Florida State Prison, June 2011
Dear Ava,
I was so sorry to hear that you’re back in hospital. I hope that by the time you get this letter you’re feeling a little better and that your worries have been eased by some encouraging test results.
Your fight with the Dorset Downs made me cringe. I imagined you yelling out with no one close enough to hear you, and my heart did a painful jig in my chest. But you know taking your frustration out on the grassy slopes was not a good idea. I bet what really happened is that you put in the boot and gave the ground a good kicking, and you tried to take out all your aggression and pent up emotions on the innocent vegetation didn’t you? Ava, you are made of delicate stuff; you shouldn’t throw your weight about like that. Ha-ha. Sounds to me like the D
