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lame that my mom just found it now — I left it right at the bottom of my bed. I guess she’s not sitting in there at night moaning over the loss of her absent son.
    It’s okay, I’d rather talk about the team. You did say today’s writing topic was about our friends, right? They sent me the card in my room — did you see it? Coach called me, too. He says the team is too loud to come in to see me, but they’ve dedicated practice to me a couple of times. That rocks. I just wish I was there. I could kick some serious butt right now. I’m so sick of being here I could puke.
    Thanks for passing on Tom’s e-mail. I can use that internet station at the end of the hall to e-mail him back. Not that I want to tell him about anything happening around here. This place sucks. But I’d like to hear how the team is doing with pre-season and all. I plan to be back on that field the day I finally get out of here. I can’t wait.
    Logan
    November 14
    Logan K.
    After lunch.
    I thought you might like to look at a bit of the graphic novel I was working on for my English class before I got stuck in here. So this should count for a journal entry, right?

BLACK, BLACK & KEMP
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
3600 Mesa Boulevard | Denver, CO | 555.555.1234
To: Ms. Abigail Zephyr
Department Head, Hospital Education
Evergreen Hospital
Date: November 12
Re: Logan Kemp
Dear Ms. Zephyr,
I am writing to you on behalf of Mr. Carter Kemp, the father of a patient of yours, Logan Kemp. Further to his thoughts as presented in the teleconference meeting with you last week, Mr. Kemp Senior is very concerned that Logan be encouraged by every means possible to maintain his studies while hospitalized.
Mr. Carter Kemp has asked me to assure you that his investigation into your teaching history uncovered impeccable credentials including a very favourable reference on your record by New York financier Harold Stump. He insistsyou know he has every faith in your capabilities as a teacher.
He would also like you to be aware that he has extremely high hopes for Logan Kemp as a candidate for the Heineken-Europa scholarship to Branson Prep, Mr. Kemp Senior’s own undergraduate alma mater. You may be aware that prior to graduating summa cum laude from Harvard Law School, Mr. Carter Kemp was an all-star rugby player in his first year at Branson Prep.
He trusts you understand the importance of preparing Logan for a successful experience with the preliminary entrance and scholarship exams, scheduled for the end of Logan’s junior year in May.
Your attention to these matters is most appreciated.
Sincerely,
Francine Peon-Anderson
Senior Administrative Assistant to
Mr. Carter Logan, BSc MBA LLB LLM
3600 Mesa Boulevard | Denver, CO | 555.555.1234

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    â€œI hate reading all this crap about me,” Logan muttered, tossing the notebook down. He leaned back and rubbed his eyes. “Extremely high hopes,” the letter had said. Right. He could just imagine what his dad was thinking now. Mr. Carter Kemp, the all-star rugby player, now with some kind of a diseased wimp for a son. He’d probably not even trouble himself to make the trip from Denver anymore. Why bother? He usually only showed up for games, anyway.
    Kip looked down at the notebook again. “It’s harder to find the stuff I want to show you in here than I thought. Abbie keeps all our work mixed together.”
    Logan sighed. “I know. You’d think as a teacher she’d be more organized.”
    â€œI think the notebook helps her stay organized,” said Kip. “But I wanted you to see that Cleo was getting better. Everybody thought she was.”
    â€œI know,” said Logan. “I believed it, too. But now I’m not so sure.”
    Kip pushed himself up a little higher in the bed. He shot Logan a funny look.
    â€œI did think she was getting better,” he said quietly, “butrunning away is just going to makes things much