Forgive Me

My dearest Laura我最亲爱的劳拉

I'm leaving this letter to Rachel我把这封信交给蕾切尔

To give to you after I'm gone.让她在我走了之后转交给你

I'm far away now in a quiet beautiful place.我已经到了一个遥远、宁静、美丽的地方

Please forgive me for not saying goodbye before I left.请原谅我没在离开之前和你说再见

Be well,Laura,don't be too hard on the sisters.保重，劳拉。不要让姐妹们难堪

And Laura,about James I know you hate him还有，关于詹姆斯……我知道你恨他

Because you think he isn't nice to me因为你认为他对我不好

But please give him a chance.但请给他一个机会吧

It's true he may be a little surly sometimes也许有时候他的脾气真的有点糟糕

And he doesn't laugh much.并且他也不太爱笑

But underneath he's really a sweet person.但他真的是一个甜美可爱的人

Laura,I loved you like my very own daughter.劳拉，我就像爱自己的女儿一样爱你

If things had worked out differently,如果事情已经不一样了

I was hoping to adopt you.我希望能收养你

Happy 8th birthday Laura!祝你八岁生日快乐，劳拉！

Be your friend forever!愿做你永远的朋友！