Chapter 1
My name is Andrea Jade Maria Schuester. Andi is my nickname. Yes, my older brother is Will. My parents were thirty-eight when I was born. Will was starting Teacher's College by then. I should tell you about me and my life. I am seventeen years old and I am a senior at William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio. Will is the Spanish teacher and the choir director for New Directions, a glee club I am a part of. My best friends are Finn Hudson, Noah 'Puck' Puckerman and Jason Jackson. Finn and Puck are in New Directions as well. Finn, Puck, Jason and I have known each other since we were babies. In sixth grade, Jason and I started going out. Our relationship didn't affect our own friendship or our friendship with Finn and Puck. It made it stronger. During our junior year (last year) in high school, Jason decided he wanted to join the army. He said that the army would help him finish his schooling. I thought about what happened to his own mother and Finn's dad. I didn't want the same thing happen to Jason. I told him how scared I was for him. Jason promised me he would come back. Puck and Finn told Jason how stupid he was being for doing this. But Jason being the guy he was, he never listened. So the day that Jason would leave to go to Iraq came by so fast. Jason held me in his arms until he had to go to his plane.
Five months later, he wrote me a letter.
Dear Andrea,
Everyday here in Iraq is a struggle to stay alive. I think of you when it comes to those times. This is almost everyday. I miss your laugh, your smile but I can see it in my dreams. I know what I am fighting for. Our freedom. Miss Puck and Finn and my parents but I will see you all in two weeks since the army gave me two months leave.
See you then,
Love,
Private Jason Jackson.
