Fragments Chapter 19 Page 29

and take form in the real world. That was the whole idea of the notebook in the first place, to take the thoughts and feelings he had and try to make sense of them. He turns the notebook around slowly and holds it up. Not even sure what it meant.

They read the words and stand back, both nervous and apprehensive. Three short words stand in tall letters scrawled onto the page. They read:

I AM DEAD

Tommy reacts with surprise, almost laughing: But how can you be dead? You are standing here in front of us writing in a notebook.

Steve looks down at the ground for a second to think about the question. Then holds one finger up to signal that he has an answer. Not a perfect one but it was