(Dear You, Always) Is a legacy/story challenge made by the lovely storytellerwhims. It is a 10 generation family challenge all starting with the first generation. This challenge feels very Mama Mia to me and so I was very excited to get started. Now for the rest of this post it will be in the POV of my sim Cheyanne Patterson as if she is writing her 'love notes' to her three loves. I will include the first generations goals just below this and leave a link to the legacy challenge as well. Enjoy the story and follow to keep updated on it!
If you are reading this, then I am dead. This is one story I never meant for anyone to see, but then again, I AM dead. I couldn't stop you now even if I wanted to. Anyway... my name is Cheyanne Patterson and from a young age I had always dreamed of falling in love, getting married, and being a successful author. Well.. I managed to do two of those things at least. Technically I have fallen in love before, three times might I add, but sometimes life comes at you fast and hard. Sometimes life isn't fair either. Life takes and takes and rarely ever gives. You see, I have this bad habit of falling fast and hard. It was never my intention, but love doesn't play by the rules of life. This is the story of the summer I turned twenty two. Who knew twenty two would bring me so much adventure.
I had always imagined I would marry you. You were my dream come true all in a personified bad boy. But you really weren't a bad boy.. not really. You were so so good and kind too. You were, at least. The first time I saw you I was on the Foxbury campus. You were alone under that big, old, tree just reading a book. The sight of it all really clashed with your bad boy exterior. I hadn't meant to be on the campus that day but I had been visiting one of my friends from high school. It didn't take much for me to approach you. Your big, blue, eyes drew me in and I just couldn't look away. I had always been drawn to boys who had too many feelings for their own good.
From then on, I kept seeing you. Going to campus to see you, watching you graduate from college, helping you move into your first apartment by yourself, and planning to move in with you. I wished I would have been able to move in with you. Unbeknownst to me, your dad was taking your college fund and you quickly had to start pulling money together because the money was due and you didn't have it. I would have helped if you told me...
College did a lot more than just educate you, it gave you resources even when they weren't so good. With the stress getting to you, you did more and more to try to escape the betrayal and stress of it all. We got reckless. YOU got reckless, and it took you from me to soon. I would have married you if you stayed.
You weren't in my life for long. In fact, I only knew you for two whole days. Not because I didn't want you to be in my life, but because you were meant for better things than me. You were there to console me with Archer's death and for that I will forever be in your debt. No, you were something bigger than myself. You were moving to Del Sol Valley to become some big time actor. Your big break was coming, I just know it.
For two days we spent night and day together. From meeting at a bar, talking outside the club, going to your apartment, and spending the whole weekend with you on your mattress that was on the floor. You were my comfort in my time of need. In some fucked up way, I fell in love with you. Not that I would have ever told you that. And then you were gone. You were off to Del Sol Valley to do amazing things. I imagine you did. Now, for the one and only time I will admit this, I did love you, Matthew King.
Dear You, Connor McTharp.
You've always been an oddball, Connor. Not to say I've ever minded. After Archer and Matthew, I needed to get away from the city and away from my pain. Moving to Newcrest was my fresh start. My dingy little apartment wasn't much, but it was mine. At first I thought the apartment next to mine was empty, but when I saw you warily peaking through the blinds, I knew I had to meet you.
It was quickly apparent to me that you had some major agoraphobia, but I needed something besides work to occupy my time, so I picked you. Now that might sound selfish or mean but it was always meant in good faith! You were amazing in ways I never expected. Your art, your photography, even if it all just came from your balcony, it was all works of amazing art.
Over time, and with my help, your agoraphobia got better if only just a bit. We made it into the parking lot outside! And then I kissed you. And then you let me.
Dear You, The Reader... again.
Admittedly I'm moving a bit fast. But so did that summer. Three whole months of loss, consolation, and distraction. It slipped my mind, somewhere in between everything, that I hadn't had my period in awhile. It's hard to say when last I had, and I'm not sure I'm ready to find out who the dad is or was.. I'm unsure if I ever want to. Perhaps that's for future me to worry about. As for now, my little girl will have to be happy with just her Mama.
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