How To Write A Letter To Christopher Boone

239. It was one month two days and thirteen hours after Father had given me Sandy. I heard Mother and Father shouting one day. And Mother said, “No you cannot take him out of my life again!” And Father said, “Judy this isn’t up for discussion you’re an unfit mother and I can’t stand to not be with my son. You’ve never done anything for him when I have by myself for two years.” And Mother said, “I left for a reason I didn't ever really want to leave but I had no choice by then.” And Father said, “Fine I will see you in court Judy this is no longer up for discussion.” Mother came in the flat and started crying and told me it would be best to go to my room. I could tell she was upset so I just left her alone. I took Sandy with me and I laid

Ed Boone would like to trial you for full custody over Christopher Boone because there has been no cooperation. Your trial date will be held at the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service on July 16, 2003. Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely,

Harry Jones

I stopped reading and I felt sick like when I found the letters from Mother and read them all when Father told me she was dead. Does this mean that I will have to live with Father? I started to sweat and I solved a math problem that I learned in my A level mathematics class.

Solve the equation √ 2x-1=2+√ x-4

(√ 2x-1)^2 = (2+√ x-4)^2

2x-1=4+4√ x-4+x-4

So 2x-1=4√

The grass was wet and cold. I woke up and Mother was at her new job working for the Barclays Bank and I walked out of my room which was red walls with white carpet. I went down the stairs and walked outside and the grass was wet it had rained that night and I didn’t notice I must've slept through it. It was 10 degrees outside and it made the grass cold and wet. I enjoyed this very much. I laid down and watched the sunset fade away and I felt good laying in the grass. I eventually had to get up and Mother came home for lunch and I had a strawberry milkshake and two clementines. I noticed that Mother was not talking very much and then I saw tears form in her eyes.

Mother said “Christopher there is something that I need to tell you” I thought to myself this is where she would tell me about Father suing for custody and she has to go to court.

And Mother said “Your Grandpa Harry has died” At first I wasn't sure how to react to this I didn't feel sad and I didn't feel sad I felt fine. Mother started to cry even more and I heard her yelp from her throat like a dog that had gotten run over. Mother had to go back to work at the Barclays Bank and I didn't know what to do after this so I just sat in the house watching documentaries from Animal Planet and I fell asleep after two hours. I woke up to the sound of Mother walking into the lounge after work. Mother had the same look in her eye as she did earlier when she told me about grandfather