Dwayne writes home
Dear Mom,
Our trip to get Olive to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant really changed me. At first I was angry about having to watch uncle Frank and unhappy about life and hated you. I really didn't want to go on that trip. But then we found out I am color blind and everything changed. Now my one hope in life was gone and I wasn't angry anymore, I just plain didn't care. And that was when uncle Frank turned out to be useful. He made me see that I can't let anyone stand in my way and I will find a way to overcome anything that gets in my way.
Flight school is going really well now. The lesson that Olive taught me that day at the Little Miss Sunshine pageant will be with me my whole life. Every time I feel like I'm not going to do as well as the others because of my eyesight I just remember Olive and keep going. There's another student here who insists he has the perfect American family because his father is a doctor and his mom stays home. What he doesn't brag about is that they never talk to each other and are never there for each other. I know we are the perfect American family because we look out for each other. Tell Olive hi for me and that I miss her.
Love,
Dwayne