A
Letter:
Dear
Mom and Dad,
I
know I said I would be home soon. I’m sorry that I can’t make that come true
anymore. It will probably be awhile before you see this and doubtless many will
tell you that I’m dead. I’m not dead. I’m very alive. And if I could come home,
I would. I love you both so much! I hope that this helps explain where I am and
why you can never see me again.
1:
Ogden-Heber City
There’s
a strange fascination with Sasquatch and skunk apes. People
are constantly claiming that they’ve seen Big Foot or Sasquatch or whatever.
Once, I knew what that fascination was. Now, I’d just as soon they left me
alone. Now that I know what skunk apes are all about, I wish I didn’t. Makes it
hard to sleep at night, ya know?
You’re
probably wondering where I’m going with this. After
all, I think the majority of people are sensible enough to believe skunk apes
are fictional, figments of an overactive imagination. While I enjoyed watching
the shows about Bigfoot, I have to admit I used to be a skeptic. The irony of
me being skeptical now…Well, let me tell you from the beginning. It will
make more sense that way.
My
name is April. I was a student at Weber State University in Ogden, UT. I hadn’t
really picked a major yet, so what I was studying didn’t matter. It’s not like
I’ve really been able to use what I’ve learned. Who does, really? I had your
usual paperwork to get done, just like other students; math homework, a
research paper, reading and studying. Nothing big or unusual.
Yup,
that was me. Nothing big or unusual. It was nearing Halloween and my roommates
and I decided to have a party. I was in the bathroom getting ready because my
roommates said they had invited boys. So I needed to look good. Well, as good
as possible. I’m pretty average looking, to be honest. I’d make a great spy if I
had spectacular spy skills in my repertoire! I don’t, in case you were
wondering.
I
have brown hair with honey and red highlights that usually show up in the
summer. No amount of tanning seems to turn my pale skin tan. I’m pretty much a
nightlight year round. Most people say I have brown eyes. I think they’re hazel
because the brown is only on the inside. They lighten to a golden green color
on the outside. But you have to look close for that. Most people don’t gaze
into your eyes that closely. It would be pretty creepy. My height makes me stand out. A little. I’m about 5’ 10”.
The
apes showed up that Halloween night. I didn’t know what they were then, nor did
I know what they really looked like. The skunk apes you see on TV are just
ideas of what the creatures look like. And they’ve had
several different species all lumped into one. The apes that showed up that
night weren’t very similar to those make believe renditions.
