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Wednesday, June 14th
Dear Science Geek,
I’m not sassy and I don’t sound like there are w’s in my words. Hush your mouth. But I did take note of how you said you can hear my voice in your head. What else can you hear me saying? What other voices do you hear in your head? How often do you hear these voices? We might need to have you checked out.
Thank you for your corrections to my Las Vegas misconceptions. You’re right about my dad needing help. He asks my opinion on things almost daily even though I think he has a team of people helping him already. While I’m here in Atlanta, he’s been flying in and out of Vegas trying to get things set up. He’s made it clear that he wants me there with him. The thought of it makes me nervous. New city, school and people. Every time I think about it, I get sad. I know what you’ll say: Write down pros and cons on leaving. I did that and I’ve included my list for you.
Staying in Smalltown
*Pros
You
Gram
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Cons
Tisha and Mars
Mr. Stone’s English class
Mrs. Steele’s Chem class
All the teachers + the school
Small city
Las Vegas
*Pros
New place
Flashy Lights
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Cons
New Place
Flashy Lights Flashy lights
People questioning me about my vitiligo
No friends
No you
No gram
I’d miss my old house
I’d be father away from Aunt Didi
Couldn’t visit mom’s gravesite
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As you can see there are quite a few cons for Vegas but I know my dad needs me so maybe I’ll have to keep thinking about it. Oh and about Almond, she calls me almost every day. I put her on speakerphone and let her talk her little head off. Every now and then I “ooh” and “ahh’’ so she knows I’m listening. Honestly, I think I may have made a mistake by reaching out to her. On one hand, I’m happy to be a kind of mentor for her but she really has no clue that her mom is the reason I don’t have my mom. One time she did mention that her mom would drink from bottles that her dad tried to hide or throw away. I’m trying to hold on to my relationship with her because I feel like she needs me but she calls me way too much. I thought about writing to her, but since she’s blind, I thought it’d be cooler to send her something in braille. Is there a way I can get letters typed into braille? By the time this letter gets to you, I will have already researched the answer.
About the guy I work with, he’s our age or actually, your age since you’re a few months older than me. You two have the exact same birthday. He’s a nice guy and just about as nerdy as you. Do I detect a little jealousy in your handwriting?
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The unjealous friend,
Clove