July 5, 1851

Ana,

For goodness sake, you most certainly are Not getting married. Whatever are you thinking?! Just because Mark is an idiot does not mean that you have to get married. For goodness sake, pull yourself together and stop being so dramatic.

You went with a mission, I gave you a beautiful chance to tell me how it was going, and instead you babble nonsense about marriage to a man you don't know. Snap out of it. You are being utterly ridiculous and if you don't knock sense into yourself I will come down and bop you myself.

I know you hate the facade, but its necessary to save our buttercups, you know that.

Mari