Creative Mélange The Wander Issue | Page 64

Sept ember 14t h, 2015 Dear Diary, So t oday, I was by t he windowsill of my bedroom, and I couldn?t help but not ice t hat my window gives a clear view of t he side door (if t heir house is shaped like ours, it ?s ext ended from t he kit chen) of our neighbor?s house. I saw t heir kid for t he first t ime t oday. She?s a girl, and she looks around my age. She might be a year or t wo older, but definit ely not any younger, because she was skipping out t he door wit h t he uniform t o t he nearby privat e middle school, Fresby. I couldn?t help but feel a t inge of jealousy. I should be st art ing middle school t oo. Even t hough I ?ve seen M ean Girls on cable, and t hink it looks absolut ely vile, I want t o underst and t he feeling of skipping t o school every morning in my uniform. I f I ever get out of t his house, t he first t hing I ?m going t o do is go t o t he forest a mile or t wo behind our house. I ?ve seen movies, and t he majest y of t he t rees get s me each t ime. I want t o grab a picnic blanket and lie down on t he cool soil of t he forest floor. 65 64