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want to talk about it, or even just need a hug, I’m here!!
    I’m sorry!
    Kennedy :(
    From: Arthur Bean ([email protected])
    To: Kennedy Laurel ([email protected])
    Sent: November 21, 10:35
    Dear Kennedy,
    I’m so sorry that I made you feel bad! I didn’t mean to! Sometimes I don’t know how to say sad stuff.
    She died at the end of last school year. It was really sad. She was the speech therapist at my school. She came in once a week and worked with different kids with lisps and who talked funny. One day she didn’t come in, because she had a brain aneurysm at home and died right then. I was really mad at her because I had to take the bus home that day, and I always looked forward to not taking the bus on Thursdays. I remember getting ready to yell at her about it, especially because it was after I did really badly on a math test. There were a couple of kids in my class who hated her because she made them do extra homework to practice speaking like everyone else. They called her Mrs. Mean. I guess she was pretty mean sometimes, but I didn’t like that everyone knew that my mom was kind of mean sometimes. After she died, no one had to go to speech therapy class. I think most of the kids who went were pretty glad about that. I wasn’t glad though.
    I still sometimes get mad at her for stuff she used to do, but then I get mad about being mad. She was really nice too. My dad called her the Queen Bean, and she thought that was really funny and made beans for dinner every Sunday, no matter what. Since she died, my dad and I never eat beans anymore. Isn’t that weird? I guess not that weird. We don’t really have fancy dinners on Sundays anymore either.
    Anyway, it totally sucked and I try not to think about it or talk about it because it still sucks. But I still think about her every day. My neighbor Nicole taught me to knit because she said that busy hands make a quiet mind. I don’t think that’s true, but maybe it works. If nothing else, I can make really good hats!
    Anyway, I’m going to be a famous writer and dedicate my first book to my mom. I think she would have liked that. I mean, my novel is practically done anyway.
    I don’t know why I’m writing all this to you! I’m sorry! I just thought maybe you would feel better if you knew some of the story too. Maybe it’s worse, I don’t know. I’ve never had a mom who died before. Actually, I don’t know anyone else who has died. I guess that’s a good thing. Anyway, I don’t really know what to say about it.
    I can’t wait to read your story next week. I will work on having something really good too. And I’ll take you up on that hug too!
    Yours truly,
    Arthur Bean
    From: Kennedy Laurel ([email protected])
    To: Arthur Bean ([email protected])
    Sent: November 21, 14:05
    Hi, Arthur!
    I’m so glad that you did tell me! I had no idea! That’s really sad—I wish for your sake that you had gotten to say good-bye to her! I kind of understand how you feel. My grandpa died last year, but he had cancer. That was hard too! I hated having to visit him in the hospital when he was so sick, but then I hated MYSELF for hating visiting my grandpa! It was AWFUL!
    I think it’s really impressive how well you are doing! You DEFINITELY still have your sense of humor, which is kind of AMAZING! I would probably want to drop out of school if anyone in my family died! Your email also makes me sad that sometimes I wish that something BAD would happen to my mom when she’s yelling at me about doing my homework or cleaning my room! I don’t really want that to happen, but SOMETIMES she is SO ANNOYING! I can’t believe I am admitting this! I’m a TERRIBLE person!
    Anyway, I just wanted to say that I think you are AWESOME and you can send me emails WHENEVER you’re sad if you want! And I think you should dedicate your first book to her—that would