Dear Gerda,
I don't know if i've ever told you this, but I wanted to thank you for staying with me. That day at Sosmowitz when you recieved a work card and could leave before we were sent to the camps. I will never know why you didn't leave and go with Abek's family. I don;t even know if it was for me or for some other reason you didn't want to tell me. Yet I will forever be grateful and always rememebr the act of friendship you showed me that day. I can't figure out why you didn't leave though. You had the chance to be free, well more free than you knew you would be at the camp. You could have escaped with Abek and lived a full life with him, even if you didn't feel the same way about him as he did for you. That day I secretly envyed you for your chance at freedom but I supported you and was happy for you. I wished for you to have a full life. However you didn't leave, and I will be ever in your debt. Whether you know it or not, you were my support and the quite possibly the reason for me not going insane. We should remain friends for as long as we live. I can't express how much I respect you and look up to you for all your bravery not only then but in life. I may never know if I would have done the same for you if the situation was reversed that day, but i'd like to think I would have the courage to do what you did that day; to stay with you and help you through this terribly frightening event. I hope you realize what an amazing friend and person you are and i will never forget what you did.
With Love,
Iles
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