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PROLOGUE

Per my previous email

-Email speak for, pay the fuck attention

SIERRA

Hi, Gabriel!

My name is Sierra

We were told not to give our real naive you my real name—Sierra (Duh!)

Anyway, today I’m just supposed to introduce myself

We started a new progra to pen pals—ie, soldiers like you that are deployed overseas

I’ to calculate it) and I’lish But, I have to adlish class is the bane of my existence because I’m so sucky at it It doesn’t help that my ex-boyfriend is in here, too

Anywho, this letter writing thing is takingtoto read—yes, I know that’s ironic seeing as I hate English In there, I’m forced to read shitty books At home, I read sci-fi/fantasy so they’re definitely different, okay?—which so to read over going out and hanging withWho knew?

I have an older brother na in the er sister named Blue

You never know, ain, maybe you won’t My brother assures ive it credit for

Whatever

I’m from Texas A little small town, actually, that’s so small that everyone knows each other

If you’re new here, they’re going to know it, and by dinnertime, they’ll likely know your whole entire life story

Anyway, today is supposed to be a short letter explaining about the progra you a little bit about ht I add, that isn’t anywhere near our school It’s actually our teacher’s that lives near Har return letters to

Anyway, I hope this letter finds you well, and I hope you don’t totally hate writing back because I seriously hate English, and you’ll be doingme back

Also, is it really sad that ? I don’t think I’ve written this long of a letter in my life

Hope to hear from you soon,

Sierra