(pages 140-375 the end)
SUMMARY
The 10 letters that Gerry had written for her before he had left her were lists of things. A list of things to help Holly move on with her life. Without those letters of encouragements, she wouldn't be able to realize the fact that life goes on even when her loved one's life has ended. She opened one letter every first day of the month. With Gerry's help, she was able to increase her confidence in continuing life without him. Like, finding herself a job that she actually liked this time. He even booked a vacation for her and her friends to go to Spain. For every letter that she opens, she does as what she was been told. However, she starts to make her own decisions that would benefit herself in moving on. She also started to realize how selfish she was when her best friends were moving on in life. Denise was getting married to Tom, a DJ at the karaoke competition that Holly was in. Which, Holly was the bride's maid. Also, Sharon and her husband, John, was having a baby and him Gerry. Which, Holly was the godmother. It took her a while to realize that its not all about her and life goes on. It turns out that Daniel was just her friend in the end. Then, Holly has the confidence to ask a guy, that she once rejected, out for a cup of coffee. As she moves on with her life, she doesn't grief anymore. Her life is not nightmares anymore, just millions of good memories and for her to make more good memories.
QUOTE
"In the meantime, she would just live (Ahern 375)."
REACTION
The flashbacks that unexpectedly comes along once in a while are very emotional. It goes back to when Gerry was alive. Also of how he had written the letters to Holly and how he had achieve his promises without being physically there with her. The author tells how Holly and Gerry feels in third person. Which gives the reader more understanding of the situation and how challenging it was for them. The transitioning of Holly's views in what had happened was very heart warming. The quote was the last sentence in the book. It is very powerful because the quote itself describes what Holly have learned to do. When she was living in the past, she wasn't going anywhere with her life. But then she she finally start to live in the present, she was creating her own bright future. Which was something she didn't think she could do without Gerry. Its been a long journey for her. She had found the right path to step out of her Past's picture and began living her life as a confident woman.
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