Dear Louise,
How are you? I trust your education is coming along well.
Today's letter is short, because nothing worth mentioning is going on at Sports
Night. The same things as usual are going on, Dan and Casey getting writers
block at different points, Dana losing her mind for the day, and so on...
But that's not how it is completely...
A few days ago Natalie was kidnapped from the parking garage...
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Dana sat in her office, busily typing away on her laptop computer.
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...Ever since she was kidnapped, Kyle... it's been so tough around here.
Everyone is so sad, myself included, that its not a fun place to be.
Sure, our professionalism isn't changed at all. We can't do that, or Natalie
won't have a job to come back to... if she comes back...
I can't think like that! Natalie will come back! Natalie's gotta come back!...
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Casey sat at his laptop in his and Dan's shared office, also typing busily
away.
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...I know you like Natalie a lot Charlie, and they are doing everything to
find her. We're keeping up hope, and you should too! Natalie would want it that
way.
I should bring you into the office Charlie. You have your way with the Sports
Night crew, that by the time you leave, everyone is bright and cheery. But I
fear that this time even you might not be enough. But anything is better than
the way it is now, and I know that you would cheer everyone up a little bit...
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Across that same room, Dan sat with a notepad, writing.
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...Natalie, I don't know how much longer I can go without you. Your beautiful
visage haunts every hour, even when I sleep.
I don't think I ever realized how much I care for you, until I lost you. Your
absence has taught me much, but your presence would teach me much more! I don't
know how much longer I can go... I hope the NYPD finds something soon.
Natalie...
Natalie...
I wish I could hear your beautiful voice once again. Sports Night isn't the same
without you... Life isn't, either.
I suppose I could just hope that you show up one day, and say it was all a big
mistake. I know that won't happen, but I need to keep some form of hope alive,
or I'll die.
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Isaac sat in his office, slowly typing into his computer
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...Dear sweet Natalie.
You're invaluable to us here. Don't ever doubt that.
Hopefully you get to read this...
With affection..
Isaac Jaffee
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I'll write soon Louise...
Your Brother, Jeremy Goodwin
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I'll call you soon Kyle...
Your Sister always, Dana Whitaker
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I'll talk to you soon, Charlie, my son.
Dad
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Natalie, please come back to me... I love you.
Daniel Wesley Rydell
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Dan walked out of his office, and placed the folded sheet of paper on
Natalie's desk.
As each staff member walked in, and passed her abandoned desk, not one word was
uttered.
Meanwhile, as Isaac finished his letter, he folded it and put it in an envelope.
He gazed at the envelope for a short time, then stuck it in a drawer.
As he closed the drawer, he started to choke up, and losing his last emotional
barrier, he broke down.
