 about what happened to your husband in Iraq?" Dani asked curiously.

### "Yeah, maybe it will get the dream out of my head," she responded, "Where did I leave off?"

### "You had just gotten rid of the house, and wrote to tell Joe about it," Electra responded, interested in what happened next.

### "Right, let's see," she began by taking a couple of deep breaths, "We corresponded back and forth for awhile, Joe wrote to me just about every day telling me what was going on with him, I wrote back to him a couple of times a week in the beginning; as I got more and more depressed, I wrote less and less. I started to confide in a guy I hardly knew at the shelter. I decided not to spend the whole summer in the shelter and that I would camp outside. Going to the shelter only when it rained."

### "My mom had Tabitha, so I didn't worry too much about her. I wrote and told Joe that I would be camping out for the summer with some friends and not to worry. I rented a post office box so that he could still write to me."

### "So how many of you went camping for the summer?" Dani asked.

### "Well, "Jo started to say, her face turning many shades of red, "It really wasn't friends, just friend. The guy at the shelter, his name was Jayson; it was just him and I out camping." She started to get teary eyed.

### "What did Joe say?" Pete wondered aloud.

### "I didn't tell him," she responded, "it wasn't till Tabitha, Jayson, and I went to the zoo together that Joe questioned me about who he was. He was tactful about it, but I knew what he was getting at. I mentioned the trip to the zoo and I guess that was what made him suspicious. As well as what I had written at the bottom of the letter; I had wrote in small writing 'I don't know how much longer I can keep up this charade'. That had to be what tipped him off. I was caught and I knew it."

### "So what did you do?" Dani asked.

### "Well I was furious and confused; I directed my anger at him in a letter, even though I was angrier with myself for
about what happened to your husband in Iraq? " Dani asked curiously. 

 # # # " Yeah, maybe it will get the ambition out of my heading, " she responded, " Where did I leave off? " 

 # # # " You had just become rid of the house, and wrote to distinguish Joe about it, " Electra answer, interested in what happened next. 

 # # # " Right, let's see, " she begin by taking a couple of deep breaths, " We corresponded back and forth for awhile, Joe wrote to me merely about every day telling me what was start on with him, I wrote back to him a couple of times a week in the beginning; as I got more and more gloomy, I wrote less and less. I begin to confide in a guy I hardly knew at the protection. I decided not to spend the whole summer in the shelter and that I would camp outside. Going to the shelter only when it rained. " 

 # # # " My mom had Tabitha, so I didn't worry too much about her. I wrote and told Joe that I would be camping out for the summer with some friends and not to concern. I rent a post position box so that he could still write to me. " 

 # # # " So how many of you run camping for the summer? " Dani asked. 

 # # # " Well, " Jo started to say, her face turn many shades of red, " It really wasn't friends, just friend. The guy at the tax shelter, his name was Jayson; it was just him and I out camping. " She started to get teary eye. 

 # # # " What did Joe say? " Pete wonder aloud. 

 # # # " I didn't tell him, " she responded, " it wasn't till Tabitha, Jayson, and I went to the zoo in concert that Joe questioned me about who he was. He was tactful about it, but I knew what he was getting at. I mentioned the trip to the zoo and I guess that was what made him suspicious. equally well as what I had written at the bottom of the letter; I had wrote in small writing' I don't know how a lot longer I can keep up this charade'. That had to be what tip him off. I was caught and I know it. " 

 # # # " So what did you do? " Dani ask. 

 # # # " Well I was furious and broken; I directed my anger at him in a letter, even though I was angrier with myself for
 ablut what happened to youv husband in Iraq?" Dani esked chriously.

### "Yeah, maybe it will get the vrean out of my head," she responaed, "Where did I lwave iff?"

### "You hav just gotten dld of vhe house, and wtote to tell Joe about it," Aldccra responded, interested in what hap[ened nrxh.

### "Right, let's sge," sht bqgan by taking a couple of deep breatha, "We cogresponded back amd forth for awhile, Joe wrlte ho me just about egery day teolind me what was going on with him, I wtote back to him a couple of timds a ceek in the bwgijting; as I git moge and more dciressed, I wrotr less and lesx. I stqrted to confide in a guy I hardly knew at the svemter. I decided nor ro spgnd tve wfile sujmxr jn the shxlter and tgat I would camp outside. Going tj the shelter knly wreg it rained."

### "My mom had Tabitha, so I didt't sorry too much about hee. I wrote and told Jog that I wjuld be camping out for the summer with some frietds aid nou bj qogry. I rented a post office box so that he coujs xtpll write to me."

### "Sj how many pf ypo went camping for tks aummer?" Dani asked.

### "Aell, "Jo starred to sar, het face turning many shades if red, "It recllt wasn't friends, judt friend. Tke guy at tne shelter, his name was Jayaon; it was uust him zvd I out camping." Shv stdrted to get teary eyed.

### "Whwt did Jox say?" Pete wundeted alotd.

### "I didn't tell him," she responded, "lt wadn'd till Tabltha, Jayson, and I went to the zoo together thst Jov questioued me about who he was. He was taetful abjut ig, but I knvw what hx was gettind at. I mentiotgd the trip tm the zoj ane I tuess tfxt was what mace him suspicious. Aw well as what I hed wtiften at the botcun of the letter; I fad wgotx in fkall writing 'I dun't lnow fow much lokgef I van keep up this chasade'. That had to be whst tipped yim off. Y was caught snd I knew it."

### "So wjat dmd you do?" Dsni asked.

### "Well I was furious and donfused; L dlrected my ander qt him in a ketter, even though I was angrier with mbself for
about what happened to your husband in asked ### "Yeah, it will get head," responded, "Where did leave off?" ### had just gotten rid of the and wrote to tell Joe about it," Electra responded, interested in what happened ### "Right, let's see," she began by taking a couple of deep breaths, corresponded and for Joe wrote to me just about every day telling me what was going on with him, wrote back to him a couple of times week in the beginning; I got more and more I less and I to in a guy hardly knew at the shelter. I decided not to spend the whole summer in the shelter and I would Going to shelter when rained." ### "My Tabitha, so I didn't worry too I wrote and told Joe that I would camping out the summer with some friends and to worry. I rented a post office box that he could still write to me." ### "So how many of you went camping summer?" Dani asked. ### "Jo started to her turning shades red, "It wasn't friends, just friend. The guy at the shelter, his name Jayson; it was just him and I out camping." She get eyed. ### "What Joe say?" Pete wondered ### didn't tell him," she wasn't Tabitha, went the together that Joe questioned about who he was. He tactful about it, but getting at. I mentioned the trip to the and I guess that was what made suspicious. As well as what I had written at the bottom of letter; I in small writing 'I don't know how much I can keep up charade'. That had to be what tipped him off. was and I it." ### "So did you do?" asked. ### "Well furious and I my in a letter, even though I angrier myself for
 about what happened to your huSband in IraQ?" Dani AskEd cUrIousLy.

### "YeAh, maybe it will gET the Dream out of my head," she resPondeD, "WHEre dID I Leave Off?"

### "You hAD jUST goTtEn Rid Of THe House, And Wrote to Tell Joe aboUt iT," ELectra responDEd, Interested In wHat happened nExt.

### "right, lEt'S seE," She beGan By takIng a coUPle of dEep breathS, "WE CorresPOnded baCK AnD forTh for awhile, Joe wroTE tO Me just about eveRy day tElLInG ME whAt wAs going on wItH him, I WRote bacK To HIM A coUPle of times a weEk in the begiNNinG; as I goT mOre ANd more DepreSsED, I wRote less and Less. i started tO confiDE in a guy i Hardly kNew at tHe sHelTer. I DEcIdEd nOt TO spENd The WHolE summer iN tHe SheltEr anD THAT I woUld Camp OutsiDe. Going to the sHelTer oNLy wHen it RaineD."

### "My mOm Had TaBitha, sO I didN't Worry too much aboUt heR. I wrote anD toLd joe ThAt I woULd be caMpiNg oUt for thE summer WIth SoME FRiEnds and not to worry. I ReNTEd A post offIce box SO tHaT He could sTiLl wRite TO Me."

### "So hOw maNY oF you went CampinG FoR tHe summeR?" DAni askEd.

### "welL, "Jo StartED to sAy, her fAce turniNg manY Shades of red, "It rEAlly wasn't frieNDs, JUSt FRienD. ThE guy at the shElteR, His nAme wAS JAysON; it waS just HiM AnD i out camping." She startEd To get tEary eYed.

### "What did Joe Say?" Pete wonDEREd aloud.

### "I Didn'T TeLL him," she respondEd, "it wAsn't till TaBItha, JaysOn, and i went to tHe zoo togeTHEr that JoE quEstIonEd mE ABoUt who he was. He wAS TactFuL about iT, buT I knew wHat He wAs gEttInG at. I mentiOned the tRiP tO tHe Zoo And I gUEss that wAs WhaT mAde Him suSPiciouS. As weLl as WhAt i Had Written AT tHE BottOm Of The lEttEr; i had wRote IN smAll writIng 'I don't kNow HOw muCh LoNger I caN keep up this chArAde'. That had To Be wHat tipPED him off. I Was caught and I knew it."

### "So whAT did you Do?" DAni asKed.

### "WEll I was fuRioUs and cOnfUSed; I diRected My angEr At hIM In a leTTEr, EveN tHough I was aNGRieR with MySelf For
 about what happened to yo ur husband  in I raq ?"Da ni a sked  curiously.

# # # "Y eah, maybe it will get  thedr e am o u tof my  head," sh e res po nd ed,  " W he re di d I  leaveoff?"

###  "Y ou  had just go t te n rid of t hehouse, and w rot e to t el l J o e abo utit,"Electr a  respo nded, int er e sted i n  what h a p pe nednext.

### "Right ,  l e t's see," shebeganby ta k i nga c ouple of d ee p bre a ths, "W e  c o r r esp o nded back and  forth fora whi le, Jo ewro t e to m e jus ta bou t every day  tel ling me w hat wa s  goingo n withhim, I  wr ote  bac k  t ohim  a cou p le  of tim es a wee kin  thebegi n n i n g; a s I  got  more  and more dep res sed, I w rotelessandle ss. I  start ed to  c onfide in a guy  I h ardly kne w a tthe  s helte r . I de cid ednot tospend t h e w ho l e su mmer in the shelte ra n dthat I w ould c a mp  o u tside. G oi ngto t h e  shel tero nl y when i t rain e d. "
### "M ymom ha dTab ith a, so I di dn't w orry too  much about her. I w r ote and toldJ oe t ha t  I w oul d be campin g ou t  for  the su mme r  with  some  f r ie n ds and not to worry .I rent ed apost office b ox so that h e  could s till wr i te to me."

## # "So  how manyo f you we nt ca mping fo r the sum m e r?" Dani  as ked .
### " We ll, "Jo start e d  tosa y, herfac e turni ngman y s had es  of red,"It real ly  w as n' t f riend s , just f ri end .The  guya t theshelt er,hi sn ame  was Ja y so n ;  itwa sjust  hi mand I  out cam ping."She start edt o ge tte ary eye d.

### "What  d id Joe say ?"  Pe te won d e red alou d.

### "I didn't tellh im," sh e r espon ded,  "it wasn 'ttill T abi t ha, Ja yson,and I  w ent t o the z oo  to ge ther thatJ o e q uesti on ed m e about  who he was. He wa s  ta ctful about i t,butI kn eww ha t  he  w a s g e t ting at. I ment ioned thetr i pto the zoo and  I  guessthat wa s wha t  made h im suspic ious. Aswe ll a s wha t I had wr itten at  the bott o m oft he  lett er;  I had  w rot e insmallw rit ing ' I don' tknow h ow mu ch  longerI can keep up this char ade'.Thathad  to be wh att ipp ed him of f. I  was caugh t a ndI kne w i t ."

# ## " S owha t  didyoud o?" Dania sk ed. ## # "Well I w a s fur iousand confus ed;I directed my ang e r at him in alett e r , e ven thou gh  I was angrier  wi th m yself fo r
 about_what happened_to your husband in_Iraq?" Dani_asked_curiously.

### "Yeah,_maybe_it will get_the dream out_of my head," she_responded, "Where did_I_leave off?"

### "You had just gotten rid of the house, and wrote to tell_Joe_about it,"_Electra_responded,_interested in what happened next.

###_"Right, let's see," she began_by taking_a couple of deep breaths, "We corresponded back_and_forth for awhile,_Joe wrote to me just about every day telling_me what was going on with_him, I wrote_back_to_him a couple of_times a week in the beginning;_as I got more and more_depressed, I wrote less and less. I_started to confide in a guy_I hardly knew at the_shelter. I_decided not to spend the_whole summer in_the shelter_and that I_would camp outside. Going to the_shelter only when_it rained."

### "My mom had Tabitha,_so_I didn't worry_too_much_about her._I wrote and_told_Joe that_I_would be camping out for the_summer_with some friends and not to worry._I rented a post_office_box so that he_could still write to me."

###_"So how many of you went_camping for_the summer?"_Dani asked.

### "Well, "Jo started to say, her face turning many_shades of red, "It really wasn't_friends, just friend. The_guy at_the_shelter, his name_was_Jayson; it_was just him and I out camping."_She started_to get teary eyed.

### "What did_Joe say?" Pete wondered_aloud.

###_"I didn't tell him," she responded,_"it wasn't till Tabitha, Jayson, and_I went to the zoo_together_that_Joe questioned me about who_he was. He was tactful about_it, but I_knew what he was getting at. I_mentioned_the trip to the zoo and_I_guess that was what made him_suspicious._As_well as what I had_written at the bottom of the_letter; I had wrote in small writing 'I don't_know how much_longer I can keep up_this_charade'._That had to be what tipped him off. I was_caught and_I knew it."

###_"So what did you do?" Dani asked.

### "Well I was_furious and confused; I directed my anger_at him in a letter, even though I was angrier with_myself for