June 27, 2004

We are in Orange watching The Miss Texas USA pageant.

This morning I talked to Tracy. This is what's going on with Matt and Danielle. [side note from current Emily: I am editing what I wrote then because, again, it's really personal to someone else's life, and most of what I say is speculative] 

After VBS, the [family] took Tracey home. On the way back, they got in a car wreck. Matt blacked out and they thought they lost him for good. When they got home, there was fighting, and Matt and Danielle packed a bag and left on the 4-wheeler. They ended up at their neighbors house who took them to Tracy's house. They weren't able to stay there, and Tracy doesn't know where they are but they are safe. 
And she doesn't know when they'll be back. I mean, it could be tomorrow or it could be 2 months. I hope they come back soon. But when they do come back, I am going to give them all BIG hugs. I just hope that they stay safe. Because I want to be able to say good-bye before they go anywhere. If for some reason they came to our house, I would just hug them forever and I would tell them all that I love them so much. Especially Matt. I mean, he is just my very best guy friend and I would tell him that. I just hope we hear from them really soon!

<3, Emily

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