Dear Mother

[Embry Call]

In the past few months away, I spent lots of time thinking of the circumstances of my departure. The fights with you over not telling me anything about dad and that day I found the picture in the basement. I still feel bad about what happened , but have forgiven myself since.

The things I learned in the courses I took in college, led me to discover to what point the values you struggled to teach me by yourself stuck to me and to what point life on the reservation is far from being ordinary. The stories you told me when I was young and I heard from the village elders, realizing now to what point they affect us all.

I know the way I acted while I was young was sometimes hard for you to handle, particularly in the last four years, but I’ve always loved you. Having to hide me becoming a werewolf from you was very hard. I hated lying to you as I did, but I thought it best that way, not knowing you suspected all along that I may become one.

I did get your interest towards our legends enough, that I think I may take more history classes in college, leaning towards the world’s various myths and legends. Realizing this and not having you around to share it with is what has brought me to the decision to finish my classes from distance where I can share those thoughts with you and my friends.

Before I started making my way back, I made you this bracelet. I know one of the best mother’s day gifts I could give you is to be back, but I wanted to give you a little something too. I hope you’ll like it, it was with great efforts that I took the patience to make it.

Happy Mother’s day mom!

Your son

Embry