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whether my information would be well received by the police or if they would be hostile towards me because I might be making their case harder to prove. Back then, I had an irrational fear of the police because of stories from friends.]
     
    Anyway, everything in school is somewhat the same. The ignorant (and some underclassmen) think that you’re guilty, while others (mostly those that know you) think you’re innocent. I talked to Emron [was actually spelled “Imran” or “Imraan,” not sure (now) which person I was referencing here because there were two guys] today, he looked like crap. He’s upset, most of your “CRUCHES are.” [people who defended Adnan and were supportive and uplifting] We love you, [being nice] I guess that inside I know that you’re innocent too. [wanting to believe in his innocence] It’s just that the so-called evidence looks very negative. [no idea about actual evidence, just what was rumored] However I’m positive that everything will work out in favor of the truth. [not his innocence but the truth—still not sure if he is guilty or not] The main thing that I’m worried about is that the real killers [whoever, if it’s not Adnan—could be one or more] are probably somewhere laughing at the police and the news, that makes me sick!! I hope this letter and the ones that follow [never wrote again because I assumed I was of no use and so I went on with my life] ease you days a little. I guess if I didn’t believe in your innocence, that I wouldn’t write to you .
     
    The other day (Monday) [being specific, I put Monday in parentheses because I was assuming he wouldn’t get the letter for a few days and I wanted him to know what day was “the other day.” I have no idea why I didn’t just structure the sentence differently.] We (some of Mr. Parker’s class) were talking about it and Mrs. Shab over-heard us; she said, “Don’t you think the police have considered everything, they wouldn’t just lock him up unless they had “REAL” evidence.” We just looked at her, then continued our conversations. Mr. Parker seems un-opinionated, yet he seemed happy when I told him [on Tuesday] that I spoke to you family about the matter (I told him) [I told Mr. Parker about seeing Adnan in the library and about talking to Adnan’s family, but on two separate days. The wording here is horrible because it reads as if these two conversations happened the same day but they did not. One conversation happened in class on Monday, the other in the hallway on Tuesday. When I saw Mr. Parker in the hallway on Tuesday and told him that I had actually gone to see Adnan’s family, he was proud of me for speaking up.] Your brothers are nice, I don’t think I met your mother [not sure if I met her or not] , I think I met you dad; does he have a big gray beard [not sure who all I met because there were a lot of people there] . They gave me and Justin soda and cake. There was a whole bunch of people at you house, I didn’t know they were. I also didn’t know that Muslins take their shoes off in the house…thank God they didn’t make me take mine off, my stinky feet probably would have knocked everyone out cold. [all this refers to the night before at the family’s house]
     
    I over-heard Will and Anthony [fellow football players] talking about you, they don’t think you did “IT” either. I guess most people don’t. Justin’s mom is worried about you too. She gave me your home number, when Justin was in school. [I don’t remember that] Classes are boring, that’s one benefit to being “there” [in jail] , no school!!
     
    They issued a school newsletter [I think it was actually just a flyer statement.] on the issue, so everyone is probably aware. It didn’t say your name, but between that, gossip and the news, your name is known. I’m sorry this had to happen to you. Look at the bright side when you come back [to school] , won’t nobody f**k with you [because he had been in jail] and at