July 2010.

  Six months have passed since the ill-fated family left us. I was very worried. Dad was worried too. He looked for any clue to find our mother’s trail, but it seemed to have disappeared. And since none of their mutual acquaintances knew where she was, he had to go to work alone. I shared with my dad what I knew, but didn’t mention the recorder. Dad apologized to me. But I said that although I looked small, I understood everything, and that it was not his fault. He seemed gd to find an ally in me. Ann and I became close again. I don’t have a mobile phone, and my grandmother didn’t allow me to use the home phone. But dad left me some coins. So when Ann and I were shopping, we would find a phone booth, throw in a coin, and I could talk to Dad for two or three minutes. I was happy that I could keep in touch with him. I think he was gd to hear me too. John began to spend more time studying because Alice rescheduled his studies. The grandmother decided to make him a child prodigy, and he studied even in the summer. Several teachers come to give him deeper knowledge. And we began to intersect less. In a month I will be eight, but so much has happened...Sometimes it seems to me that I am already quite an adult, although this is still very far away.

  Yesterday I was in the greenhouse with our gardener Cude. This spring I asked him to pnt hyacinths for me and… One day we went to nature, and I saw beautiful purple flowers, it turns out they are called bells. In general, I asked Cude to pnt them too, but we take care of them together. And next year he will pnt several yellow orchids for me. Our greenhouse is small, but I feel very comfortable there. In recent months I have been spending all my free time there when Peter does not visit me. His parents went on holiday to Greece because it is warm there. Also, my dad works there now. I gave him the letter through Peter.

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  It’s October. Still no news from my mom. It’s sad, but my dad and I are gradually learning to live with it. Perhaps my mother was too vulnerable. There is a lot in the house that reminds me of her, and in her and dad’s room there are still a lot of mom’s things. Although grandma wanted Marie to throw them all away, everyone who works in our house refused to follow this and persuaded grandma to leave everything in its pce. Dad can get rid of them himself if he wants. But I don’t think he will do it. He loves her too much. Today is Peter’s birthday, and the Wilsons invited me to their pce. At first my grandmother didn’t want to. But then she decided that she wanted to take a break from my presence on a day off and invite Grandmother Greta to her pce without her twin granddaughters. Ann helped me choose a gift. I don’t know what Peter has already read and what he hasn’t. Therefore, after thinking about it, I chose an unusual keychain with four coats of arms of the faculties of the Harry Potter universe. Peter probably read these books, and I pn to read them next year. Anne approved of my choice. She will come by soon and take me to visit. It’s time to get ready. I think I’ll wear a red and white pid dress that hits just below the knee and ask Ann to make me ponytails with red scrunchies.