Dear Narrator,
I just wanted to let you know that I know exactly what you are going through. I have a sister, named Nicole that is very similar to Sonny. Although our parents didn’t pass away while we were growing up, we did go through our own struggles. Our eldest sister, Julia, was diagnosed with brain cancer when she was just nine years old. Since my dad had to continue working full-time and my mom spent most of the days in the hospital with Julia, my sister Nicole was forced to stay with a family in our church so she wouldn’t miss school. My parents also thought that this would give Nicole a sense of a normal childhood and life but this left my sister feeling rejected and lonely. She felt like Sonny- she needed someone to listen to her. Nicole turned to singing as her way of relieving the pain, stress, and she thought that if no one else would listen to her, then they would certainly listen to her singing.
Nicole would sing continually and even enter into competitions but then she realized that no matter how hard she was trying no one was listening to her. They were simply hearing her- not listening to her. Of course, I was the little annoying sister to Nicole and didn’t pay much attention her. She may have tried to talking me, searching for someone to listen to her even if it was her baby sister, but I pushed her away. I didn’t give her the time and the attention that she needed.
Nicole, just like Sonny, made some horrible choices in her life and this is when I started to listen to her. I didn’t realize how much she needed someone to just listen to her. I didn’t realize how important it was to have someone to listen to you until she showed me.
I know it isn’t easy to listen but you have to listen to Sonny. It certainly wasn’t easy for me but when I stopped being ignorant and I started listening, Nicole started making some better choices. She still isn’t perfect but it’s a start.
I applaud you for taking Sonny into your home and for going to hear him play the piano. If it’s anything like my sister and I, you and your brother will have a bond that will not be broken. I hope that the story that I shared with you will help you and encourage you. Keep listening to Sonny and keep encouraging him to follow his dreams. I have faith in you as well as in Sonny.
Sincerely, Brooke Rice
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