Summary

December 9: Gabi describes her excitement when Martin invited her to help him work on some poems he was writing.

December 10: Gabi records that her evening with Martin went well. They worked on poems and decided to go to the open mic night at The Grind Effect. Martin helped Gabi with the poem she was writing about her fear that her father would die as a result of his drug addiction.

December 25: Gabi writes that Christmas was perfect for a change. He dad did not get high and they actually enjoyed the day.

December 26: While Cindy and Sebastian were visiting Gabi to exchange gifts, Gabi got a box in the mail. Inside was an unsigned card and a collection of things — beef jerky, pens, a Moleskine notebook, and a shirt with Edgar Allen Poe on it — that confused Cindy and Sebastian. Gabi thought the...