JOURNAL Do not even think about opening this journal You don't get to read it Or touch it It is PRIVATE You're not special just because you're my big sister Jo If you read this I will find the picture I took when you had that giant pimple on your chin and I will make copies and I will tape them up in the hallway of our new school Where everyone in your grade can see Don't assume I won't do it Because I will Celie
Dearest Celie'm crossing my fingers that you I like this new diary I went through shelf after shelf of journals in the bookstore trying to find just the right one I rejected a million roughly speaking They seemed too businesslike or too brown or too dainty or too babyish or too filled with supposedly inspirational sayings like Find the magic to make your spirit fly I found no such magic but I did finally find this journal It strikes me as artistic and bold and those qualities remind me of you So I bought it I hope it feels like the right choice to you And I hope it helps you make your way through the days we face ahead I know it l be hard to move to a new home and a new school and to have to worry about making new friends But changes aren't only bad they can be exciting too I know we'll have happy moments as well as challenging ones and I hope it's helpful to you to describe them all here With lots of love and then a whole lot more Mom
Once upon a time this diary became the very private property of Celie Valentine Altman And so it remains to this very day The
Sunday January 30 first day after rotten MOVE I just wrote a letter to Lula but I can’t mail it Because the stamps are buried in an unpacked box somewhere And Mom won't help me find them She's too busy unwrapping glasses and plates from packing paper and setting them on shelves She keeps saying The kitchen is my priority right now Dad won't stop trying to fix a funny smell coming from the dryer I guess that's his priority hu me at e for m a
