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Subject: What did you want to be when you grew up?
Date: July 18

Some would argue that I'm not even grown up yet, but I've been through a lot in these eighteen years. That said, I'm going to take a look at what I talked about when I was barely big enough to tie my own shoes, okay?

First there was wanting to be a princess. Not like Disney. Nono. Like in a tower, with guards and all.

Which then made me realize, why not be a warrior princess?

Even though she's totally a queen, yes I know that.

So then for a time I thought I could be a superhero and change the world...

But then, you know, I turned seven and realized that I just wanted suited for any of that. I wanted to be loved, sure, and pampered, and fight the good fight, but I can do all of that without. It's what I'm doing now, I just didn't know how to do it then. I needed McKayla for that, and a few dry runs but it's perfect now, and I love it.

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Subject: The most terrifying moment of your life
Date: July 14

I don't scare easily. I mean, who studies the things I do if they do, right? My mom died when I was young and it was just me and my dad for a long time. I learned not to worry about the dark on my own, and I never let the things that go bump in the night bother me. It's something that McKayla and I have always shared. You can't be afraid of the things you can't see, and you can't pretend like the real monsters aren't just other people.

So... what terrifies me? It must have been dating while the serial killer was hunting people in Rosedale. I mean, you just want to be a normal teenager, right? Just want to live your life, but every time you went out, every time you closed your eyes for a kiss, you had to worry that any minute something was going to try and draw you out and kill you. That's really scary, you know? When you just want to be a normal teenager and you're constantly worrying he'll try and kill you just for enjoying yourself.

Though I can only guess about how terrifying it must have been to be in the school that night. I just... I think about it, you know? About how it would be to suddenly noticing that things are on fire, to realize that the doors are padlocked and you can't escape. You just have to think they must have been running around, chasing from one door to the next, trying to find a way out. How quickly must the room have filled with smoke, and left them caught between suffocating and the flames taking over them. How many of them were crushed by others while trying to get out the door? Who broke nails and fingers trying to get the door open, or even claw their way out of the walls and ceiling vents.

I can only imagine the terror as it built, knowing you had no way out, knowing you were going to die. That isn't the same as hey, there's a killer on the street and he might decide I'm next. This is real, honest to God terror, and I can't imagine anything like that. Not to go through it like they did.

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Subject: what is your ideal life?
Date: July 14

I have it. Right here. Right now. I am doing what I love, with the person I love most in this world. The Tragedy Girls are a household name. We've done Good Morning America, and the View, and we're trending every few weeks. We are traveling the United States, there is talk of a book deal and maybe a movie, and eventually we'll even consider travel abroad. This is everything we've worked on since that first summer. This is everything we've wanted for as long as we can remember.

Now yes, sadly, people had to die for us to get here. Our town was ravaged by a serial killer, and many paid the price. It's a tragic story in our lives, and I am only glad someone lived to tell the tale, to speak about this to others. We never could have seen things coming to this, but I'm glad that at least me and MK can tell others about the pain and horror that gripped our small town, and of the pain of loss that drove Jordan to suicide. Not to mention the senseless tragedy of motorcycle deaths among high school students.

I know for some our lives may not seem ideal. People have died. Blood has been shed. We're constantly on the go. For me and McKayla though, this is everything we've ever wanted, and we'll do whatever we have to so we can hang on to it.

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Subject: handling when a loved one isn't giving you what you need?
Date: June 24

The truth is, I handled it badly. I tried to change my nature, and I acted like a bitch and when she did the same, it was ugly. I'm not sure what I expected, but suddenly life changed and nothing seemed right and ... We let him get to us. I know that. I know that now. Just like I know there's definitely better ways I could have handled all of it. The plans, the changes, the interferences. I think we both tried so hard to do things to show up the other, to show off for the other and we let ourselves get caught up in the excitement, in the moment, and we let things go to our heads. I let things go to my head.

From here on forward though, we know how we will handle things. We will talk to one another. We will work things out. It won't happen again. Not like that. We're in this together, and that's forever. We started this together, and we will end it the same way. And I will pay attention to what it is MK needs and what she wants and I will not let that slide again. I did it once, and that was enough.

#neveragain #blessed @tragedygirls

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Subject: Write a letter about things you're not ready to talk about
Date: June 20

Dear L,

I know technically you're not still with us, but I just want to say thank you. Without you, MK and I would not be where we are today. You weren't our initial inspiration, but you were truly the flame that lit us up for glory. Thank you.

***

Dear Jordan,

If only you could have seen me for the woman I really am, maybe things could have been different. Probably not, but maybe.

***

Dear ~~Sheriff~~ Mr Welch,

Thank you for believing in me and passing Jordan equipment on to MK and me. We'll put it to good use. Good luck ~~with your alcoholism~~

LOCKED TEXT TO MCKAYLA

OMG anniversary edition idea. returning to the scene of the crime. another hanging. like son, like father. Means the trio went almost in the same way. Families that die together and all.

y/n?

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Subject: What words do I live by
Date: June 14th

It's all about the story. It needs to be legend worthy.

This is the words Tragedy Girls live by. It's why we're traveling. Seeking out those stories that are wholly and truly legendary, that will speak not only to the people of this world but to our very souls. The lives lost. The pain suffered. There are so many of these stories happening around us every day, and we will tell those stories.

Just as we told the story of what happened in Rosedale, long before the prom night incident. We knew the moment the killing spree started and we spoke out about the people that Lowell killed and what kind of danger everyone was in.

Sadly no one wanted to listen to us until it was too late.

And that's why we, the Tragedy Girls, live by these words. So that maybe we can stop what happened in Rosedale from happening again.

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Subject: What words do you need to hear
Date: May 17th

All the words I need to hear? They've come true. One million followers. Tragedy girls as a trending topic. Here's the keys to the car, have a good time girls and be safe. My life is right on track, and the things I need to hear I'm not ready for. Not yet. Tragedy Girls as an international series where we cover true crime as it's happening, educating the public on what the police and the media will do their best to hide. That's down the road though.

I know what you all expect me to say. Words about my classmates being back, to knowing that their killer would see justice more than being found dead in the school that he set on fire. I don't need to hear those things though. It's not reality, and nothing that would ever happen, so I would never wish to hear those things. Maybe... well maybe? Maybe to have heard Jordan's pain before he did what he did.

It's one thing when a killer murders your classmate through arson. It's something else to learn that they found Jordan hanging from the rafters, obviously not ever having recovered from his mother's death. I really thought he was doing better than that, and I'm sorry I didn't hear the truth from him in all the things he said, the ways he talked about her and kept going on believing that he should have realized more, should have known more about what happened to her. I didn't listen well enough, and now he's dead. Such a shame.

Private Text to McKayla: If I hadn't been such an idiot, we could have totally done a suicide note with it, if we had planned. Do you think it's too late?

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Subject: What is your secret desire?
Date: May 24th

So I was assigned to this therapy group as a means of helping me and McKayla handle the stress of everything that happened in the last year. I'm not sure we need it, but when you're some of the few survivors of an entire graduating class, I suppose I can see why they think it's needed. Not that I think this question will help me much in exploring my psyche. When your entire town and life has been the subject of newspaper articles, television stories, interviews, and the possibility of a made for tv movie, you learn that nothing about you is secret. Everyone knows everything, because it's been broadcast across the internet along with pictures of a burned down gym and the images of your classmates who never saw their prom night end. Much like the Titanic theme that, looking back on it now, was poorly timed. I can admit that now.

Just as I can admit there's a lot of things I desire, though I know I can't have them. No desires and wishes will bring my classmates back from the dead, and they won't do anything to even make the sicko that killed them face prosecution since he's, you know, dead too.

Maybe though I can hope for Jordan to meet up with his Mother in whatever there is after our lives here. I can hope that people learn to not assume a death is an accident just because it's easier than the truth. I definitely have the hope that in the future the police learn to listen to everyone and not try and silence the truth just because it makes their job harder.

But that is my past. That's our past now, and it's done and over. Nothing we can hope for or wish for will ever bring them back. So my desire?

Is that McKayla and I can keep going and make a change. That we can find ways to help other communities before this happens to them as well. I can't promise anything, but all we can do is stay true to ourselves and do whatever we can. For others.

Tragedy Girls out.

****

Private text to McKayla: So how many messages do you think we can put in these things? It would be our Ripper letter legacy, you know?

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