What happened to the system?

Submitted by charlieangel on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 05:10.

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To: Kaysen, Herbert, Thom, Isaac, Joshua, Dean, Peyton, Sammy, and Stacey
When: Lunch time
Where: Text message

After leaving school at lunch the previous day, Charlotte had not returned to day. She'd explained to her mother that she'd thought she was ready to go back to school after getting back, but it turned out that she wasn't up to it. Isadora had been nothing but sympathetic. Charlotte felt guilty for lying to her mother, especially about grieving over her uncle, but something had to be done. And nobody else was doing it. It was her frustrated opinion that what she was doing should have been done well before now, and by someone who'd actually been in the state for most of it.

She'd spent all of the previous afternoon and evening in the library, and had gone straight back there today when they had opened. Once she felt she had more than enough to support her theory, she took a deep, supposedly calming breath, bent over her cellphone, and got to heavy texting.

Hey guys. I hope everyone is doing well considering the circumstances. Herbert filled me in on what he knew yesterday at lunch, and I've been researching ever since. I feel like I have a pretty good start and I might be able to help, but there's something we need to get to first.

When I left, it felt like there had been a system established. Should anything go wrong, we would all keep in touch with each other and do what we could to keep each other well-informed at the very least, and safe at best. It seems apparent to me that that system, if it ever existed, failed. So we need to figure out - WHAT is everyone's status, WHAT does everybody know, and WHERE do we go from here. Unless anyone wants out of the group. But I can't just drop this. It's not happening to me, but if my friends are affected then so am I!

Everybody - check in so we can sort this out! I'm not sure if calling a meeting is possible, what with going on, but if it is then we should do that ASAP. Also, is there anyone in the group that CANNOT be accounted for? If so, then I'm going to drive to their house myself and if anyone wants to come along they're welcome to. Be safe, guys! -Charlie

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