Of course, there were differences between them too, but that just served as fodder for conversation. And both of them LOVED reading fairy tales and ghost stories, though neither of them believed in fairies or ghosts. They both had older brothers, though Danni also had another brother and a sister. Sammie's dad worked for the government, and Danni's was in the Navy. These two girls had become closer than any of the other pen pals in the two classes because they were so much alike.
It was pen pal day, and she was expecting a letter from Sammie. New Ridge Elementary School, Ithaca Naval Baseĭanni was excited. A sad smile crept over her face as she remembered what had brought a stop to their correspondence… The envelope on the top was the last one she had received.
Dana had complained that her pen pal had a boy's name, and from the moment said pen pal first heard about it, she had insisted on calling her Danni, so they would be even. It was filled with smudged envelopes with the name "Danni" scribbled on them in a childs handwriting.ĭanni had been her nickname in elementary school, a name she had gotten through a pen-pal program between her class and a third grade class somewhere in New England. Smiling at some of the memories the box did evoke, Dana reverently lifted the lid. Here's hoping that it will bring back pleasant memories for you. So, I decided to send it to you and let you dispose of it as you see fit. I found this when I was going through some boxes in the attic and almost threw it away, but was afraid you would kill me if I disposed of it without consulting you, considering how important some of this stuff was to you as a girl. She opened the envelope and read the letter her mother had enclosed. Inside she found a rather old, very familiar shoebox with an envelope taped to the top. I wonder what this could be? She didn't say she was going to be sending me anything.ĭana set her tea down and ripped the paper open. She noticed that her mother's return address was on the label. She made herself a cup of hot coffee and carried both it and the package with her over to the sofa. Mulder would be coming over later to discuss the case they were currently working on, but until then, she wanted to relax. Once inside, she set the box wrapped in brown paper down on her dining table and left it there while she hung up her coat and kicked off her high heels. Curious, she picked it up and tucked it under her arm while she let herself into the apartment. Lots of activity regarding the X-Files goes on over the Internet, and through discussions are where I get a lot of my ideas for the stories that I write.ĭana Scully arrived home to find a package sitting in the hallway outside her door. Unfortunately, none of my ideas have been selected.
I have always loved the X-Files since it premiered and within the past year, I have submitted my stories, ideas, and suggestions to the writers of the X-Files.
The idea for this story has been in the back of my mind before I was assigned this project. This story is also available over the Internet on my home page so others can view it at their leisure. I have submitted my story to the writers & producers of the X-Files via the Internet in hopes they will use my story in a future episode.
As the series unfolds, we will hopefully learn more about what happens. According to the writers of the X-Files, this story has no affiliation to what really happened to Samantha Mulder when she was a child, as no one really knows the whole story. The story is based on my speculation of what happened to Agent Fox Mulder`s sister when she was a child. In no way, this story is being used to infringe or defame these characters or the X-Files television series. This story was written based on the X-Files characters created by Chris Carter and Ten Thirteen productions.