Lara

My darling girl,

I keep remembering the day you first said "no" to Demetria. You were four. She wanted you to eat porridge. You wanted honey cakes. "No," you said. Small voice. Trembling lip. But you said it. Demetria stared at you for a full minute. Then she laughed. "She's mine," she said. You got the honey cakes. That "no" lives inside you still. Use it. Especially when saying yes would be easier.

With all my love,
Lara