Tabitha looks actually stern for once as she writes a reply, very quickly.

That's a start.

[alohaha.insanejournal.com]

An takes a deep breath, taking out some nice paint to draw the following on another parchment:



On the back, she writes the explanation of Ho'oponopono (http://upliftconnect.com/hawaiian-practice-of-forgiveness/), the Hawaiian practice of forgiveness. She leaves it unsigned.

[caritasmitis.insanejournal.com]

Tabs replies quickly after reading.

"In front of everybody? No. No way. I'm humiliated enough over this."

[alohaha.insanejournal.com]

It's an effort to bring us together as a community. There's no humiliation. It is about recognizing there is an imbalance and a need to atone.

You asked for how I expected to make it up to you. In my culture, this is how we show that. If you don't want the whole cabin, perhaps Kele could serve as kahuna and we could make it small?

[caritasmitis.insanejournal.com]

I'll think about it. I'm not being pushed into anything.

[alohaha.insanejournal.com]

Of course not. Thank you.