Secrets Out!

Secrets Out! — page 3 — THIS DIARY BELONGS TO Celie Valentine Altman

Secrets Out! — page 4 — Thursday December 2 I think I can stop being so worried about Granny's mind I ve been scared about it ever since she moved in a couple of weeks ago because she keeps forgetting things Like this morning when she couldn't remember the word for eggs And called them oval things from chickens THAT definitely scared me Since eggs is not a hard word But then I thought about it more And Irealized Jo forgot her math notebook in a classroom after school today which meant Mom and I had to wait FOREVER in the school lobby while she went back upstairs to find it And no one's worried about Jo's mind Plus Mom forgot to give me my bag lunch a few weeks ago when my class went to the Brooklyn Museum She was holding it when we got to school then she just left with it Mrs McElhaney had to buy me a lunch It was embarrassing But no one's worried about Mom's mind Also Dad tells me all the time to stay calm when Jo annoys me Try reminding yourself She s not an evil villain She's just my big sister But I never remember to do that And my mind

Secrets Out! — page 5 — is fine So that's it I am done worrying about Granny's mind D 0 N E like when one of her sour cream coffee cakes comes out of the oven golden brown and cinnamon y and delicious Yum No cake Can compete with

Secrets Out! — page 6 — Friday December 3 It turns out Granny s a genius Take for example the picture she drew in this journal when she wrote her note to me The picture of dark spirits lifting to light It is very inspiring I am inspired to draw my spirits so far today Here is a picture of my spirits ten minutes ago when my best friend Lula called and asked me to come over

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