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// They'll Hold You Forever 
// Story: A Thousand Words 
// by Silver Mint 
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Jasmine sighed softly as she put down the letters, a weary smile drawn upon her features. The worn mattress and wood creaked under her weight as she shifted to sit comfortably. She held a small, ornate wooden box in her hooves filled to the brim with letters. They were all labelled to her, they all came from the same pony.

Jasmine’s smile grew wider as she rummaged through the envelopes. She looked and flipped through them as she sighed happily, walking down memory lane as the words brushed past her eyes.

She set the box filled with letters aside on the nearby night table and sighed softly as she gazed back onto her bed.

Somehow it felt bigger.

Something caught her attention before her mind could wander, on her night table sat a letter enveloped in pale amber paper. She quickly reached her hoof forward and grabbed it, turning it over to read it over.

'To my dearest tea Leaf.'

Jasmine opened her eyes wide, haziness taking over them for a moment as she fumbled to open it. Tearing the paper as gently as she could she got the letter out and unfolded it to read it.






To my dearest tea Leaf,

    If you are reading this, it means that I am no longer with you. I’m really sorry I couldn’t say goodbye properly. Please don’t be too sad for me, I want you to remember the good times we had together, the picnics, the tea parties, the anniversaries, and how much I loved you through the years.

I wish I was still there with you, to hold you and nuzzle you, but sadly that’s not possible. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to stop loving you. I may not be there with you but my words will be. Did you ever wonder why I wrote you so many letters? It’s because I love you.

They say that a thousand words have never been spoken, but even though I can’t see I know they’re reaching you, my words will cradle you and make all of your weary days seem far away. They’ll be with you forever.

Jasmine, I may not be at your side anymore, but I’m still with you. I'll send you a thousand embraces and carry you into my arms and turn all of your lonely years into only days, I’ll hold you forever.

Whenever you read one of my letters again, I’ll be there right next to you. Whenever you have tea, I’ll be the biscuit! You might think I’m gone, but I promised I would never leave you.

I will love you forever, Jasmine Leaf.

Your beloved,

Sweet Biscuit.