The Quickly Ended

Dear Diary

Dear Diary-

When I moved into the house my father said it was for work, and my mother said the country side would be a nice change. Well maybe for them. But not for me. I have no friends, nothing to do, and nowhere, and I mean nowhere to go.

Well there is one place...but please don't tell anyone. It's my little secret. It's my place where mommy and daddy won't find me when they yell. It's where when daddy smells funny and yells mean things I and go and be alone. In my room there is a little trap door in my closet and there is room for me and almost all of my dolls can fit! There's even a little lock so no one will mess with me if I don't want them too.

I thought I wouldn't like being alone...but it's not so bad. Sometimes I take my dolls to my secret place and we have tea and tell stories.

I'd like to write more but mommy is calling me so I better go.

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Dear Diary-

Today is Monday. I know this because my teacher at school lets us show our favorite toys on mondays. I showed them Corey my teddie. One of the boys with freckles said I looked stupid when I held it. He said that "she was ugly and should be burned."I think he's stupid, Corey never hurt no body.

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Dear Diary-

After church momma took me to the playground. I didn't find anyone to play with so me and Corey made a castle in the sand with sticks. When we were leaving mom was acting funny and when I asked why she said that her and daddy got in a fight.

They have been doing that a lot lately.

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Dear Diary-
Today I got really scared. I went into my secret place today like normal. But this time mamma and daddy were fighting again and dad said he was going to hit me so I ran and hid in my little room. And I locked the door to be safe. After a while I fell asleep. I slept for a long time. After a while I didn't hear anything else, but only when I tried to open it it wouldn't budge. I got really scared and started to bang on the door, it popped open after a couple hits. No body was home. So me and Corey went outside to play in the yard. Mommy came home late today. Her eye was blue and she said it was dad. I don't know how he did that but I think I don't like him very much anymore.

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Dear Diary-
The kid with the freckles was gone today. My teacher said he had the flu. Corey says he deserves it for calling her stupid. Everyone got candy for being good students. I'm glad freckles wasn't here.

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Dear Diary-

I haven't seen dad in a long time. Maybe his funny drinks made him go away forever and he won't make mamas eyes blue anymore.

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Dear Diary-

I felt sick today so I asked to stay home but mom said I had to go. So I went to school and suddenly felt really bad. My teacher said it was probably the same thing freckles got. Later after lunch I puked yellow and red stuff. I told my teacher and he said I should go home. I told him mama said I couldn't so he made me lie down in the nurses office.

Now that I think about it I didn't eat anything red...

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Dear Diary-

Mamma made me eat this really nasty juice. She said it would make me feel better but I think she's wrong. My tummy keeps rumbling and I feel awful. I puked again on the carpet and momma got mad and made me clean it up. I was scared she never yells at me.

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Dear Diary-

The freckle kid hasn't came back to school. My teacher said he's still sick. Maybe he got what I got but his momma doesn't make him go to school.

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Dear Diary-

Daddy came home today. But he seemed angry and wanted me to go with him somewhere. I told him I was sick and didn't want to go. Momma screamed at him and called him words she says I shouldn't say. Dad didn't like that so he hit her with the lamp. It was still plugged in and I think it was smoking. Mom wasn't moving so he told me to go to my room. I took my notebook to my safe place so I could write this.

Something smells funny...

Why isn't the door opening....

Why is it really hot???

I keep yelling for daddy but he's not coming....

If anyone reads this I think I'm in trouble......

Please.

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...help me....

The door won't open......

And I feel very sick....