Dear Home :Gabriel:

[Connor Micheal Collins]

Dad, 

I'm freaking out! I've been spending all the time in library and I still have no idea how I'm going to get all caught up before the year ends! I don't want to repeat the year! I don't know what I'm going to do! I've got a lot of stuff done, but teachers can't really help because of all the other things going on right now and I guess a lot of students are repeating because of missing out on year, but I don't want to repeat. That'll be so embarrassing! 

Just, I'm sorry, how are you? I miss you and mum, it's weird being back at school honestly, when I was with you guys outside of school for so long. As much I want to finish I was to come home and get into bed, and just crash. My brain is fired. 

Dad, I ran into this guy at school the other day..literaly. He's the popular kid too, you know? I ran smack into him, I ended up looking like such an twit. This school year is really not going well, next year hopefully is better and I just can't wait until summer. Can we do something this summer? 

Sorry, I know it's a weird letter, 
Love you, 
Connor 

[Deleted]

Dear Connor,

Please calm down for starters. I understand how you're feeling because of the exams, but I'm sure, if you just work hard enough, you'll manage those exams just fine. Take five minute breaks in between your studies and concentrate on calming down. I'm sure you can do this. Maybe you can ask one of the kids who stayed at school for help? There must be a way. But you also have to know that your mother and I won't love you any less if you should have to repeat the year. Please know that.

We're fine here. Your mother is fine and I'm sure she'll soon write you a letter of her own, adding much more worry than this little owl would be able to carry. I'm building the shop back up and even though it's going awfully slowly I'm making progress. It looks as if there are many travels coming up soon to built up contacts again. If you want to, we can go on vacation on one of those trips in the summer.

Connor, you're worrying me a bit. I mean, not that I don't want to know what you're doing and everything, but why're you telling me in a letter about the run-in with that boy? Did he bully you? You know you can tell me, right?

Your letter was perfectly fine and I love receiving letters from you.
Love,
Dad

[Connor Micheal Collins]

Dad!

I can't calm down! How embarrassing would it be if I restarted the year?? I've been the smartest kid my year since forever and I'm behind! It's insane and I'm freaking, I don't know how to not not to calm down. I'm glad you and mom won't be upset, but I'll be upset!

A trip anyway, I want to get out of school now. My brain is so fried, I'm gonna come home and sleep for a month. To not have to worry about next for even a minute would be awesome. And I can't ask anyone to help me get caught up, no one wants to back track with things they've already done. Sorry, it's just, there's too much as risk for me to think about anything else anymore right now.

No, he didn't, uhm, bully me. He..flirted with me. I think. I think I talk to mom about it, this is odd talking to you about a guy. If it was a girl, I think you could help me out. I don't know.

Love you too,

Connor