Manda-

You may not realize it, but what you say greatly affects people. I just finished reading "Full of Grace", and i'm in tears. The way you portray Howie's emotions was the exact same way I felt. I this is probably hard to believe, but what i'm about to tell you is true. It happened to me.

I was 9, and met the guy of my dreams. Unfortunatly, i was not the girl of his dreams. I wasted 6 years of my life, trying to make him love me, but it never worked. So finally, in Marck of 1997, I decided to stop the pain. I felt like that no guy would ever love me, and that for me, romance was
hopeless. So one day, I decided to shoot myself. I checked the clip for ammo, cocked the pistol,
and put it to my temple. I started to pull the trigger, but my guardian angel stopped me. All of the sudden, clear as day I heard a song in my head.

I don't care who you are, where you're from, what you did, as long as you love me.

Who you are, where you're from, what you did, as long as you love me.

I put the pistol down, and started crying. I couldn't bring myself to do it. And in my heart, I knew my guardian angel was right. That out there, was a guy, that wouldn't care what I'd done in my past, he
wouldm't care how badly Michael had hurt me, but he would care about me, and love me. Back in September, I think I met that guy. He and I may not always be bf and gf, but I know that even if we do break up, he will always be a friend.

-A heart on the mend