Matthew Partridge

A Letter to my Onlyborn

If you are reading this, it is proof miracles exist. You are alive and old enough to be asking questions about me. I pray each night you will grow up smart and bold, like your father. Although the idea of you growing up in this world also terrifies me. I want to shield you from it. In fact, if I had my way, I probably wouldn’t expose you to our story. It puts so much at risk, and there is barely enough time. But I promised your father I would write this letter. I owe him so much already, and I know it is wrong to keep the truth from you.