ROSIE
Uncle Dave is sick. He's in the hospital and it must be bad, because mommy is crying all the time. I don't know what's wrong with him and they don't want me to visit him. Uncle Hutch is so sad and he won't leave the hospital. I'm so afraid he's going to die and then I'll never see him again. Even Cal is sad and crying when he thinks nobody sees him, but I saw him and it made me cry too.
Uncle Dave and Uncle Hutch aren't my real uncles but I love them so much. Sometimes they take me out for a trip to the zoo or to the beach. I want to go to the beach with Uncle Dave again and swim with him in the sea. I'm never afraid when he's with me and he promised me to teach me how to swim this summer. If he dies I'll never learn swimming because I don't think Uncle Hutch will want to teach me then. They're always together; I think they're the best friends I've ever seen. I have a best friend too but Shirley and me are fighting all the time. Can you be best friends and fight? I'll have to ask daddy tonight if he comes home. He's never home but always in the hospital. Maybe I can ask Cal. I don't think Cal has a best friend; he never talks about it. How long has Uncle Dave been sick now? A week? No longer, I think it's almost two weeks now and I miss him and Uncle Hutch so much. Please, Uncle Dave, get better! I don't want you to die. Oh, mommy is calling.
"Rosie, Cal, good news! Uncle Dave just woke up."