August 15, 1996:

Dear Tommy,

I know that I am probably the last person you were expecting to hear from especially after the last letter I sent you. I can only hope that you are actually reading this one and haven't just thrown it away. After what I did I wouldn't blame you for doing just that. I am just going to jump right in and hope that you will understand. I lied to you.

I can't really explain why I said what I did because I don't know exactly why. What I do know is that since I've been here things are different. It all started months ago. You asked me in one letter if I remembered anything unusual happening and I said no and acted like you were joking around but the truth is something did happen.

One minute I am going about my practice routine and the next everything has changed. Everyone was... younger, including me. The difference was nobody else seemed to notice. After reading that letter I knew it probably had something to do with whatever Big Bad was out there trying to take over.

I knew you guys would fix it and them things could go back to normal. But that's not what happened. Maybe I had too much time to think about the or something. I didn't know how many people were aware of the change only that I was alone. I wanted someone to turn to, to help me get through it but I when I thought about that the first name that came to me wasn't yours. I didn't understand it then and I ended up filled with guilt over a simple thought but after time I realized that wasn't why I felt guilty.

I did mean it when I said that I will always care about you but I had now right pretending that everything was okay. I had to be fair to both of us and let you go. We have been through so much together and I don't want to lose the friendship we have but I'll understand if that's what you want.

Kimberly