writefiction | Tony Lovato is a GREAT man.....

So I just went on myspace and it said I had new messages.....

It was from TONY LOVATO. Srsly. I wrote him a message last night, sort of, in response to the blog he posted on his myspace and he replied. I'm putting it all behind a cut b/c my letter is so long......

RE: for all the support

Tony,

if horrible and tragic wasn't enough, I awoke Monday morning to the sounds of my mother coming in the house saying my name. Right away I knew it wasn't good. Her voice had this ring to it that made a shiver race up my spine. And then she's shouting to me that Mary Lou called her at work. My first thought was, Shit, they're kicking us out. While I've known Mary Lou for 18 years, her and her husband also own the duplex we live in. So, I'm half-consious thinking we have to move and other thoughts of trying to find a place affordable that will let me keep my cat are running through my head. Then my mom enters the room and says, Emilie's dead.

I was like, What the fuck is she talking about? So I asked her and she told me that Emilie had been killed in a car crash on Saturday. Someone had T-boned her car, hitting the driver's side door, and was left with only minor injuries. I just stared at my mom blankly. Emilie and I were the best of friends when we were little. Although we don't look it now, people used to stop our moms in stores when we were together and say what beautiful twin daughters they had. Our moms would always tell them thank you and never say that we weren't even related.

When the tears finally came about five minutes after the news, my mom held me and I asked her if it was true. Was Emilie really dead. She told me that Emilie had died on impact.

Last night, the calling hours were filled with people. The funeral parlor was packed. You couldn't move. And today at the funeral, it was standing room only. Every single seat was filled and tons of people were standing. And apparently someone counted how many people had actually shown up for both calling hours.......Over 500.

Monday, after I found out about Emilie, I was on line reading my friends' page on livejournal and there it was. You had been arrested. Two heart-wrenching pieces of information handed to me in one day, proving: bad things happen to good people. But at least part of it has been healed. At least you are home and doing fine. Or at least, I hope you're doing fine. I'm not sure why I felt the need to share all this, but I did. So now I'm done. I'm going to bed. I love you.

Much Love,

amanda: jaclyn's ~~TWIN~~ sister

RE: RE: for all the support

im sorry for your loss. send my love to the family.. tony xoxo

So yeah, that's it. His message really made me feel good --which is an improvement over the last few days. Tony's a sweetheart. I think I'll keep him.