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Letter from the girl who watched you grow up

by reddit user MTLStoriesPaty

Hi,

The first time I saw you, I was surprised I could see you. You had a small turtle in your hands. You kept calling it Michaelangelo, which I assumed was a nod to the Ninja Turtles. You tossed your long, brown hair behind your back and knelt down to place the turtle on the ground. You were excited to see it wobbling on the grass. It reminded me of my cat and how I used to play with him when I was your age.

I witnessed your entire childhood from my small window. Your first ride on a bicycle. Your first day of school. Your first real friend Brenda. Your first day of middle school and the cute uniform you got to wear. The time you won the science fair and you brought home a trophy shaped like a cell. You were such a happy girl.

I like taking less than perfect #photos and turning them into something amazing.

This was an actual photo taken in Eufaula, Alabama US as we drove through.

Not filtered or edited. This is the photo I took in one of the upstairs lofts in the Dega Brewhouse (my friend has a lot of work ahead of him to renovate the place.) In Talladega, Alabama