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Password Right This was going to be a bitch I typed in his birthdate and the server spat it back at me I tried my mom’s name Declined A little white box popped up in the center of the screen "Would you like your hint?"

"Hell yes, I would," I e loaded, and the hint popped up

Glowing dis s, as though he was standing right behind ain "Daddy," I whispered I clicked on the sign-in again

Password: OnceUponADeceling every nerve in my body I had more of him The letter wasn’t the last piece anyh, but they would do Here were his letters, his words A pri to burythe typed words and findon the unopened ones I didn’t care what other people said, only Dad There was Grams, Mom, Gus, Aprilme I clicked on my last e-mail to him, a few days before they came to the door

Hey, Daddy,

Everything’s great, stop worrying about s tomorrow to spend Christmas with Mom, April, and Gus No worries, I remember where you hid Mom’s special present, and I won’t let her fall asleep before it’s Santa time I really wish you could be here It’s not the same without you

I love you,

December

My last words to hiood with that It didn’t hurt nearly as iving away all my drealish/History doubleand picked up education instead

But it’s not like I could tell hiht

I scanned his sent box, er clicked it open before ot the files I’m sorry I had to scan them in, but I kno fast you needed the they would take if I used snail ht out there on the ice I’m so proud of what you’ve acco our return dates, I’ll be flirting with the tiht be able to make it back to commission and pin you I’ more than to see a man like you beco the video of the ga too damn fast

VR,

Justin Howard

I sat in stunned silence He hadn’t just known Josh, they’d been friends I knew they’d chatted during hockey practices and such, but never iined he’d corresponded with him No wonder Josh had looked so shaken up at the funeral