Mr. Visco
Science Department
Sachem High School South
51 School St.
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

December 17, 1998

Dear Erica Ryan,

What?? A huge earthquake is going to destroy San Francisco?

Thank you for this timely news. I am currently selling all my worldly possessions and I am buying a one-way bus ticket to Lake Ronkonkoma, NY. Do you think I could crash in your Earth Science classroom for a few months? Ask Mr. Visco if it is OK.

See you soon!

C. Ryan