entry 1
Time: 5:50pm.
Dear Yokai,
Hello! It’s me again!
Honestly, I didn’t think that I’d ever write in this book again, but mom told me that I probably should. Maybe what they say is true, that writing is for girls, but I’m going to try anyways! And hey, I actually have something to write about.
We’ve moved to a new neighborhood, and I’ve been enrolled in a high school called Oak Ridge. It kinda sounds funny, but that doesn’t matter. I’ll be starting tomorrow as a sophomore ... I’m so nervous. I feel like I’ll burst of anxiety. It’s been keeping me up a few nights, too. I’m not sure if it’s because I am extremely nervous or excited.
What if it’s like my old school? What if I’m bullied again? What if I have no friends?
If it’s one thing I know for sure, it’s that I don’t want to be alone. I guess that I’ll have to pull myself together and try make some friends.
If only I was a social butterfly!
...
It’s gonna be hard, but... maybe I can do it? It’s not like I’m going back to Fortuna, where everyone knows me. In freshman year, I thought that I made it in a friend group with the people who sat near me, but after a few weeks, everyone pulled away and fell in different areas.
I didn’t fall in any!
I was never really friends with any boys either. They all went in groups among themselves, leaving me out! A boy once called me girly-boy, and asked if I was gay. I didn’t even know what that was! I thought it meant to be happy...
Umm...! I’m so anxious that I can barely write ... I’ll call it a day now.
I’ll just try sleeping for now. Tomorrow’s the big day, and the least I can do is get some rest. Bag’s already packed.
Goodnight, Yokai!
A very nervous Sage...
S. Tremaine
