Dear Sarah

MONDAY

Dear Sarah,

Hey, it’s me again. I don’t really know what to do about this situation. I already said yes because he made me feel bad for him in front of a lot of people. I don’t want to go out with him. He’s weird. Like really, really weird. I know I should have said no but I just couldn’t do it, my reputation was at stake. I am the “nice girl” and this was like the tenth time he’s asked me out. I know you told me not to talk to him, but I am not good at hurting people’s feelings. I’m just not, I’m not Karen. Please don’t tell her I said that, by the way. Besides all that I need to talk to you and the others before my date this Friday because I have an idea. Maybe if I act like someone that he doesn’t like then he will never ask me out again, but I really don’t know what he doesn’t like. We need to find out and maybe stalk him a little to figure it out. Remember when we stalked that girl Karen didn’t like and she ended up transferring schools. And then Karen made us stalk that guy she had a crush on, and he left town. I felt wrong about it at the time but honestly, we had a lot of fun and we were good at it. And anyway, maybe this time it could really help. No one likes Daren and if we can get him to leave town it would help everyone. He’s a weirdo and the whole school would be better off without him. Please write me back before school is out today. I really can’t wait to go home and get a shower because talking to him made me feel gross. I really hope he doesn’t try to touch me on our date, or I might throw up all over him. And that’s the last thing he needs. He’s unattractive enough as it is.

- Jenny

Dear Sarah,

Jenny is freaking me out, I know she doesn’t want to go out with Daren, but she HAS to. If she doesn’t do this, he will never leave her alone, and hearing her complain about it is getting on my last nerve. I honestly think she likes the attention. Anyway, I am very happy to hear she wants to do some “investigating”, if we pull this off the way I do things, that freakshow will never bother another girl in this town. First thing we need to do is “borrow” that weird little notebook that he carries around all the time. Who knows what he is always writing in that thing. I’ve heard some things and my theory is he’s writing some weird spells or something to make Jenny like him. I don’t know how she got someone to be so obsessed with her and she just moved here two years ago. I mean sure she’s pretty, but she is not as pretty as me or Lisa… or you of course. I mean sure you have that weight problem, but you really have lost a lot and I am super proud of you. Next, we will be giving you a total makeover. The three of us are blond and you are the only one with brown hair. It just doesn’t look right. Oh, the boys will fall all over themselves when you go blond. I will probably be super jealous and destroy your life. Just kidding, of course, you know I love you.

- Kisses Karen

Dear Sarah,

Okay so we need to really do something about Karen, she is out of control with this makeover business. Why would you need blond hair just because me, her, and Jenny have it? I am thinking about going red just to piss her off. But you know she might be happy about it because then she won’t think I’m prettier than her. As if that even matters, she’s such a bitch and that’s why no one else likes her. I mean yea they “like” her because she would kill them if they didn’t but you and I both know everyone hates her. I love her, I really do but sometimes I think I can’t take it anymore. And this Daren business with Jenny. UGH! I am so sick of stalking people and ruining lives. I just want to graduate in two years and get out of this town. I really want to move to California and forget everyone I know. Not you, of course, I’ll always write to you. Just don’t tell Karen what I said because she’s my best friend. Oh, and since I’m the only one that shares last period with Daren, I have to be the one to snatch his notebook. Can you believe it? I have to be the one to risk getting in trouble or cursed if the rumors are true, and I don’t even want to be doing this. It has nothing to do with me. Don’t tell her I told you, but Karen mentioned to Daren that Jenny liked him. I mean she didn’t say it, but she dropped hints and asked him if he noticed how nice Jenny is to him. Can you believe it? Of course, Jenny is nice to him, she’s nice to everyone. Anyway, Karen started this whole thing. I am convinced she did it on purpose. She gets bored I think and just picks a person to destroy. That’s her favorite little game. But Daren? I mean no one likes him already so why would she target him? Unless she is really targeting Jenny. We both know how jealous she is of Jenny. I have to go because this teacher is staring daggers because she knows I’m not doing my work. I mean she doesn’t know-know but she knows.

- Love Lisa

Dear Sarah,

Hey, Karen is definitely on board for the stalking and Lisa, well she isn’t so sure, but she got his notebook for us to go over tonight. We are all meeting at the place, you know the one. We are going to have to wait until after dinner so it will be dark when we get done so don’t forget a flashlight. I can’t help but be a little excited, can you? I know it’s not what normal teenagers do for fun but maybe that’s what makes it so interesting. I’m sort of sick of pretending to care about school work and college. Then there’s sports and cheerleading and blah, blah, blech. I’m so over it. Daren didn’t catch her I don’t think, she told me before I got on the bus. I need you to bring the drinks tonight if you can. My parents are so on my ass after the last time I took something from their liquor cabinet. Do not tell anyone where you are going, don’t forget that either. I know how you like to talk. I’m serious no one can know about this or we are in major trouble. We got away with it two times before and we can’t get sloppy. Wow, who knew that annoying nerd would end up bringing me something to look forward to after all. I forgot how much I love the excitement. Of course, I don’t like being mean to people but sometimes it gets old being so nice all the time and since I can’t let it out in front of people, this is a perfect outlet for my anger and rage. I know you understand. Karen and Lisa don’t know me like you do. That’s why I can tell you anything. We are meeting at eight, don’t be late.

- Jenny

The Notebook:

Day 1-

Killer Karen has told me Jenny likes me. I knew it. I knew it all along. Things are going as I planned and soon, I will be able to finally have sex with a woman. I don’t know if she will want to do that, but I know eventually it will happen. My goal is to lose my virginity before I graduate, or I will kill myself. I don’t know why women don’t know it’s their job to let men have sex with them. It is a part of their natural biology. They owe us. I know they just withhold to make us crazy and to control us.

Day 7-

Jenny said yes, finally. I have all my plans in my old notebook so maybe when I publish my guide for getting women to do what we want, I can use that and this one for reference. This will make me famous for sure and then I can have any woman I want.

TUESDAY

Dear Sarah,

I still don’t feel clean, and I know I will see him during lunch. He will probably think he can sit with us. Should I hide? I can’t go out with him, I’m afraid he will try and rape me or something. But I can’t not go because what if he freaks out and does something worse? I’m seriously scared. He’s like one of those incel type guys. This is scary and I really don’t know what to do. Karen thinks I should go. She is out of her mind if she thinks I’m going somewhere alone with that guy. I think we should at least go with a group or meet somewhere public. What if he follows me home? I am honestly freaking out, I need to stop thinking about it. It’s making me break out.

- Jenny

Dear Sarah,

Again, Jenny is getting on my last nerve. Who does she think she is? Like anyone would care enough about her to rape and murder her. I mean it was right there in that pathetic notebook. It could be anybody for all he cares. She just happens to be the only one stupid and desperate enough to agree to a date with that freakshow. I’m sure he’d rather be going out with someone better, but even someone as dumb as Daren knows he can’t date outside his league. And can you believe he started a new notebook? Just my luck, we could have had so much more info on him if we had thought of this a week sooner. I know he had the old one last Monday because I saw him writing on the last page. I notice everything. Either way, I think we can work this out in our favor. If Jenny freaks out and doesn’t go with him, he will probably lose his shit. He is on the verge already, that’s just obvious. So again, I will get my way like I always do.

- Kisses Karen

Dear Sarah,

Wow! Can you believe it? I mean can you even believe it? I know everyone called him a weirdo and made jokes about sacrificing squirrels, but you don’t really expect someone from our school to be an actual freak like that. I mean, what a creep. I am not stealing anything else from him. If he found out it was me, can you imagine what he would do? Karen thinks she’s gonna talk us into breaking into his house, she has another think coming. There is no way I’m going near his home. He is probably dangerous, I mean sure what high school boy doesn’t want to get laid, at least before they graduate. But normal boys don’t have a freaking manifesto. That is just crazy. Absolutely crazy. Jenny is scared to death and I don’t think we should let her go. Do you? I don’t care what Karen says, that boy is dangerous, and Jenny is our friend. If she goes, we are trailing behind them the whole night.

-Love Lisa

Dear Sarah,

I can’t do it, I can’t go. It’s too scary. I mean what if he doesn’t let me go home? You have to help me talk to Karen. I saw him at lunch and ran away. I’m pretty sure he saw me. I mean what would you do, if it were you? I don’t know. Lisa doesn’t want me to go and now I’m just not sure. Write me back, please!!!

- Jenny

Dear Sarah,

UGH! Jenny thinks she is not going on this date, well I’ll make sure she goes. We all had it planned out. I mean I thought I would be okay with her bailing, but we don’t have anything else planned this weekend. What are we gonna do? Just drop it? Let it go? This guy has got to go, I am even more sure of that now. He is not safe to have in our neighborhood. We are breaking in his house tonight, I don’t care what Lisa says.

-Kisses Karen

WEDNESDAY

Dear Sarah,

We have to stop this before it’s too late.

- Love Lisa

Dear Sarah,

There is no way we are stopping this now.

- Kisses Karen

Dear Sarah,

Help me. Seriously.

- Jenny

Thursday

Dear Sarah,

Okay so I’ve talked to Karen and I think I’ve changed my mind. Again. I have to go out with him. I know the stuff we found in his room was weird but who knows if he isn’t just into taxidermy or something. And if I don’t go, he might do something for revenge. I saw him at lunch today. Well, Karen lead me up to him and forced me to tell him I was looking forward to our date tomorrow night. Lisa doesn’t want me to, what do you think I should do? Write me back this time, I mean it.

- Jenny

Dear Sarah,

She’s going! I’m so happy, and seriously that guy is so messed up. It’s kind of hilarious when you think about it. I mean is that weird? Or mean? Jenny has been acting so stuck up lately and I don’t know I just think this will help her. It will help all of us really. The whole town. This guy has got to go and if we play it just right he will be so heartbroken and humiliated, he’ll have no choice but to leave town. I’ve already been making a big poster of all the pictures we took to post up at school. He won’t see it coming. Of course, after Friday, which remind Lisa to tell you my plan, he will already be so upset. This is going to be the best one yet. It really is, I can feel it.

- Kisses Karen

Dear Sarah,

I don’t know why she is doing this, really don’t like it. Karen wants Jenny to have him take her to lover’s lane. Alone! Can you believe it? She says we will be waiting there to scare him with some old urban legend. Jenny is supposed to tell him a story about an old man who never married (meaning he never got laid either) and he got so depressed he drove out to lover’s lane and killed everyone there and then himself. And he’s supposed to haunt the place. Killing any couple who goes out there. Karen swears that’s a story she heard but I’m sure she made it all up. She’s making me dress up like an old dude, can you believe it? I mean really? She should do it if she wants us to do it so bad. She’s got this video camera and she’s gonna record him being scared. But I have a really bad feeling about this.

- Love Lisa

FRIDAY

Dear Sarah,

Well, tonight is the night. I am so nervous, like super nervous. Please show up. I’m not sure about Karen’s plan but I CANNOT go out there in the woods alone with that guy. I’m scared and nervous and part of me is excited and I’m not even sure why. I just feel like something is going to happen tonight that changes everything.

- Jenny

Dear Sarah,

I am so excited. So excited. I can’t even express it on paper. We will finalize plans at lunch. Lisa is giving me more shit than Jenny is. It’s not like she is going out with him. And she is the only one of us that gets to wear a disguise. She says she has a “bad feeling”, such a drama queen. Anyway, it’s going to be so much fun. Does that sound morbid? Whatever I’m too happy to care.

- Kisses Karen

Dear Sarah,

I don’t think I can go tonight. Don’t tell Karen, I don’t want her talking me into it. I just don’t want to go. I’m scared. This is too weird. I have a bad feeling about it and I’m just not going and that’s final.

- Love Lisa

SATURDAY

OFFICIAL POLICE REPORT

On Saturday morning at 7 am Mrs. Carpenter reported her daughter, Jenny, missing. Jenny was last seen Friday afternoon by her mother before she left to meet some friends. Mrs. Carpenter had no other information. Police started the search at 7:12 before receiving calls from four other parents. Karen Shafer, Lisa Smith, Sarah Crumb and Daren Livingston were all reported missing before 8 am. Police found an abandoned car at the edge of cherrywood rd. AKA Lover’s lane. The car was identified as belonging to Karen Shafer. At 3 miles out on cherrywood, the bodies of Lisa, Karan and Sarah were found brutally murdered and mutilated nearly beyond recognition. Daren and Jenny have not been found but Mrs. Crumb has come forward with a series of letters addressed to her daughter the week prior to the teenager’s disappearance and subsequent murders. Police now have reason to believe that Daren Livingston is alive and possibly has kidnapped Jenny Carpenter. He is the main suspect and should be considered armed and extremely dangerous.

SUNDAY

Daily News

Police have asked us to notify the public that all pranks and letters sent as a hoax will be ignored. Please do not send the police prank letters, as it hinders an ongoing investigation.

Official police report:

We have received several letters addressed to Sarah claiming to be Jenny. Letters are being held as evidence though we believe these letters to be a hoax.

Dear Sarah,

Help me.

- Jenny