THE HELLFIRE CLUB

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THE HELLFIRE CLUB━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ CHAPTER ONE

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THE HELLFIRE CLUB
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CHAPTER ONE













Lenora Hills, California
March 21, 1986

DEAR MIKE,

"

TODAY IS DAY 185. FEELS A BIT MORE LIKE TEN YEARS. JOYCE SAYS TIME IS FUNNY LIKE THAT THOUGH.EMOTIONS CAN MAKE IT SPEED UP OR SLOW DOWN.

WE ARE ALL TIME TRAVELERS IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS WEEK IS GOING SUPER FAST. I THINK IT'S BECAUSE I AM SO BUSY. I HAVE TO MAKE SOMETHING CALLED A " VISUAL AID. "

I REALLY HOPE MRS. GRACEY WILL GIVE ME AN A. SOME EXCITING NEWS IS THAT JOYCE GOT AN AMAZING NEW JOB. SHE GETS TO WORK AT HOME! SHE SAYS SHE LOVES THE "FREEDOM. "

WILL IS PAINTING A LOT, BUT HE.. WON'T SHOW ME WHAT HE'S WORKING ON. MAYBE IT IS FOR A GIRL. I THINK THERE IS SOMEONE HE LIKES, BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN ACTING WEIRD.

EL HAS BEEN ACTING WEIRD AS WELL..SHE'S BEEN GOING OUT A LOT LATELY. MAYBE IT'S WITH A BOY SHE LIKES BUT..THE EL I KNOW ISN'T INTERESTED IN BOYS, SO, MAYBE IT'S A GIRL?

JONATHAN IS ACTING WEIRD ALSO! IT FEELS LIKE EVERYONE HAS BEEN ACTING WEIRD. I THINK JONATHAN IS NERVOUS ABOUT COLLEGE. HE IS STILL WAITING FOR HIS BIG LETTER. I HOPE HIM AND NANCY GET TO GO TOGETHER.

BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW HE'LL GET TO COLLEGE BECAUSE HIS CAR IS STILL BROKEN. HIS FUNNY FRIEND ARGYLE HAS BEEN TAKING US TO SCHOOL. HIS HAIR IS LONGER THAN MINE!

AND HE AND JONATHAN LIKE TO SMOKE SMELLY PLANTS TOGETHER, JONATHAN SAYS THE PLANTS ARE SUPER SAFE BECAUSE THEY COME FROM THE EARTH, BUT TO NOT TELL JOYCE.

ME? I AM TWICE AS HAPPY NOW. YOU WERE RIGHT. IT JUST TAKES TIME. I THINK I HAVE FINALLY ADAPTED. AT FIRST, I MISSED ALL THE SPRING FLOWERS, BUT NOW I FIND IT PRETTY HERE TOO.

I EVEN LIKE SCHOOL NOW. I AM STILL BEST AT MATH, BUT MY GRAMMAR IS GETTING GOOD NOW ALSO. IT HELPS THAT EVERYONE IS SO NICE HERE.

I HAVE MADE LOTS OF FRIENDS. EVEN SO, I AM READY FOR SPRING BREAK, MOSTLY BECAUSE I GET TO SEE YOU! I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU, IT IS HARD TO BREATHE. ARE YOU EXCITED TOO?

I THINK YOU WILL LOVE IT HERE LIKE ME. I THINK WE WILL HAVE THE BEST SPRING BREAK EVER. I HOPE MY SPELLING WAS BETTER THIS TIME.

MISS YOU!

"

LOVE, N/N.

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