Part of Brendan Lawlor's Suicide Note and About Brendan Summary

Brendan writes that he hopes his suicide note prints in big, bold letters in the newspaper so that people will know why he did what he did. He mentions that he will be dead by the time that people read his note.

Brett Betzig says he became friends with Brendan in second grade until about the middle of seventh grade. Brett describes Brendan as a popular kid. Brett also says that Brendan was a good athlete for his size. He also mentions that Brendan was somewhat of a bully, making fun of kids and joking around with them for various reasons, such as having body odor. Brett says that he and Brendan played on the same soccer team. Both of their fathers were the coaches for the...