Dear friend,

My new friends that I told you about in my last letter introduced me to a song that I hadn't heard. I don't know if you still care about the music I care about or not so I'm not telling you to listen to it. The song is called "Boats & Birds" by Gregory and the Hawk. I've probably listened to it about thirty times now. I'm not kidding. I really do love it that much.

Incidentally, despite being shown a new song and relating to my friends with those songs, I felt strange. It's the first time in a while that I've felt strange and I just hope that it's not getting bad again because I don't think I can handle it. I mean that. I thought that I had washed away all of the bad memories of my Aunt Helen but my Mom told me that she's been able to tell when it's bothering me even subconsciously. I don't know how she can tell that because even I can't.

Oh, and I went on my "date" with Sam tonight and it was wonderful when we were at Big Boy because she looked beautiful and I still couldn't believe I was sitting across from my "Something" girl. She looked so beautiful that I felt like her skin was made of a magnet and my whole body was metal. But it wasn't, but I felt like that. I thought that was odd, but she didn't seem to mind me being nervous because her skin was a magnet.

She had to go home early on the date because we had burgers at Big Boy and then stopped by the public fair, which is on the same street, and she insisted on going on the roller coaster and she did but she didn't enjoy the burgers so much then if you know what I mean. I offered to take her home but she said she felt really bad so she just went by herself. I think she felt bad for doing that, but it wasn't her fault so I didn't really mind.

By home, I mean back at home with her parents. That's where she's been this weekend because she's home from college. I'm pretty sure I mentioned that already but you may have gotten lost.

Incidentally, I still feel the same about Sam. She reminded me that she loved me today. I can't believe she thought I'd forgotten.

Love always,

Charlie.