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friends have been doing things and I haven’t been there. They’ll tell me what’s happened the previous day, and I’ll feel left out. I was thinking I shouldn’t spend so much time in the house anymore. I think tomorrow I’ll go outside for a while. This is going to sound funny but for every car that passes me by while I’m walking down the street, a thought comes to me. It says “I’m going to die now, the person in the car is going to pull out a gun and shoot.” The funny thing is when that thought occurs, I don’t feel scared that much. I feel calm and ready to face my death. I’ve discovered about myself that when the day of my death comes, I’ll be ready and I’ll have a calm soul.

January 16, 1991
    Dear Janice
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    I hung out with my friends today and must admit had a good time. I think I’m not as conscious of simple things like cars driving by as I was just 24 hours ago. I’m still conscious of people who look suspicious but that’s natural for everyone I think. There’s a guardian angel in the store at the corner now. Guardian angels are guys who volunteer to protect people who need protection. There are a lot of them in my neighborhood. Other neighborhoods have them too. They go out with taxi drivers in NYC. They started when there was the string of killings of taxi drivers. My personal opinion is the robber will just shoot the taxi driver and the guardian angel and go on with their life.

January 17, 1991
    Dear Janice
,
    T oday was a particularly good day. School was fun especially Gym. We played soccer and my team won 8 to 2. We are good!
    At the homefront, Courtney and Michelle came over. It’s always fun when they come over. Courtney is funny as always and I find fun in bugging Michelle. Dave has notbeen visiting too often lately. I understand he’s busy but he should try to make more time for his family. Especially his little sister who’s missing him very much.

January 21, 1991
    Dear Janice
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    T oday someone who’s in Mr. Pelka’s sixth grade class this year told me some terrible news. Mr. Pelka has pneumonia. He hasn’t been working for the past week. I hope it’s not a severe case. I’d hate it if anything would happened to him.

January 23, 1991
    Dear Janice
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    P neumonia is definitely in season. I just heard that my little cousin Larry is in the hospital suffering from it. He’s only 8 months old, I hope he can fight it. He’s been sick before. When he was around one month old, he was in the hospital. I remember his mother (my cousin) was telling my sister and me how many hours she spent in the hospital waiting room worrying. I pray to God I never go throughanything like that in my life. I pray my life doesn’t have any obstacles in it. I really don’t think I’m the kind of person that can cross obstacles.

February 1, 1991
    Dear Janice
,
    I t’s the first day of February. I hate this month. It just seems so long. I think it’ll be really boring. It’s getting closer to the wedding though. I’m really happy about that. There’s a girl in my school who actually had a baby already. She’s in the ninth grade, she’s probably around 15. My friends were talking about her today. I feel really sorry for her, it’s too early! She is only in Junior High! I wonder how it happened. I mean, I know how it happened, but how could she let it? Her mom must have been so upset. I would never do that to my mother. This really makes me thing about this whole sex business. I wonder if that girl was ready. I know I talked about a person feeling that they’re ready and doing it. Maybe she thought she was and really wasn’t and maybe she knew she she was and still knows she is but just isn’t ready for a child. I think being ready for sex and ready for a child are two different things. To be ready for sex, you must have the ability to fall in love and feel close to the maximum to the person you are with. To be ready for a baby, you should be able to take care of yourself and the child