Dear Ripred,

I have so many questions for you, and now I can't ask because you're not here.

I got in a fight at school today. I know you told me not to, and I've been good so far. This time I was walking away again, just like you said I should. But this kid Steve wouldn't quit. He was teasing me about how I always walk away and how I never fight and how I must be this scaredy cat and… Teasing isn't so bad, but he grabbed me from behind and sort of punched my shoulder, and I just reacted, I swear! He was laughing and saying something that I couldn't hear because my blood started pounding so hard, like it had been waiting a long time to fight and just wanted to come out and hurt someone and the next thing I knew Steve was this bloody pulp on the ground and I don't remember even hitting him and I don't feel in control of this rager thing at all anymore and I got suspended from school for fighting and I'm grounded for the next 2 months and my mom is really mad at me and dad is okay even if he is kinda disappointed and I know that Boots and Lizzie are scared of me now and I just DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!

I sure wish you were here,

Gregor