Tell Me You're Sorry (46 page)

Dear Stephanie,

Thank you so much for your tireless efforts to redirect money from Nicole Jayne's estate back to the families of her victims. As you know, my aunt and uncle went broke covering the debts that woman racked up on Halle's accounts. They've been struggling emotionally and financially ever since. They couldn't afford a lawyer to get them any compensation. I doubt they could have found one who was as strong an advocate for them as you have been. I know you've met with a lot of resistance and had to cut through a lot of red tape to help us recoup some of our losses. Well, Stephanie, I just thought you should know. My aunt and uncle received a check today for $13,655. I know you had a lot to do with that. I can't tell you how happy they were—and how much they needed that money . . .

Dear Ms. Coburn,

 

I believe the story of your amazing journey during the last year would make an excellent book. Despite the odds, tragedies, and the attempts on your life, you never gave up your search for the truth. Yours is the kind of story that inspires. . .

Hey You,

Well, you don't know how many times I've wanted to pick up the phone and call you. I've missed you terribly. It's taken me these last couple of months to realize just how right you were to break up with me. You were getting a raw deal. But you were very wrong about one thing. You underestimated just how important you've been to me. Though it might not have seemed that way, I always put you first . . .

. . . I've done a lot of soul searching in these last two months, two very lonely months. I'm not the same inflexible workaholic you knew. My relationship with my in-laws has changed for the better, and I now feel . . .

Hi, Stephanie,

Thought of you this morning. Billy & I drove to St. Paul's in Glenview, and I put some flowers on Selena Jayne's grave at the cemetery there. I figured out it's the anniversary of her death, and no one else was around to commemorate that. So I decided to do something. It's weird. I know Nicole and her father were both cremated. Selena's the only one in the family with a gravestone, and she isn't even in that grave. I guess we'll never know where her body got buried. It's kind of sad.

 

I hope you're doing okay. I still talk and text with Alison every day. I wish I were like you and worked for an airline. I'd fly to Seattle every chance I got.

 

The cast comes off next week, but the doctor says there's no way I can play football this year. My dad's dream of me getting a football scholarship to Notre Dame isn't going to happen. But that was his dream, not mine. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for U of Washington next year.

 

Well, I should scram. I just wanted to tell you that you were on my mind today. I hope wherever you are when you get this, you're doing great.

 

Take Care,
Your Friend, Ryan