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y d re sse r; a nd th e
Monet a nd K lim t p oste rs fr o m th e m use um e xh ib its A unt J u dith to ok m e to in
Wash in gto n, D C. E ve n m y c o m b a nd b ru sh a re lin ed u p n eatly s id e b y s id e o n m y
dre sse r. It’s a ll a s it s h ould b e.
I g ot o ut o f b ed a nd u se d a s ilv e r le tte r o pener fr o m th e d esk to p ry u p th e s e cre t
board in m y c lo se t flo or, m y o ld h id in g p la ce , a nd I fo und th is d ia ry , ju st w here I h id it
so m any m onth s a go. T he la st e ntr y is th e o ne I w ro te b efo re F ounder’s D ay b ack in
Nove m ber, b efo re I . . . d ie d. B efo re I le ft h om e a nd n eve r c a m e b ack. U ntil n ow.
In th at e ntr y I d eta ile d o ur p la n to s te al b ack m y o th er d ia ry , th e o ne C aro lin e to ok
fr o m m e, th e o ne th at s h e w as p la nnin g to r e ad a lo ud a t th e F ounder’s D ay p ageant,
kn owin g it w ould r u in m y life . T he v e ry n ext d ay, I d ro wned in W ic ke ry C re ek a nd r o se
again a s a v a m pir e . A nd th en I d ie d a gain a nd r e tu rn ed a s a h um an, a nd tr a ve le d to
th e D ark D im ensio n, a nd h ad a th ousa nd a dve ntu re s. A nd m y o ld d ia ry h as b een
sittin g r ig ht h ere w here I le ft it u nder th e c lo se t flo or, ju st w aitin g fo r m e.
The o th er E le na, th e o ne th at th e G uard ia ns p la nte d in e ve ry o ne’s m em orie s, w as
here a ll th ese m onth s, g oin g to s ch ool a nd liv in g a n orm al life . T hat E le na d id n’t w rite
here . I’m r e lie ve d, r e ally . H ow c re epy w ould it b e to s e e d ia ry e ntr ie s in m y h andwritin g
and n ot r e m em ber a ny o f th e th in gs th ey r e co unte d? A lth ough th at m ig ht h ave b een
help fu l. I h ave n o id ea w hat e ve ry o ne e ls e in F ell’s C hurc h th in ks h as b een h appenin g
in th e m onth s s in ce F ounder’s D ay.
The w hole to wn o f F ell’s C hurc h h as b een g iv e n a fr e sh s ta rt. T he k its u ne d estr o ye d
th is to wn o ut o f s h eer m alic io us m is ch ie f. P ittin g c h ild re n a gain st th eir p are nts ,