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Will,
I know I've been avoiding you the last few weeks. You're too smart not to have noticed, and I'm sorry. I know I promised to try and do better this time. I still am trying, I'm just not doing very well at it, you know?
After -- right after, I mean -- a couple people said some things to me. A lot of them weren't very nice things but I think they were true. I needed to hear them. I've been thinking a lot about it since then. I mean, about why I left and things keep getting all pear shaped and wonky between us. I love you, Will. I really do, I always have, and that hasn't changed. You haven't got any reason to believe me but I hope you do, only because I'd like for you to know that that's never been the problem. I think I'm always going to love you this much. You were the best person in my life and I'm a totally different person now because of you. I know you're not supposed to change the person you're dating but if you hadn't I don't think I'd be around today. I mean, I know I wouldn't be. I'd have gone home to my family and who knows what would have happened after that. You're the one who taught me that it's okay to actually open my mouth now and then and say that I want something.
The magic thing. Maybe that was me changing you, or maybe I was supposed to help you the way you helped me and I just mucked it up. Either way. Every time something goes wrong between us, I've blamed it on you. And, like I said, thinking - It's not just the magic. It's me, too, and my inability to stick around and help you through this. Every time something goes wrong I can't wait to get out the door, and I think - I mean, I've got my reasons. They're pretty good ones, you know that. But that doesn't make it okay. I haven't been fair to you, and I haven't really given you a chance. I think I've been trying to keep myself safe but I know I've just hurt us more. I don't just get to be your girlfriend when things are good. That's not fair to either of us, you know?
So anyway. I know this is late. Like, really, really late, you deserved a real explanation. You've deserved a lot from me that I've never been able to give you, and I'm really sorry for that. It's not that I don't love you. I still do - I guess I've said that already, anyway. But the thing is, Will, you deserve someone who can be there for you. I know you're going to find that person one of these days. I hope it's soon. And I just wanted to let you know why, and let you know how sorry I am. I really love you, Will.
-Tara
Okay. I just would like to say this once and for all. Witches have a really bad rep. It's older than dirt and there's no rational basis for it. Plenty of cultures throughout history have been polytheistic or utilized ritual. And sure, every religion has those shifty spots they like to gloss over in histories. And every religion has a few fanatical outliers who bring the funny. But by and large, most witches are very nice. They believe in using their powers for good, at the appropriate times, to keep things ordered and balanced in the universe. In short? Witches are hippies. It's all about the peace, love, and recycling.
That said? The next person who attempts to eat me is not going to get my Glinda impression.