Day 14 —Elvis still gets 100 Valentines each year. Tell about one of the people who sent one.
She didn’t have many friends so she turned to music for companionship. But with music, she didn’t need anyone else. Her favorite singer was Elvis Presley.
She knew just about everything there was to know about him. She knew that he received his first guitar at twelve but was extremely shy about singing in public. She knew that Elvis liked to read. Two of his favorite books were The Holy Bible and The Impersonal Life. She even knew that his preferred aftershave lotion was “Brut.”
But, today was special. It was Valentine’s Day. She contently listened to Elvis’s deep reverberating voice as he sung “Can’t Help Falling in Love.” She imagined that Elvis was singing to her as she wrote a letter to him. It was a yearly ritual for her. She loved him and knew that Elvis’s voice saved her more than once in her life. She just wanted him to know this much.
She finished up her letter and reread it several times until she felt content with it. Then she wrapped up the letter and brought it to her apartment’s fire escape.
She raised her left hand with the letter followed by her right hand with a lighter. Flick. The letter went up in flames. She could only hope her feelings would reach him.
“Love Me Tender” played in her apartment.
