"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 miss you. Every one does. One thing I love about this book is, “There are two most important things in the world— being in danger, and being saved.” This is the thing, we were all once in danger and you came to save us, with your words and actions. No one could save you. You lost the biggest battle, but it’s ok, I’ve learned from this book that we should all forgive the ones that leave us, and that’s what I’m doing. I guess it was just your time to go. You never smoked, and you were 37 when you were diagnosed with lukemia. I didn’t even know until it was year four for you. I was six when you were diagnosed, so I guess my parents didn’t want to upset me. We were all going out for dinner, my mom dad brother and sister, and you called. My mom started crying and my dad was very upset. I was so confused. That’s when they told me it spread, and that you even had it. Every where. We could do nothing, just pray. That’s what we did, but I think you were just ready to go. You went out to dinner and every thing was fine. You tucked your kids in, and went downstairs and your lungs just collapsed. Another thing was you were 42 when you died. You weren’t ready to go. You were to young. Here’s the other quote that finishes the last, “But sometimes the wolf comes down out of the mountains, and you didn’t ask for it. You were just trying to take a nap in the foothills.” And that’s what happened to you. But for you it seemed like you were waiting, just waiting for the wolf to come. To get out of the struggling, the pain. I just wanted to let you know, if you get this, I love you. I forgive you.