Dear Queenie,
My sister was a lot older than me and we never had a close relationship. When we grew up we lived in different places, far apart from each other, and only saw each other at family events like weddings.
When she died I was the only living member of her close family (parents, 2 brothers and me, she didn’t have any children) so I am the one who has to take care of everything she left behind, including the diaries she kept over the years.
Queenie, is it okay for me to read them? I can finally get to know her.—Bereaved sister
Dear Sister,
My condolences on your loss.
I think it would be good for you to read your sister’s diaries. It is sad that you did not get to know her well while she was still living, but at least now you will find out what your sister was really like and what you missed out on by not knowing her better.
