A/N: hey everyone. I never wrote a Holes fiction so I thought I'd give it a try. All of these letters have a wide range of tones, so be prepared for an emotional rollercoaster. Some are funny, some aren't. Well, enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own anything from the novel Holes by Louis Sachar

My dear Ricky,
It's only been two months since you left home, but it feels like years back here in Louisiana. Your mother's still livid. She's saying you're going to go live with your dad in Mobile when you finish out your sentence. I'm hoping that's not the case. I can hardly handle eighteen months without you. Being hundreds of miles from you forever would break my heart.
Why did you do it Rick? The doctors said you were doing so well before you pulled that horrifying stunt. Doctor Sterling said you were finally overcoming your anxieties. I was hopeful again. For you. For us. Even your mom was optimistic. Then as if you read our minds in hopes of ruining it all, we found you in that held up Radio Shack with tin foil on your head. I don't know how to get through to you. I just wish you would believe us: no one is reading your mind. There is no big brother.
You know I'll always have hope for us. We'll always be together in spirit. I can't wait for your return. To help pass the time, I remember our greater memories: our first date at the drive-in, braiding that wild hair of yours haha, skipping class to go get some crawfish… You're always here with me Ricky. And I hope that when things get tough, I'm with you at Camp Green Lake.

All my love,
Jean
p.s. I don't know if they'll let you have them, but enjoy the cookies your mom and I made.

Jean sealed the small package and closed her eyes in quiet despair. Only two months had passed. Life without her boyfriend was so much harder than she thought. Ricky's sentence at Camp Green Lake was only for a year and a half, Jean kept telling herself it really wasn't that bad. But then she would think of all they would miss as a couple: homecoming, Christmas, valentines, prom… Jean couldn't help but weep.
That's the price she had to pay though, for falling in love with an "emotionally disturbed boy with severe anxiety" Incarceration loomed in her mind before, she just never thought it would actually happen.
What was worse, her peers at school had even more material to torment her with. She had already been bullied for being the new girl, and for her "Yankee" accent, but at least then she had Ricky to defend her. He had even gotten in a few scuffles over the matter, but the main point was he was there for her. Now, Jean was alone and the girlfriend of a crazy outlaw. She didn't dare tell Ricky, he had enough to worry about. It was too late to make new friends. Of course she never cared to before, but school was so bleak by yourself.
Jean was upset by the stunt her boyfriend pulled. Anyone would be. He was breaking her heart day by day, and apparently, didn't seem to care. He had written her once, saying not to write him at camp. Jean disregarded his warning, and wrote letters every week. She wasn't giving up until she got an answer. All she wanted to know was why he did it, and if he still cared. When push came to shove, Jean would always remain a hopeless romantic. She could forgive Ricky in a heartbeat. All she wanted was an apology.

A/N: So I hope you liked the first chapter, let me know what you think!