To Nathaniel

[Avery Moretti]

Dear Nathaniel,

We're in the same year, probably seen me in class before. Anywho, I'm sending you this letter because of what you've written in the Gossip column. [It wasn't hard to figure out who write it, after all.]

I'm surprised of my brother's conduct, of course. I don't think what he did was good and I'm not proud of him for it. He deserves to be embarrassed by this article and possibly insulted by many students, you being one of them.

Anyways, the real reason I'm writing is because I love my brother. I find it absolutely alarming that you would say, "And may have to pay for it too. So I'd watch your back." If by that threat, you're talking about physical violence or something, I'm astounded. You would stoop low enough as a fifth year to bother a third year?

Sure, if one of my friends was cheated on, I'd be very pissed. I'd hate that person and possibly give them nasty looks or something. But I'd let my friend deal with his or her ex.

So maybe you could just let Dezi and Alessa fight their own battle and not get involved. That's what I plan on doing, unless anyone but Alessa bothers him.

Sincerely,
Avery Moretti

[nathanielhaake]

Dear Avery,

It takes no lug-head to figure out who I am in this article. Anyway, as a response to your letter, I do not personally threaten your brother. Though he may disgust me for the time being, I place a note in warning that what he may have done, will not go unpunished. If not by my hand, then someone else or by my best friend, Alessa Gillespie.

But personally, this also goes out to Aaryn, who didn't for once stop, thinking that Dezi still has a girlfriend. If you'd understand, Alessa is my best friend, and this would be the second time I'd have to pick up the pieces if she ever finds out.

As you defend your brother, I will defend Alessa, but we're both sure there is a third party to blame here more than Dezi as he only took part of the action.

I just want to say that I have not stooped as low as many others to pick on lower years. Threaten, yes, but have not put anything into action as it is a waste of my own time to do so. They were fighting words, but I refuse to carry out such actions.

So don't think any less of me since I was defending a friend. She deserves the right to know, and sure I will step aside for the two to work things out. I just will not stand for another broken heart.

-Nathaniel Haake

[Avery Moretti]

Dear Nathaniel,

Well, thanks for not wanting to kill my brother. That makes me a bit more relieved.

However, do you not think this column is going to make the situation between Alessa, Dezi, and Aaryn even worse? I realize you just want to protect Alessa from another broken heart, but this is hardly helping. Now she will probably find out about the kiss in the gossip column and be broken hearted, instead of being possibly let down easily by Dezi. I just think it would've been better for him to have talked to her instead of her finding out this way.

Anyways, that's just my opinion.

Sincerely,
Avery Moretti

[nathanielhaake]

Dear Avery,

We all find it hard to believe things from the gossip articles. The world is a harsh reality. Yes, it may be painful for her to read, but this gives her time to think over his actions. Also this gives him time to defend himself as well as Aaryn to make up an apology toward him and Alessa before anything comes to worse. That's if she has the guts to.

Truth, in time, will tell all.

We've all had a time when the column has exposed us in demeanoring ways. Dezi should have thought of his actions beforehand, even if he was in the moment, but come on. We all have common sense and cheating is wrong.

Your opinion is just as good as my own. But either way, if not the column or myself, Alessa would have found out from someone else before Dezi got to her.

-Nathaniel Haake

[Avery Moretti]

Dear Nathaniel,

Dezi might've notified Alessa immediately, for all you know. Aaryn may have apologized to both of them immediately, for all you know. See, the thing is, you don't know. Unless she's spoken to you to confirm these things haven't happened, in which case, I apologize. I just think that you're making both Dezi and Aaryn to look like very harsh, mean people, when you may not know what they've been doing after this incident.

Kids are kids. He acted on impulse and did something stupid. Now he regrets it. It's unfortunate people got hurt in the process of him learning a valuable lesson. I feel very badly for Alessa.

I just want to state though, that I've spoken to my brother, and he did not do this to purposefully hurt Alessa. He was caught up in the moment and not even thinking straight, then stopped it right away, telling Aaryn they couldn't be together because he isn't single, and getting very upset with himself for what he'd done.

I'm not saying this makes him any less at fault, but I just want to make sure people don't think my brother is some vicious, evil person. He's human; he makes mistakes.

I won't be responding any further, because I believe I've said all I have to say.

No hard feelings,
Avery Moretti

[Alessa Gillespie]

<sup>I just don't know what say or to feel at the moment. But all i gotta say is. I wasnt informed by Dezi. He cheated on me behind my back. But why? That all i gotta know is why? Why did i deserve this? I have nothing else to say about this and I will speak to Dezi about this as soon as possible.


A very broken heart,
Alessa</sup>

[Lillian Ann]

OOC

Both of you, what you are doing is incorrect. You have no ability to read letters going to and from Nathaniel and the letter writer, so you have no ability to respond. If you wish to write a letter to him, start your own thread.

Thank you very much.

Actually, it's incorrect because of how many letters there are. Letters to the editor is published letters about an article and then a response. Having an entire thing of correspondence is incorrect since a paper can't publish that many letters in such quick succession.