Today is Laura's eighth birthday.
Yesterday was my birthday, but I didn't have a party this year. My parents said it was because they don't want anyone else in the house, but I know it's because my friend Alex lives with us and she looks just like me. Even though we act like sisters, she's not my sister. Today I'm using my mom's computer, but don't let her know. When my dad got home from work last night, he brought me a big chocolate cake with vanilla filling. He also blew out the candles for me. I didn't even have time for dinner!
Alex can talk in my voice and move my arms, which is really cool. Even though it gets annoying sometimes, I don't mind because she's my friend. But my parents don't like Alex, which makes her very angry.
My mum says we should take Alex to see someone because she needs help. She says my mom lies, and I don't like to tell her she's wrong. That doesn't make sense to me. My dad gets mad and tells Alex to shut up, stop talking, and leave me alone, but that only makes her more angry. I tell him to stop, but he doesn't hear me.
My dad asked me if I liked the cake when he brought it home yesterday. I said that Alex and I both did. He got very angry, but he didn't say anything about my mum after she told him it wasn't the right time.
When they lit the lights and told me to make a wish, I didn't know what to hope for. I really wanted a puppy or some new toys, but I also wanted new paints so I could paint more things for my room. It was hard for me not to want Alex to stay because she said she would always be with me, but I really did want her to stay. Alex thought that wish was silly.
It made my dad very mad, and he told me to make a wish right away. When I asked Alex what else I should hope for, he said that wasn't her business. I felt bad for Alex because she was with us and I thought it was rude of him to yell at her that way. My dad said that wasn't normal, but my mum thought it was fine. Also, the fact that Alex's dad said she wasn't normal made her mad. I was about to cry because everyone was so mad, but Alex made me feel better by telling me to make a wish. She would grant any wish I made.
I thought about it for a long time, but in the end I chose to ask my parents to be kind to Alex and leave her alone after my mum told me to hurry up or the cake would go bad. Even though my mom cheered when I blew out the candles, I could still tell my dad was mad.
We still had cake, but I didn't ask Alex to eat any because it was finally fun. There were TWO WHOLE PIECES of cake left over for me, and we all ate it by ourselves. It was wonderful.
Last night I had a very scary dream in which I stabbed my parents while they were sleeping in their bed. The scary dream woke me up, and I cried. But I don't think they heard me because no one came to check on me. It was only Alex, and she said it was fine.
When I woke up in the morning, my mum hadn't made food and hadn't come when I called for her. The girls told me they were still asleep, so I didn't go up to their room.
I had Alex help me make breakfast. She taught me how to make a sandwich with eggs and chicken that she bought. Alex said it was so dirty because the meat had just been killed. I knew that people kill animals for food because my grandfather has a farm. I had also seen how dirty it was to cook a turkey.
Alex suggested we watch TV after I finished my meal. She also said I didn't have to clean up because my parents wouldn't be there. I asked her to grant my wish, and she told me that they would no longer be mad at us or yell at us. Alex says we can do anything we want right now.
I didn't go to school this morning; instead, I ate ice cream and watched cartoons. Alex talked to the school when they called, and she sounded just like my mum! The woman believed her when she said, "I'm sick!" It was fun, but I didn't know she could do that.
She told me the password and let me use my mom's laptop. She told me that I could post entries I made on this site, which would be like a diary, so anyone could read them! Wow, that's really cool, right? I wonder who is reading this. hehe.
Alex made me another meat sandwich, which I just ate. Like Alex said, my mum used to make me eat more vegetables, so I don't eat as much meat as I used to. But now she's not in charge, so I can eat whatever I want. After eating a lot of chips, my stomach hurt. I really wanted to call my mom, but Alex told me it would be okay and that she could help.
After doing what Alex told me to do and taking a nap, I had a scary dream in which Alex was pushing me to kill my parents. When I woke up, Alex told me it was all just a dream because her parents were still asleep upstairs. Alex tells me I can't go meet them because it would break the wish and we'd get in a lot of trouble for being messy and eating junk food.
I think I'll go play hide-and-seek with Alex now.:)
Thanks, Laura <3
