Trash RAFT Response #3 - Hailey and Sierra

Dear Jun Jun,

I have heard rumors of you and your friends being in Sampalo so I will send this letter there in the hopes that you receive it.  A few days ago, money disappeared from my safe, and there was a piece of paper with your name on it, on my desk.  Yesterday I was surprised to discover that even more money had been returned to my office, with another piece of paper with again your name on it, and a picture of flowers.  Thank you for returning the money.  I know that you only took it in the first place for a good cause.  This morning, I was overjoyed when I noticed the huge piles of money blowing around Behala.  I assume that the money was what Jose Angelico stole from Senator Zapanta, who stole the money from the poor.  Now it’s back where it rightfully belongs!  I just hope you, Raphael, and Gardo are safe.

     Best wishes, Father Juilliard

Dear Father Juilliard,

I am having Raphael write this letter, because I have never learned to write anything more than my name.  From now on you can write to this address: 1268, Main Street, Sampalo.  Raphael, Gardo, Pia, and I are currently renting a small house, and own two boats and make a living off of fishing,  You were right; it was me who took the money, and I apologize for that.  I hope that the money was enough to make up for what we took, and that it can help bring more students to the Mission School.  I hope that you have a peaceful retirement.

            Love, Jun Jun

Dear Jun Jun,

Maybe if you have some time you can come to the Mission School, so that you can learn to write.  Don’t worry about the money; you put more than enough back.  Already I have had a few more kids come to the Mission School, but hopefully even more will join soon before I retire.  Maybe when I retire I can move somewhere near you; I have always wanted to live by the water.  Who is Pia?  Is she a new friend you’ve met?  Does the fishing business work well?  Also, I forgot to mention in my last letter that we were never going to use those uniforms and backpacks anyway, so I’m glad you took them.

           Hope you’re happy with your new life, Father Juilliard

Dear Father Juilliard,

I have never told you about Pia, have I?  She is the daughter of the man who took back the money from Senator Zapanta.  Her name is Pia Dante Angelico.  She is staying with us because she has nobody left in this world to care for her.  We are doing great with the fish business!  There is no need for me to come to the Mission School to learn to write, because Raphael has offered to teach me.  I hope that when you retire, you retire near us.

      Love, Jun Jun

Trash RAFT Response #2

Dear Diary,

I fear my days are almost over.  I don’t fear the end though, as most suspect, for I know that when I die, I will be up in the sky with my god son.  I am so thankful for the boy, Gardo, who came to me today.  He is an angel.  His ways of getting to Solve Prison were not the best, but the information that he was able to shared with me made me want to dance!  That letter meant the world to me, because Jose hadn’t written in a long time.  And the code!  Oh, I sure do hope that the guard, Marco, wasn’t it?  I think that’s his name, but my memory’s not the best.  Anyways, I hope that he can be trusted.  If so, I will die an even happier man than I am now.

Hopefully the kid figures out the code; it shouldn’t be too hard, right?  Finally, a chance to get back at Vice President Zapanta.  There are far too many greedy people in this word, but at least once the code is deciphered there will be one less person, at least one less person who is greedy and has control over others.   

In the letter, it said that if I could go to Zapanta’s house, my soul would sing.  I am actually kind of confused by this, even though I know so much about Zapanta.  I’ve been in jail a long time though, and don’t read the papers that often, so maybe once the code is uncovered it will made more sense.  

It’s about time for me to get some rest.  I’m not thinking straight, and get tired easily at this age.  I don’t know if I’ll last much longer, but just hope I can live to see Zapanta found guilty of stealing the money, once the boy figures the code out.   Hopefully he (Gardo, isn’t it?) comes back tomorrow.

                                                                                              Gabriel Olondriz