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Chapter 36, Part 2
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Journal Entry #14
Jane Desjardin
Subject: My Family

Mom and Dad had another fight last night. It was so loud, I couldn’t even hear my Kodie Madison CD! I swear, I hate when this happens. Why do adults have to fight so much? When I’m an adult, I’m never going to have any fights. Everyone will love me and I’ll always be happy. When Mom and Dad fight, Leah starts crying like the baby she is, and then Dad has to cheer her up and Mom sits and complains about Dad.

I’m mad at Mom. She wouldn’t buy me the makeup set I wanted. She says that it’s bad to wear makeup when you’re my age, but I’m almost a teenager and all my friends wear makeup. It’s just not fair! Grownups just don’t know what it’s like to be ten! I hope I never act like that when I’m old. She didn’t let me get he Kodie Madison shirt I wanted either. She just doesn’t want me to be happy! She hates when anyone’s happy, I think. She’s like one of those Puritans we learned about in social studies. Maybe she would have been burned at the stake as a witch. She deserves it.


Journal Entry #14
Eva Desjardin
Subject: My Family

Well, once again, my parents had another fight. They always fight about the same thing, even though I can never understand it all. Miss Lia’s name comes up a lot when they fight. Miss Lia is one of their friends. She’s really pretty and nice and makes clothes. While they were fighting, my stupid sister Jane was complaining about not being able to hear her Kodie Madison CD. Who would want to hear such bad music? My little sister Leah was crying and crying, until Dad took her to go get ice cream. That happens every time Mom and Dad fight. While Dad’s getting ice cream with Leah, Mom’s sitting in the living room, muttering to herself. Miss Lia’s name comes up a lot then too. But the thing is, why are they fighting about her? Mom sometimes says she thinks Miss Lia’s going to take Dad away, but why would she do that? Isn’t Dad happy here? Grownups don’t make sense sometimes. I guess when I’m older, I’ll understand things better. At least I’m not a dummy like Jane is. Jane just likes makeup and clothes and bad music and boys. Someone should make her read a good book. It might actually make her smart.


Journal Entry #14
Leah Desjardin
Subject: My Family

Why do Mom and Dad fight so much? It feels like they do almost every day now. I don’t like being at home too much. After they fight, Dad brings me to get ice cream. He tells me things are going to be okay. He tells me not to worry and that Mom’s just stressed out. I guess when grownups are stressed out, they yell at each other. I hope when I’m older, I don’t get stressed out. I don’t like when Mom and Dad fight. It scares me and I start crying. Jane calls me a baby when I cry, and then that makes Eva start yelling at Jane. And then everyone’s yelling at everyone else and I’m just so scared.

I don’t think Mom likes me as much as she likes Eva or Jane. I heard her yelling at Dad once, saying that right after she had me, she was passed out, and Dad named me. She said some more stuff that I didn’t understand. Things about Miss Lia and Dad. Dad told me that he was just friends with Miss Lia and that he was happy to be with Mom. So what’s the problem? But Mom doesn’t like me. She yells at me sometimes, even when I do the same stuff that Eva and Jane are doing. She says that Dad spoils me and gives me everything I want. But that’s not true. He didn’t buy me the big dollhouse I wanted or the book I really liked. Maybe Mom really is just stressed out. I hope things get better soon.


Journal Entry #14
Sean Duvall
Subject: My Family

Mom and Dad died not too long ago. I’ve been staying with Aunt Joy, Mom’s sister, but I might not be there much longer. I met Dad’s sister, Jessica, the other day. She seems nice, but she looks sad. I guess it’s because her husband died a few months ago. I feel sorry for her. Anyway, Aunt Jessica said she’d consider fostering me for a while, until I could be permanently placed. That’s really nice of her, I guess. She likes a lot of the same stuff I do, like the same movies and books. She also really likes video games. She took me out for ice cream the other day and told me about herself. She said it was up to me whether or not I would come live with her. She said she didn’t like to make people do things they didn’t want to. I think I might move in after all. I hope we get along. She said she’s not used to being around kids for long periods of time, but that she would try to be patient with me and do the best she could.

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