Dear Keith,

       I wanted to apologize for not writing you back. I wish that I could still see you; we used to have so much fun together in class in middle school. I remember the last time I saw you was at the bowling alley on New Year’s Eve. I was so excited to see you; I ran into the pinball machine and bruised my hip. Before then I remember that the last time I saw you was at your mothers funeral. We were just friends and you gave me a hug that felt like you never wanted to let go. It was interesting that your mom and my dad were good friends and that they’d let us play together in the sand when they played volleyball. I remember you telling me that when you turned 18 that you would come back to Eau Claire. After the funeral I remember that you left and where ever you went you sent me a letter. When I got it I cried. On the news and in the paper, I realized that your mother’s body was dumped in front of my best friends house (Ginny) at the time. After that I could no longer go to her house of the fact of remembering everything. Yet when I go past the funeral home and Ginny’s house I cry and remember everything. When I hear her name on the T.V. I start to cry. Both my dad and I were devastated by it. I remember you having to move away after the funeral. I remember wishing that I could have been there at Ginny’s house to catch those guys and maybe save your mother, but I wasn’t there. I hope that you will keep your word and come back to Eau Claire so I can see you.

Love always,