The Diary of Paul Hagen

Diary Entry: January 2004 , Age: 17, Tord's Age: 3

January 2004

Dear Diary,

My name is Paul Hagen and I just recently turned 17 and finished school, I moved out from my father's house and live in my own apartment, I also got a a job as a Barista in the nearby coffee shop and saved up alot of money and since, I'm gonna have my two weeks off after one more week of working and decided to go to on vacation for these two weeks and I booked a hotel of the beautiful city Oslo, which was in Norway and I was really happy and already looking forward to it...

~Diary Entry 1: End~

~Diary Entry two: One week later~

Dear Diary,

I currently am on the plane to Helsinki, I'm gonna be flying 2 hours and 5 minutes, the food isn't all to bad here and I got a white coffee and some earl grey tea. I got a cheese-han sandwich too and I'm listening to music as well. The clouds look so beautiful out here and like fluffy cotton candy as well, even my flight seat mate is a pretty chill guy and was surprised that I was only 17 years old and already travelling on my own. Well, I'll be there soon...

~Diary Entry 2: End~

~Diary Entry three: A few hours later~

Dear Diary,

I finally am here and just checked into my hotel and it looks really amazing and luxurious, the bed is really comfy and everything is really clean and the staff seems really nice, well I'm gonna play some games on my Laptop and watch some TV, tomorrow I'm planning to go out and explore around, there is also an orphanage nearby, which I wanna visit. All those poor kids, abandobed by their parents one day for whatever reason, or kids that lost their parents at a very young age. But for now I'm gonna rest

~Diary Entry 3 : End~

~Diary Entry four: Next Day~

Dear Diary,

I just woke up, not to long ago and got dressed, you know all that sort of stuff and I also had my breakfast, I eat some bacon and eggs, drank some Latte Macchiatto and orange juice and I took a croissant and cheese-ham croissant with me, since I'm gonna go explore and visit the orphanage today too, I also got some toys for the children there and decided to play with them a little, I'm really excited for this!

~Diary Entry 4 : End~

~Diary Entry five: in the orphanage~

Dear Diary,

I'm in the orphanage right now and immediately swarmed by all the kids and they absolutely loved the toys, the staff also gave me the permission to play and draw with them, they are absolutely adorable. There is this one little boy, in a red hoodie and hair shaped like devil horns and he seems to be a troublemaker, he told me his name was Tord and I was surprised how well he could speak English, even though he had that cute little Norwegian accent and he seemed to really like me, so we talked for hours and I immediately fell in love and he also kissed my cheek, I think I might adopt this adorable boy

~Diary Entry 5: End~

~Diary Entry six: a week later~

Dear Diary,

I did it, I really did it! I got aporoved for the adoption and I picked him up right after I got told that and he is such a sweetheart! his full name now is Tord Hagen and he is happy with it... I just woke up and there is flour and sugar everywhere... he said he wanted to bake me a cupcake, but I think he just looked for an excuse to make a mess, I wasn't really mad at him and he even helped me clean up the house... only a few days left and I had to fly back home, but this time I'm not going home alone. We also baked together and he even showed me around town and already calls me dad, which always puts a smile on my face and he loves being carried around and lives to pet dogs and cats, I'm just happy

~Diary Entry 6: End~

~Diary Entry seven: a couple days later~

Dear Diary,

Me and Tord are on the plane, back to the United Kingdom right now and he is so excited to be in the plane, he keeps telling me how excited he was and how happy he was, that I'm his dad and all those prayers, I already looked at nearby daycares to put him in and I found one, not to far away from my workplace which was pretty convenient and I could pick him up after work. He also asked the stewardess for coffee, but I quickly said no and he got spatkling water instead, he complained but I explained to him, that coffee was bad and that he only was 3 years old, which he understood and happily sipped his sparkling water, soon we were home

~Diary Entry 6: End~

~Diary Entry seven, last entry of January: hours later and back home~

Dear Diary,

We just arrived home and he immediately jumped on the couch and broke something, which made me scold him and he started crying, so I felt bad and took the next hour to comfort him and then we cuddled, after that and I made us hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows and popcorn, watching some Disney Movies together and he especially loved Snow White and Cinderella and he also kept dancing and singing along with the movies, which made me chuckle. I also phoned my workplace today and rescheduled my working schedule a bit, my boss was pretty surprised I had a son and it was funny, they thought he was my actual son, but I of course explained that I adooted him when I was in Norway... Life couldn't be much better or could it?

This is the end of part one! hope you liked it!

Yours sincerely,

-SarahPinkLeader