“When I first met you, you were 12. You were an extraordinary teenager … so empathetic, compassionate, smart, kind-hearted,” writes Ballack’s longtime partner in English. “You had an amazing personality, that’s why you were always popular.”
The 37-year-old is just finding consolation in the fact that she can consider herself lucky Emilio to have known at all. She was allowed to be part of his life for five years. “There are no words to describe this tragedy,” she writes. “It’s such a terrible nightmare that you want to wake up from.” Your thoughts are now with Emilio’s father and his family.
