"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

My life without you changed me. It caused me a great amount of pain. I never forgave you, and if I could go back and forgive you I wouldn’t. I hope it was as hard on you as it was from me just a little bit harder. I looked up to you for a long time as a loving and caring soul. Everytime we were in the car and your favorite music would come on you would make me sing with you.Now every time the same song comes on i turn it off. It has caused me pain to think that it’s all over now and i have someone new. You will always have a place in my memories and a tiny place in my heart. Sometimes I wish I could erase you in every way possible but I can’t. My family and I have all grieved your death, and they still all miss you, but I don’t. It affected me greatly but I am another person now. I’m trying hard in school to show you and my family that i am capable of achieving. Now I am here to show you that i am capable of letting you go. You probably will never read this, or even recognize me as your daughter but that’s fine because i will never recognize you as my dad. Now i must go on with my life, but even though you might not be dead in real life you are dead to me. I wish you luck wherever you might have gone, but just remember i appreciated