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AllMum'sLetters
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TothisdayIremembermymum’sletters.ItallstartedinDecember1941.EveryhebigtableidwrotetomybrotherJohnny，whohadbeesummer.WehadnotheardfromhimsiheJapaackedPearlHarbor.
IdidandwhymymumkeptwritingJohnnywheeback.
“Waitaaletterfromhimoneday，”
sheclaimed.MumsaidthattherewasadirekfromthebraienwordthatwasjustasstroGodhasgrantedus.ShetrustedthatthislightwouldfindJohnny.
Idon’tkhattocalmherself，dadorallofusdown.ButIdoknoedussticktogether，andonedayaletterreallydidarrive.JohnnywasaliveonanislandinthePacific.
Ihadalwaysbeehefactthatmumsigers，“CeciliaCapuzzi”
，andIteasedheraboutthat.“Whydon’tyoujustwrite‘Mum’？”
Isaid.
IhadhatshealwaysthoughtofherselfasCeciliaotasMuIbeganseeingheri，thissmalldelian，whoeveninhigh-heeledshoeswasbarelyoneandahalfmeterstall.
Sheneverorjewelryexceptforaweddingringofgold.Herhairwasfine，sleekandbladalinaknotinthehearofgettingahair.Hersmallsilver-rimmedpinlylefthernosewheobed.
Whenevermumhadfier，shegaveittodadforhimtopostit.Thehewaterontoboil，adowableahegoodolddayswhenourItalian-Amerifamilyhadbeenafamilyoften：mum，dada.Fiveboysandthreegirls.Itishardtouhattheyhadallmovedawayfromhometowork，enrollinthearmy，etmarried.Allexceptme.
Arouspringmumhadgottwomoresonstowritetshewrotethreediffereerswhichshegavetomeanddadafterwardssowecouldadds.
Littlebylittletherumouraboutmum’slettersspread.Onedayasmallwomaourdoor.Hervoicetrembledassheasked：“Isittrueyouwriteletters？”
“Iwritetomysons.”
“Andyoureadtoo？”
whisperedthe>
“Sure.”
Theenedherbagaapileofairmailletters.“Read...pleasereadthemaloudtome.”
&erswerefromthewoman’ssonwhowasasoldierinEurope，ared-hairedboywhomumrememberedhaviingwithhisbrothersoairsinfrontofourhouse.MumreadthelettersorahemfromEnglishtoItalian.Thewoman’seyeswelledupwithtears.“etohim，”
shesaid.Buthowwasshegoingtodoit？
“Makesomecoffee，Octavia，”
mumyelledtomeinthelivingroomwhileshetookthewomahekitdseatedheratthetable.Shetookthefountainpen，inkandairmailnantowrite.Whenshehadfinished，shereadtheletteraloudtothe
“HowdidyouknowthatwasexactlywhatIwaosay？”
“Ioftensitandlookatmyboys’letters，justlikeyou，withoutaclueaboutwhattowrite.”
Afewdayslaterthewomahafrieheroheroheyallhadsonswhofoughtinthewar，andtheyallers.Mumhadbeethedentinourpartoftowimesshewouldwritelettersalldaylong.
Mumalwaysipeoplesigheirowhesmallwomanwiththegreyhairaskedmumtoteachherhowtodoit.“Isomuttobeabletowritemyowmysohehewoman’shandinhersandmovedherhahepaperagainandagainuntilshewasabletodoitwithoutherhelp.
&day，whenmumhadwrittehewoman，shesigherself，andherfacebrightenedupinasmile.
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