Prologue
To my beautiful, precious daughter Rune,
If you're reading this and you're not fifteen, yet, put this away right now and don't read any farther! Shame on you!
But if you're reading this because your father gave this to you, then it's time you knew what really happened when I was your age. No, I didn't go to France because of a school trip. That's only what I told you.
Your father knows all of this. In fact, part of this story explains how I met him. But you can't tell anyone else. Not even Elliott. I know you have a crush on him. Don't you try to deny it! Diamond will get his own letter when he's fifteen; he just not ready to hear this yet.
Just a heads up, this story might seem rather fantastical, made up. But believe it or not, it's true. It's ALL true.
It was very long ago. I was a year younger than you. It all started when my dog, Penny, got under the fence for about the millionth time...
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