Alex's diary

Sal finds the diary.

"See ya' later, hon! I'm off to the hair salon!" Alex calls out to Sal , who's still asleep. "Hair salon?! What for?" a sleepy Sal asks, suddenly waking up. "I've got paint in my hair, from that artwork I was trying to complete. I was up till 4 a.m. trying to get the paint outta my hair!" Alex replies, hurrying out the door. "But u look so pretty with paint in ur hair! Come back to bed!" Sal calls out. Alex laughs. "Breakfast's ready, help urself. Love u, sleepy-head!" she hires a cab & leaves. "Love u too, lazy-bones!" Sal jokes. He gets out of bed & yawns. He goes to the kitchen & pours himself a cup of coffee. There'll be no IJ today. Q has the flu & Joe's taking his dogs to the vet. So, Sal decides to spend the day sorting his books & other stuff up in the attic. He just moved in with Alex (who he's been dating for 4 yrs.) & hasn't had the time to bring down his stuff from the attic. He's searching for the box with his books & C.D's in it, when he discovers the dusty, light-blue notebook. He wipes off the dust off it & opens it. The first page reads: 'Alex Ferns' diary' & is decorated with colourful flowers, hearts & stars drawn in felt pen. He sits on the couch downstairs & starts to read: