The Diary of Aaliyah Anderson

Chapter 1

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-Aaliyah gets real about the occurances in her church ("Unwanted Church Behavior", Chapter 5 Tab)

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Randall Barnes

My Generation

Savage, Gangsta, Ruthless

Reckless, Violent, Hopeless

All the words that are used to describe my generation

We champion our insane behavior but what is there to celebrate?

We are decedents of kings and queens

Iconic leaders and legendary artists

Yet my generation decides to ignore education

Engage in ghetto, ratchet behavior

Tear down people who actually wanna make it

Where is the hope for the future?

-Randall Barnes

Aaliyah Anderson

August 14, 2012, 1st day of school, 5:35 am

This is my first time really writing anything not school related. My older brother Damon suggested I try “journaling” since I’ve been going through so much with the finalization of our parents’ divorce. It’s been a trying time for me. D said writing is a great way to let go of stress. To be honest, writing isn’t my thing, but, since this is the first week of school, I’ll give it a try.

My name is Aaliyah Anderson. I’m thirteen and the only girl out of the four children my mother and father had together before they got divorced. I’m ambitious and have big dreams for myself. On the low, I really wanna be the head of a company, T.V network or something like that one day. Maybe a college professor like my Aunt Vanessa or even an actress! Maybe all those combined together!

I have huge dreams for myself in the future but I don’t let many people know though because of all the negative attention you get if you’re trying to learn down here. If you’re not having sex, fighting, smoking or selling weed, you’re gonna have a hard time in the environment I’m in. If word even got out that I may want to be a college professor or business owner, people will start hating and may even try to fight me. That’s just how rough things are down here in Willowsfield, Georgia. It’s wasn’t named the single most dangerous city in America for nothing. The people in this city don’t play!