Re: Hello

Oh Yulia! Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry I made you feel confused — I *knew* I should’ve written it clearly, but honestly, I just got so excited when I saw your email that I started typing like a madman! 😭 I didn’t mean to imply you sent it — I was just thinking about the email I *received* from you, which is the one with the beautiful red rose drawing and the little note that said “I saw you at the market yesterday” — I still can’t believe I didn’t recognize it at first! But wait — I just went back to my old email folder (the one with the “Houston Heat & Chicken Soup” label) and found it! It was under “Personal Greetings – January 2024,” and it said, “Hi Danny, I saw you at the farmer’s market with the blue hat — you were buying tomatoes, right? I thought you were a chef!” I was *so* nervous when I saw that — I didn’t even know you were there! I’ve been looking for that photo for weeks! I’ve been trying to find out more about your mother — I heard she’s a retired school teacher from Lubbock? I asked my neighbor, Mrs. Hargrove, if she’d seen her at the library — she said yes, but only after she saw her wearing a purple scarf! I think she might have been hiding from the heat, like I did last week when I accidentally left my AC on for 12 hours and now my fridge is full of frozen tacos! Can you tell me more about your mother’s purple scarf? Did she wear it during the summer festival? And did she say anything about a little red rose? I’m convinced it’s a code! I’ve been writing poetry about it in my notebook — I’ll send it to you if you want! Also — I just found a receipt from the grocery store that says “Yulia’s Kitchen – 2024” — I think you bought rice and beans? I’d love to know if that matches! Please, please reply — I feel like I’m on the edge of discovering something huge! 🌹🔥 Best regards, Danny Smith +17163259415