May 2
For a week I am staying at mum's friend's house (the one with the big house) because dad is on a business trip to the USA. She let me sleep in the "royal" bed. It was lovely. This lady's daughter did international importing for work and she presented her with an antique European furniture set, including a stunning bed with carvings and gold paint. We went shopping and I got a running ball for my hamster. They had the tiniest hamsters at the shop! I was very tempted to get one. Later I helped the lady out in her garden. She let me wear her nice pyjamas at night.
May 4
Today the lady took me and one of her friends to the mountains. We drove through a forest and it was very beautiful. They told me this area used to have thieves. We went to some rich people's place who own a massive house and the surrounding area with forests! The owners are these old couple and their house and the garden are very old, about 400 years old. The garden is stunning, full of beautiful fragrant flowers. And the forest is pretty. How would one feel, to own all of this? Just one tree would sell for a few hundred of thousands and there are thousands of them! For the whole time I felt that I already knew these people. Interesting. I get this feeling sometime. Girls in school said they get that sort of feeling too.
May 8
Dad came back and picked me in the evening. It made me sad to leave. I sometimes felt like the lady did not like me but overall she felt like a grandma. Dad brought her a large witch doll and TAROT cards that she wanted. For me, dad got two AQUA albums, a Grease soundtrack and Mary-Kate and Ashley CD. Also two bracelets and perfume. So much! Wanted a different CD but. I did love AQUA! Somehow I felt very said when we drove back from the lady's place. I felt like hugging someone, mum maybe.
May 10
I did some cleaning in the morning and dad took me to a meat restaurant for lunch. After that I went to Yuki's. I played AQUA for her and I think she liked it. She lent me a memoir book of a girl who was bullied badly growing up. It was shocking but it's a real story. This must have been my first introduction to survivor literature. I got hooked later on and it influenced my career choice substantially. I planted some sunflowers back home. Hoping they will grow!
In the English class, a teacher brought the Anne Frank book. I just saw her photo just recently! I am really excited about reading it.
