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Matthew Durden

1363 Crescent Woods Loop

Lakeland, FL 33813May 20, 2011

The arents o! "##ey $o%ers

Lakeland, FL 33813

Dear Mr& ' Mrs& $o%ers(

To start o!!, ) a* %reatly saddened #y the news o! your dau%hter+s un!ortunate

%roundn%& -n #ehal! o! "##ey, ) would lke to apolo%.e !or her *s#eha/n%&

"dolescent %rls can #e a lot to handle at t*es, and ) understand& ), *ysel!, ha/e twoolder ssters, and ) personally watched the* %o throu%h ths sta%e&

Chrs tarr, your dau%hter+s soul *ate, was lookn% !orward to ths n%ht all week,

and s %reatly dsapponted #y ths sudden and trau*at.n% news& "lso, ) ha/e *adeplans wth se/eral other people to *ake ths n%ht specal !or #oth your dau%hter and

Chrs&

)! you could so*ehow !nd t n your heart to allow "##ey to attend our lttle

*o/e n%ht, so *any people wll #e etre*ely %rate!ul& ) would lke to *ake t clear thatnether "##ey nor Chrs had any n!luence upon wrtn% ths letter, and that t was

ndependently wrtten #y *e and two others also close !rends o! Chrs&

&& Ths letter s not ntended to challen%e your wse decsons& $ather, we ntend to

#etter eplan the stuaton at hand& 4o *atter what happens, we wll respect your

decson&

ncerely,

Matthew Durden" 5ood Frend