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dear mom and dad,
hey, it's hailee. just wanted to let you know that i'm doing okay. haven't gotten settled yet. im at a library right now, pretty far away from home. i don't know if im supposed to be sending this, but i didnt want you to worry about me. ive made some new friends out here, though i dont think the boss guy likes me very much. it's kinda just like camp, or a boarding school or something. :)

im gonna be serious tho. i wish this was like those old letters i used to send you from summer camp. back then i knew i was gonna come home in a week or two. but they told me that i cant ever go back. they said you cant take care of me with my new condition. theyre right.

if youre gonna be mad at anyone, be mad at me. it's my fault this happened. i went out with my friends when you told me to stay home. i got mixed up with some weird guy in an alleyway. they told you that it was a condition i was born with but i know that i caught it from him.

i really wish i could tell you more. but it's a lot more serious than what theyre telling you. if i said more then who knows what they would do to me, or the both of you. it's gonna be tough, but i have to keep you both safe. dont come after me. dont come to visit. maybe i'll sneak back and see you again someday, but stay where you are.

i'm sorry. i got in way over my head, and i cant take any of it back. i cant go to the doctor for what i have. it's stuck to me and i have to deal with it. i wish i'd just been good but it's too late.

i love you. and i miss you everyday.

love,
hailee <3