The following twenty pages were missing. Torn out in a jagged haste. When the narrative resumed, the handwriting was shaking, the ink blotchy as if drops of water had fallen onto the page.
The diary chronicled the waiting. For three years, the entries were datelines and weather reports, desperate pleas to a God she wasn't sure was listening, and letters she wrote to Thomas but never sent, tucked between the pages. emilys diary
The modern version of "Emily's Diary" often exists in two forms: The following twenty pages were missing
The first page was written in a looping, juvenile script, dated . The diary chronicled the waiting
Two men in uniform came to the door today. Mother fainted. I just stood there. I looked at the paper in their hands, but I did not take it. I did not need to read it. I saw it in their eyes. The storm is over. The sky is clear and cruel. I am alone. Goodbye, Thomas.