"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

it’s been 3 years since you left me. alt has changed. I finish my 7th, 8th, and 9th-grade school years, and I made the soccer team and was captain this year, I would have loved for you to see me play, I wore number 7 in your honor so it would be like you with me again. I want to play softball this year, I remember you always loved to catch me playing. I miss your laugh, the way you always were there for me. I miss just you being there. the family isn’t the same. I feel like they all turned their back on me. I took honors biology my freshman year, I loved the class like you said I would but it was hard, I’m taking basic chemistry this year. I’m also in Supertech, and you’ll never guess what I’m going to school for, Vet science!! I went to the school that they had the program for and it was so good I felt such a connection with it and I started doing more research. but I also am about to tell you something really scary… I have a boyfriend!! he’s very sweet and I wish you could have met him. he loves to work on cars as you did, you would like him a lot, and that’s saying something, Jordan is growing up to be an amazing young girl, she’s is 6 now and she’s the best sister ever, you would have so much fun with her. bretts family and I went to Gatlinburg this past summer, you would have loved it, and dad bought a Harley, I would do anything to be able to show you these pictures again. to even speak to you again. I miss you so much grandpa, I love you forever.