[Theatrical Muse] Response

Write about a recurring dream you’ve had.

February 19, 1969

Dear Diary,

I don’t really want to discuss this. If it were up to me, I wouldn’t discuss it at all. But the dream hasn’t gone away and Aunt Lavinia said it might help if I wrote it down. So that’s what I’m going to do. I do like writing anyhow. And I do very much hope this will help. It makes me want to cry even now to think about the dream. I despise it.

Well, I should start at the beginning. It’s a pretty day and everything seems rather lovely. School just finished and I’m playing tag with Julie and Billy while we wait for our mums to pick us up. But she doesn’t come, and Mrs Jones brings me home. There’s no one there and then I’m not even there. I’m in a car with Mum and Daddy and we’re driving home from Daddy’s newest business deal.

I’m happy.

And then I’m not. Because then there’s another car coming in the opposite direction and it’s driving in the wrong lane. And Daddy swerves the car to try to avoid hitting it and there are trees and there are screams and then it’s all black.

It’s all black and they’re dead and I wake up crying. That’s it. It’s short and dreadful and I don’t think writing this helped. I’ve written all these other things and I’ve really liked that. But this just hurts. I want it to go away.

Why won’t it go away?

-Sarah Jane, Age 13

[Friday Five] School

1. Who was your favorite teacher?
Miss Johnson, my third year primary school teacher.

2. Why was that teacher so special?
She opened my eyes to just how wonderful writing is. Aunt Lavinia claimed that I always had a knack for story telling and words, but it was Miss Johnson who truly inspired me to write. We had this class project, an interview you see, and I was assigned Miss Johnson. I thought it was going to be dull at first, but instead I only had fun talking to her. I didn't want to stop asking questions. Or writing up my report for that matter.

3. Do you think teachers get paid enough?
Probably not. It's certainly worth the investigation, I would think. Maybe I should consider that for my next article. Thank you for the idea!

4. Do you have a favorite year of school?
My second year of uni. Everything seemed wonderful back then.

5. If you could travel back in time and tell yourself something now that would have helped you get through school, what would you say?
I doubt it's a good idea to go back in time to alter anything. I've seen where time travelling can get you first hand, and the results are not always pleasant. Still, if I could tell myself one thing, it would probably be this: No matter how much it seems like Katie Wellington deserved that black eye for poking fun at your lack of parents, the trouble you got into was really not worth it.

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Well. That was certainly interesting. Surprisingly, I do believe I agree with most of these results.