Nicole Story page 26

Her friends have been such a support for me. Two of them took time off work and school to be with me during both trials. The two in Ireland that she never got to meet in person emailed and chatted with me often. They were as devastated as the ones here. Cairan said he would stay up until 3:00 am just to talk with her, because he had a smile on his face all the next day. He graduated from the University the spring of 2006 and went on a year’s sabbatical in Canada. He wanted to come to the Crested Butte Memorial until he heard how far it was. You can drive across Ireland in three hours. Her sorority sisters continue to include me. They invited me to see Wicked when it was showing in Kansas City. Many of her friends keep track of me online just as she did. I love talking with her friends. She feels so close then.