Dear Diary,
My name is Anna. I can't write yet, but I asked my mom to write for me. (Begged me until I caved) I'm only five years old right now, but I'll be six in three months and seventeen days. I can't wait. Today me and my brother, Landon, were playing spies. He said he had to be the one to ride the scooter because he is seven and I'm only five. If I was six I bet he would've let me ride the scooter. (The tragic life of a five year old...) Mr. Wilkinson got mad because we were watching TV through his window. (WHAT?! She did not tell me about this!) I can't help it we had to take a break! He came outside and fussed at us. I tried to tell him we were playing spies and that's what spies do but he wouldn't listen. (I wonder why not!) Landon said we shouldn't play spies any more after that. So now we just play with our sprinkler. It's okay though, because I like playing with the sprinkler even more than playing spies. Even better than playing in the sprinkler, is when we play in the mud the sprinkler makes! We get in mud fights! It's kinda like snowball fights but way more fun. The first time we got in a mud fight we forgot to wash off before we went inside. I swear we were just walking to the shower! Honest! But mom saw the tiny bit (huge globs) of mud on the floor and kicked us out. The water hose was so cold! (It's not like they weren't already playing in the water to begin with or anything.) Tomorrow is church. Don't get me wrong, I like church, but my class is crazy! Mom and Dad won't let me stay with them and children's church is NOT FUN! A boy in my class, Zach, tried to eat a marker! Lily screams the entire time! Landon isn't even in class with me! I might die tomorrow. If I never write again, you know why.
Love (?),
Anna
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Growing Pains
Short StoryA diary entry style short story. Anna writes in her diary throughout her life. She goes from a five year old playing in the sprinkler, to a ten year old ruining her easy-bake oven, to a fifteen year old trying to understand why the people in her hi...
