"I don’t like playing around with fire"

August 22nd, 2004

Britney,

I’ve only just returned from holiday vacations. In case you forgot, I spent nearly five days exploring the northern part of my country. Some places are really beautiful, and if you like castles, churches and history, then Minho is a place you would like to visit. We saw lots of places, which means I can just about say I have explored the whole of my country.
While I was in Braga, I happened to pick up a newspaper with a small article of you in it. Something about you and Kevin (for a change). I landed up keeping the newspaper for myself, yet I do not know what I’m going to do with it. Although my conscience tells me to keep it safe so that I can throw it together with the rest of my collection of Britney articles, my heart tempts me to burn it, after I cast a spell or two. I probably will just keep it, because I don’t like playing around with fire. On top of it, the picture in the article is only of you, so I can just go on without reading the text.
Later on, in Viana, I was looking through some magazines until I picked up one with you on the cover (BRAVO magazine, sure you’ve heard of it). I once again felt sick when I realized that the article was about your future wedding. Still, I bought it and joined the cover to another one of my collections.
I want you to know that I’m not some sort of maniac, obsessed on what you do or don’t do. I just want you to know that I love you so much, that sometimes I mean to protect you. Silly, ain’t it?

Nikki