Dear Sally,

I wanted to take the time to write you this letter expressing my thoughts on your marrage. First I want to congratulate you but at the same time I am dissapointed in you. I hope that you are pleased with the choices you have made and are satisfied with the life you have chosen for yourself. You didn’t have to marry him to get out of your house. You could have come and stayed with me. You could have finished school, got an education, and made something of yourself. You are 13 years old, you had such a life ahead of you, why did you have to go and throw it all away. You could have been anything you wanted. You were so young, and pretty, you could have been a model and made so much more than your marshmallow husband does. Did you even think this through before you jumped up and married him? I know you wanted to escape your father and Mango Street, however getting married at 13 was not the correct choice. I wish that you would have at least mentioned your plans to me, I was suppose to be your best friend, but now I guess it is too late to do anything about it. I have always loved you and I hope that we can still be friendd when you get home. I home Marshy treats you right and doesn’t hurt you the way your father did. Even though I am somewhat dissapointed in you, know that I am proud of you and hope that you write me soon.

Much Love, Esperanza