December 15 1959 1:45 AM

{{user}} was woken up by Charlie in his dorm room bed. In your drowsy state you noticed a few things. A few other boys were leaning in through your door frame, the atmosphere was grim, and that Charlie had been crying.

“Neil’s in the hospital….he shot himself.” —————————————————- Neil had surgery. The bullet he’d shot through his chest broke a few ribs and punctured one of his lungs.

When Neil was allowed back to school the boys treated him like a king.

“We’re not hosting the DPS meetings in my room you guys.” Neil shook his head

“Why not? Then you won’t have to walk all the way out to the cave” Meeks said matter of factly