Eminem  Toy soldier was play on the tv.    

Marina and Jodie lay in bed.  I have alot to tell you before you decide if you really want to stay.  When I got into the life I fell in love with my best friend’s sister we were young and very much in love.  For all intense purpose she was my wife. Her mother was not around they were raised by their dad. Her mom was institutionalized she had lost her mind.  We had been together about 6 years then she started to forget things, slip into the past.  She slowly began to lose her mind just like her mom. Sophie didn’t want me end up like her dad living with a ghost so she did what I couldn’t and would do she let me go" Marina got out of bed and went to the closet and pulled out a fire prof safety deposit box Jodie expected to see money guns , maybe some jewelry sh was quite surprised when it was placed on the bed it was pictures, letters.   

 Jodie could tell that the letters had not been opened. Marina showed her pictures of her and Sophia when they were younger.   

"How come the letters aren’t open" asked Jodie

   " I am not ready to open them, don’t know if I ever will be" said Marina  

 Where  is Sophia, why isn’t she here? asked Jodie  

 Marina  took several deep breaths her hands were clammy she knew that this could make Jodie leave and not come back it could be over and she wanted Jodie to  stay.    

"  One night I woke up to find her curled up in the shower cutting herself. After about a hour she was able to tell me what she thought happened. In her mind’s  I had been killed and she couldn’t handle it. 

 When she told me it was like someone was killing me bit by bit I knew it was bad but I wasn’t ready, could not let go I begged her to stay but she was strong enough for both of us and committed her self the next day".  

Jodie got up to hold Marina put her hand up.   I  need to  get this all out at once", she grabbed the glass of scotch on the rocks took a sip. Jodie knew this must be hard Marina hardly ever drank.