happy-go-lucky kind of Gemini. Now I’ve been told that one of my subjects may have been “faking” his data. I’d begun to suspect as much. So what should I do? Finish the experiment with just two subjects? I suppose I could fake all the data and write the report any way I want to. Mr. Selenski would never know. Whatever, it just doesn’t seem worth the trouble. It’s hard to care about one stupid school project when I may not even be alive a year from now.
Kaleigh Wyse
-------------- From:cosmicgirl
To: jselenski
Subject: Extension
Mr. Selenski,
I have decided not to complete my project after all. Things got too complicated near the end, and now I don’t really think it’s worth it. The whole thing was a stupid idea. I’ll accept the zero I get.
Kaleigh Wyse
---------------
From: jselenski
To: cosmicgirl
Subject: Re: Extension
But Kaleigh, I’m afraid I won’t allow you to give up. You were doing a terrific job, and even if something did go amiss with your data collection, you just need to explain to me what happened in your written report. That’s all part of it. Science experiments are never without their hiccups.
There’s another reason you can’t quit on me, Kaleigh. The truth is, I’m actually becoming interested in astrology! (Please don’t tell anyone. I’d lose my reputation as a levelheaded, no-nonsense, fact-gathering kind of guy.)
And there’s one more reason you can’t quit on me. You still haven’t discovered my sun sign.
Mr. J. Selenski
---------------
From: cosmicgirl
To: jselenski
Subject: Re: Extension
But Mr. Selenski, I’m so tired.
Kaleigh
---------------
From: jselenski
To: cosmicgirl
Subject: Re: Extension
Dear Kaleigh,
You’re forgetting that I have endless patience. (Clue: which sun sign is so patient?) You can finish this project whenever you’re feeling well again. When the treatment is finished you will get your energy back. That is a fact. (And you know I don’t mess around with facts.) So hang in there. This too shall pass, as they say.
Mr. J. Selenski
---------------
From: starlight
To: cosmicgirl
Subject: Hit
Hi Kaleigh,
I hope that whatever is keeping you from writing is getting better. I miss you!
I just keep on getting hits with my daily horoscopes. Today Leos were to “feel some tension or distress as we try to figure out which way to go.” This is so true. I can’t go into details right now, but I have done something really stupid, and now I’m having trouble deciding how to get myself out of this mess!
Guess what. Now that my parents have “discovered” how unhappy I am on this island, they are trying to improve the situation. They’re researching activities I can do off the island, while still remaining a resident. For example, they’ve found an art camp for me to go to during spring break. It is a five-night camp, and they feel it will give me the “exposure to other teenagers” that I’ve been “pining” for. Whatever, I’m really looking forward to it!
Please write to me when you can!
Shari
---------------
From: blondeshavemorefun
To: cosmicgirl
Subject: Hit—maybe
Kaleigh,
I’m afraid I’m doing it again. I won’t know whether I have a hit today until I decide whether to send this email.
I’ve been thinking about you a whole lot. I need to know why you “disappeared” so quickly. I can only think that you’re really really sick. Or you lost all your fingers in an accident. Or you’re depressed. My mom gets very quiet when she’s depressed. Could that be it? You always seemed like the opposite of a depressed kind of person, but as you pointed out yourself, we can create whoever we want to be when we’re online, right?
That’s why I’ve decided to finally come clean with you. It’s been fun playing these little games (guess my name, my gender, etc.), but I’m hoping that if I tell you the truth about me, maybe you’ll tell me what is going on with you.
So, I am James Robert Hopkins. I am a
Kaleigh Wyse
-------------- From:cosmicgirl
To: jselenski
Subject: Extension
Mr. Selenski,
I have decided not to complete my project after all. Things got too complicated near the end, and now I don’t really think it’s worth it. The whole thing was a stupid idea. I’ll accept the zero I get.
Kaleigh Wyse
---------------
From: jselenski
To: cosmicgirl
Subject: Re: Extension
But Kaleigh, I’m afraid I won’t allow you to give up. You were doing a terrific job, and even if something did go amiss with your data collection, you just need to explain to me what happened in your written report. That’s all part of it. Science experiments are never without their hiccups.
There’s another reason you can’t quit on me, Kaleigh. The truth is, I’m actually becoming interested in astrology! (Please don’t tell anyone. I’d lose my reputation as a levelheaded, no-nonsense, fact-gathering kind of guy.)
And there’s one more reason you can’t quit on me. You still haven’t discovered my sun sign.
Mr. J. Selenski
---------------
From: cosmicgirl
To: jselenski
Subject: Re: Extension
But Mr. Selenski, I’m so tired.
Kaleigh
---------------
From: jselenski
To: cosmicgirl
Subject: Re: Extension
Dear Kaleigh,
You’re forgetting that I have endless patience. (Clue: which sun sign is so patient?) You can finish this project whenever you’re feeling well again. When the treatment is finished you will get your energy back. That is a fact. (And you know I don’t mess around with facts.) So hang in there. This too shall pass, as they say.
Mr. J. Selenski
---------------
From: starlight
To: cosmicgirl
Subject: Hit
Hi Kaleigh,
I hope that whatever is keeping you from writing is getting better. I miss you!
I just keep on getting hits with my daily horoscopes. Today Leos were to “feel some tension or distress as we try to figure out which way to go.” This is so true. I can’t go into details right now, but I have done something really stupid, and now I’m having trouble deciding how to get myself out of this mess!
Guess what. Now that my parents have “discovered” how unhappy I am on this island, they are trying to improve the situation. They’re researching activities I can do off the island, while still remaining a resident. For example, they’ve found an art camp for me to go to during spring break. It is a five-night camp, and they feel it will give me the “exposure to other teenagers” that I’ve been “pining” for. Whatever, I’m really looking forward to it!
Please write to me when you can!
Shari
---------------
From: blondeshavemorefun
To: cosmicgirl
Subject: Hit—maybe
Kaleigh,
I’m afraid I’m doing it again. I won’t know whether I have a hit today until I decide whether to send this email.
I’ve been thinking about you a whole lot. I need to know why you “disappeared” so quickly. I can only think that you’re really really sick. Or you lost all your fingers in an accident. Or you’re depressed. My mom gets very quiet when she’s depressed. Could that be it? You always seemed like the opposite of a depressed kind of person, but as you pointed out yourself, we can create whoever we want to be when we’re online, right?
That’s why I’ve decided to finally come clean with you. It’s been fun playing these little games (guess my name, my gender, etc.), but I’m hoping that if I tell you the truth about me, maybe you’ll tell me what is going on with you.
So, I am James Robert Hopkins. I am a
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