THE STORY OF ME AND MY LIFE ENTRY ONE

9th Feb 1999,

Dear Abi,
my name is Ali Bazter. Funny name, I know, but I didn't choose it, and that's the name I'm stuck with. I got you, dear Abi, for my birthday, which is today, and I've only just now started writing in you this evening. My mum brought you for me because she reckons I've got a load of pent-up emotions; she thinks the only way I'll express them is if I write them down. Because I won't talk to her. So, I'm going to tell you my feelings instead, and come to you if ever I feel like I need to cry. It'll be like my very own best friend. Actualy, it'll be more like we're twins. Won't that be great?

Right, first things first, my name is Ali Bazter, but you knew that already, didn't you? Anyway, I'd just turned twelve today, which is the 9th. I live with my mum, who's called Jade, and a darling younger sister, who's called Hannah. She's eight. I go to Western Mer Scool, anfd I have a best friend named Marlin Branch, who's a boy. Don't laugh, we're just friends. I love chocolate and hanging out at Pizza Hut with Marlin, and I enjoy watching "The Simpsons" and Disney cartoons.

Uh, oh, I gotta go, Mum's calling out dinner. I hope it's pizza and chips, yum yum.

goodbye, Ali.