A reply to Hannah.
I know we had a long talk after the incident on the curise. But the only reason I said all of that stuff was because I thought you would tell Cheryl, yes, I did lie to you, but it was because of Cheryl. We had many long talks when you weren't around. She told me how to act towards you, the same as she tells you to act towards me now. If you don't ever want to talk to me then that's fine. The only reason I called your family was because I was worried. I care about you. You were my best friend. We confided to eachother. The only thing thats different between you and I is the fact that Cheryl got through to you and I was just strong enough to know what was right. I never believed anything Cheryl told me. I would only go along with it so that there wasn't group on me. And you know as well as I do and as well as everyone else, that I am telling the truth everything I have posted is true. I know Cheryl has put you up to this, or maybe she didn't need to because she "got you." She has sucked you into her deep hole. I just wish you could realize that what she is doing, not only to you but the rest of the kids in the program is wrong. I know when I was there the things that happened became normal, and I thought for a while that a family was like that, but now that I am out, living on my own, having my own family, it is a lot different. Yes, in a way Cheryl did help me I guess you could say. I know now what I will never do to a child, or my own family. I know that I will never degrate or put anyone down in the ways she did to me and to others as well. I have also tried to call and talk to you and Cheryl won't let me speak with you. I have been trying to talk to you ever since you ran away. And I believe that Cheryl won't let us speak because before when we were friends in the program, I never let Cheryl get through to me. When we were friends I think I kind of got you on the right page, meaning not getting sucked into her vicious way of life. And just as I said before, when you get out of the program, write again on this website and tell all of us how you feel. I really hope you get to go home and be with your family in May. I hope to hear from you then.
Leah