That really was something. If you make somebody to care about a fictive person like it were a member of their own family, it really means something. You've proved that several times already, Mark, but nothing was that intense like a link to Matt. Maybe I project too much in the story, maybe it's because a very close friend of mine could end up pretty bad himself, I don't know. But the feeling I got reading that chapter, that was just so real, it scares me. Because it was feeling like losing a good friend.
Well, I'm looking forward to next chapter, because it will be on Christmas Eve, if I count properly, and I have hope that it would be first of the chapters with more positive news. That's funny... Christmas, with its message of hope, may bring us hope for Matt's recovering.
BTW I recognized Courier (and have no problem with it ) just saying that the font the stories are written is with serif while Verdana is sans serif font.