Laura's Letter

Laura's Letter is an important item received in Silent Hill 2.

While terminally ill, Mary Shepherd-Sunderland wrote the note for Laura. Mary asked her nurse Rachel to deliver the letter to Laura after her death.

Laura, being a child, misinterpreted the part of the letter that reads, "I'm far away now. In a quiet, beautiful place." While Laura assumes she meant Silent Hill, the beautiful town Mary talked about with Laura, she truly meant Heaven. Laura's desire to find Mary made her run away and go to Silent Hill in hopes of finding Mary.

During Silent Hill 2, the letter is given to James Sunderland by Laura after he meets her in the Lake Shore Restaurant, located on the first floor of the Lakeview Hotel.

After James reads the letter, he asks Laura how old she is, and she answers she turned eight the previous week. James realizes that because of this, it's impossible that Mary died three years ago.

Transcript

 * "My dearest Laura, I'm leaving this
 * letter with Rachel to give to you
 * after I'm gone.
 * I'm far away now.
 * In a quiet, beautiful place.
 * Please forgive me for not saying
 * goodbye before I left.
 * Be well, Laura.
 * Don't be too hard on the sisters.
 * And Laura, about James...
 * I know you hate him because you
 * think he isn't nice to me, but please
 * give him a chance.
 * It's true he may be a little surly
 * sometimes, and he doesn't laugh
 * much. But underneath he's really
 * a sweet person.
 * Laura...
 * I love you like my very own
 * daughter.
 * If things had worked out
 * differently, I was hoping to
 * adopt you.
 * Happy 8th birthday, Laura.
 * Your friend forever,
 * Mary"

Trivia

 * It appears that the model of the letter has different text on it (an altered version of "Blaze of Glory"):

Dear Laura

I wake up in the morning and I raise my weary head I've got an old coat for a pillow And the earth was last night's bed I don't know where I've been I'm a devil on the run A six gun lover, a candle in the wind

When you're brought into this world They say you're born in sin Well at least they gave me something I didn't have to steal or have to win Well they tell me that I'm wanted Yeah, I'm a wanted man, I'm a colt in your stable I'm what Cain was to Abel Mister Catch-me-if-you-can

I'm going out in a blaze of glory Take me now but know the truth I'm going out in a blaze of glory Lord I never drew first, but I drew first blood I'm no one's son, call me young gun

Sincerely yours