Letter 5 Background

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Hello from Anne.

            This letter opens with Shanti letting Joseph off the hook for being married and not mentioning it in his advert. It appears that either she believes him or has decided to go along with it anyway. But notice that she does insist that Joseph is open and upfront with his wife about the correspondence. Of course, at this point, she has no real idea if, in fact, he will do this or just tell her that he has. But in later letters, we will discover that he did actually involve his wife and include her in the correspondence from the very start.

            This letter introduces the fourth character of the Letters series. Shanti tells Joseph about her boyfriend, Mike. She also says she would like to spend more time with him and develop their relationship, too.
            Mike was first written by me (Anne), and since it was about the time I had just begun dating Allan, the personality of Mike sort of took on the real personality of Allan. Later, when Allan became involved in the project, he started taking over some of the writing concerning Mike.

            The correspondence between Joseph and Shanti regarding the dress of Indian women has now begun to take off. Shanti tells him more about the mini skirt and boots she sent him a photo of, and explains how Mike brought them for her. This opens up another interesting connection to the real Allan, who also likes buying me clothes.
            The letter also says it contained a photo of Shanti in a swimsuit. Shanti confirms she has a bikini as well. After thinking about how Shanti would answer Joseph’s question about a bikini, I decided to build on what Shandra had written. I put in this letter that, in fact, Shanti had two bikinis, one sexy and one more modest. She cheekily asks him which he would like to see. Of course, we all know what his answer will be. Shanti even says she knows he will ask for the sexy one.

            The letter finishes with Shanti replying that she would like to read Joseph’s story about a girl on a train. She also confirms she is fairly broad-minded, so a sexy story is fine too.

            So now read Shanti’s reply (Letter 5) and then next week we will get to read the first story of the letters series, The Girl on the Train.

            Kia Kaka - Kia Kaha.
                  Be safe - Be strong.
                        Anne.

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