Authors Note: This chapter shall be dedicated to Luke, because sick delusional Luke was adorkable.

5. Letters, E-Mails and Confessions

July 3, 2004:

Grace-

Why do you think I would ask if Luke wrote you? He dumped Glynis for you, you know? Now if only you would get over your denial and admit that you like him. Opposites attract, and you guys are polar opposites. So deal. Your flight got cancled?! No, this sucks. I cannot spend even more time alone! I ran into Iris yesterday, she was buying some kind of soy jerkey, like she was the day you threw your cell phone in the freezer at the store. That girl is twisted. What does Adam see in her? She wears hangers as jewerly, she calls Adam 'A', she eats soy jerkey, and her voice! For the love of God her voice! I should have killed it like you said, but I didn't. Ugh. I don't believe Adam and Iris have been together for six months. And I don't believe it took -Iris- for me to realize how I feel about Adam. *sighs* I guess it's too late to do anything about it now. But I'm sure you don't care about my D.O.A love life, so I'm going. And incase you've got access to a computer over in California, I'm leaving you with an e-mail address. lukegirardi@hotmail.com. E-mail him.

Love,

Joan.

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July 3, 2004:

Jane-

You'll get through the summer, it's already July 3ed. And you'll find something to do, yo. You always do. I talked to the professer again, and he wants me to take a full scholarship to NYU after senior year. I don't want to go to college, but.. It's sort of cool, yo. I told him I'd need to get back to him. Jane, what do you think I should do? Take it or leave it? I'm going to go visit the Empire State Building now, so I'll write more later.

-Adam

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From: "Grace" gracepolk@aol.com

To: "Luke" lukegirardi@hotmail.com

Subject: temporary insanity

Date: Tue, 6 July 2004

Okay.. Cleary being traped in this place has made me lose my mind, what other excuse could there be for me picking up my laptop and writing this e-mail? Your sister gave me your e-mail address and I'm not even sure why I didn't just throw it away. She tells me you and the bunny have broken up. Two nerds that seemed so perfect for each other. Oh well, what are you going to do? Your sister's got a crazy idea about -why- you two broke up thought. I mean, we all knew Joan was crazy but dude. Well, yeah. I'm hitting send and leaving now.

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From: "Luke" lukegirardi@hotmail.com

To: "Grace" gracepolk@aol.com

Subject: Re: temporary insanity

Date: Tue, 6 July 2004

Well, you can imagain how suprised I was when I logged onto my e-mail account and saw I had receved an e-mail from Grace Polk. That was something that I really was not expecting. I'm not sure if I should be worried about your sudden interest in my relationship with Glynis, or lack therefor of. But yes, Joan was right. We broke up a few says ago. And my sister -is- always getting crazy ideas. A few days ago she was certan that you liked me. That's crazy, right?

From: "Grace" gracepolk@aol.com

To: "Luke" lukegirardi@hotmail.com

Subject: Re: Re: temporary insanity

Date: Tue, 6 July 2004

That's completly crazy geek. Why would I like you? I don't like anyone. Just ignore her, maybe she'll give up. All right, maybe by some strage twist of fate, your sister's right. Somewhere along the line someone decided to play a dumb joke and make me fall for my best friends nerd little brother. Screw it.

*message unsent*

Grace slammed the top of her laptop shut and fell back on her bed, and within minutes she was out like a light. She had no way of knowing that her cousin was using her laptop that night, and sent the message that should have never been written..