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Can you get in trouble with the local government for trying totakeAx?

-Ruby

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From:[email protected]

Date: February 22, 2009 12:01p.m.

To:[email protected]

Subject: Stopagain

Ruby,

Don’t cry. I tell you things I don’t even tell my best friends. Don’t tell them I eversaidthat. :]

Any word on thebiopsy?

Don’t feel bad about bringing this up with me. What happened to my friends… I’m all right talking about it. You’re close to your mom. You’re going to be upset. Look, if I really thought something was going to happen to her, I’d tell you how I’ve learned to deal, so I’m not going to say anything. Be strong for her right now and the rest of you all can lean on eachother.

I’m always here to talk to if you want. You got IM or something? I have a Skype account I signed up for butneverused.

That’s good to hear you’re getting back to work. Get your day job work done when you can. They can’t expect you to be better overnight. Have you talked to your aunt with the attitudeproblem?

There has to be a single man at church you can ask out. Come on. I’m not going to answer your question about knowing anyone who goes to church. What kind of guy are you looking to dateanyway?

Imagining you as a stepmom made me laugh. You’d be too busy playing with the kids to bestrict.Bet.

Your sister’s rant probably wasn’t what your mom wanted to hear. I got you. You’re worried about her because you love her. There’s nothing wrong with that. There’s no point appreciating something or someone after they’re out of your life. That always seemed pretty faketome.

We can take Ax out of the country. We just need to make sure not to get caughtisall. :]

Hang in there. Thinking ofyouall.

-Aaron

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From:[email protected]

Date: February 23, 2009 9:11p.m.

To:[email protected]

Subject:Bet

Aaron,

You tell me not to cry, and then I cry more. It’s acurse.

She’s fine. The lump is benign. I’ve never been so relieved in my life. I cried when she told me the good news. It felt like a hundred pounds came off my shoulders and it wasn’t even methat’ssick.

You don’t have to call, I’m sure you have better people to call, but my number is 832-555-5555. My Skype IM name is… guess?RubyMars.

Look, I’ll e-mail you tomorrow. Right now I’m mopey for some reason and you don’t need that. I’m going to go cry a little now in relief. Maybe I’ll play someDuck Huntto unwind. Nothing celebrates life like picking off innocent digitalducks.

-Ruby