"More than a stunning debut. It is the announcement of a bold new literary voice"
—Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I know that there is much dispute about whether or not the quote is yours. But did you end up happy? Did you? I really hope that you did. I wish that everyone would get to be happy before they died. I wish that suicide didn’t seem like a good way out to so many people, including, a month ago, me. But did you? I feel like I need to know. I looked it up. You were famous, admired, called a genius. You were part of the most popular band, in common, opinion of the time. But if the quote is true, you didn’t want to be that. You wanted to be happy. But did you ever attain that inexplicable joy? I feel like I am out of my mind asking you this and feeling so strongly about this. But I think this is a good therapy for me, you know? I wish I could be strong and noticed like you. I wish too many things to be true. And you know what? I think that I want to be happy too. I was thinking about being a forensic pathologist. And I still might be. But who knows? I just want to end up happy. And I really hope that you did, Mr. Lennon. Thank you for your time.