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Mrs. Korber, I don't know if that's the way I should start this, but I don't want to say, dear journal, dear Abby, or whatever. And this is no diary.

Mrs. Korber, I don't know if that's the way I should start this, but I don't want to say, dear journal, dear Abby, or whatever. And this is no diary.

March 2nd, 1984. I'm listening to the radio right now. The top 40, in fact. Now they're playing the number one song, 99 Red Balloons. Gosh, I've learned so many new songs today.

March 2nd, 1984. I'm listening to the radio right now. The top 40, in fact. Now they're playing the number one song, 99 Red Balloons. Gosh, I've learned so many new songs today.

Miss Korber, you've got to help me. I'm so confused. I got another note from Mark. What am I going to do? I wish I was the type of person who could just say, bug off, but I can't do that.

Miss Korber, you've got to help me. I'm so confused. I got another note from Mark. What am I going to do? I wish I was the type of person who could just say, bug off, but I can't do that.

Whenever I talk with you, I'm always afraid I'll say the wrong thing and you might get the wrong idea. You may think I'm quite strange. I'm really sorry I bothered you.

Whenever I talk with you, I'm always afraid I'll say the wrong thing and you might get the wrong idea. You may think I'm quite strange. I'm really sorry I bothered you.

The reason I had come in was to ask you something else. It had to do with the comment you wrote last time, which read... Anything you have to say is important to me. My question is, why? Why is anything I say important to you? I'm just some stupid kid that's in your four to five period English class and will occasionally come in after school to talk with you.

The reason I had come in was to ask you something else. It had to do with the comment you wrote last time, which read... Anything you have to say is important to me. My question is, why? Why is anything I say important to you? I'm just some stupid kid that's in your four to five period English class and will occasionally come in after school to talk with you.

I now know that you're not bothered by my presence, but I can't understand why anything I say could possibly matter to you. It's not as if I have connections with the president or anything. I hope you don't mind me asking, but I'd really like to know.

I now know that you're not bothered by my presence, but I can't understand why anything I say could possibly matter to you. It's not as if I have connections with the president or anything. I hope you don't mind me asking, but I'd really like to know.

May 7th, 1984. Miss Korver. I didn't know how to say it during third period, and I'm really not sure how to write it now. I guess it's that I just feel so bad about what I've done and what I'm doing to you and everyone else, but most importantly, you. May 8th, 1984. I couldn't get sleep at all last night, the reason, you will think, was that of a youngster, not someone worthy of the age 16.

May 7th, 1984. Miss Korver. I didn't know how to say it during third period, and I'm really not sure how to write it now. I guess it's that I just feel so bad about what I've done and what I'm doing to you and everyone else, but most importantly, you. May 8th, 1984. I couldn't get sleep at all last night, the reason, you will think, was that of a youngster, not someone worthy of the age 16.

Yesterday you asked me if things hadn't been going well as of late, and I'm like, as of late, nothing ever goes well. But it's just that now it's all starting to get to me. I don't know how much more I can take. I still feel really bad, and even more so now about skipping English.

Yesterday you asked me if things hadn't been going well as of late, and I'm like, as of late, nothing ever goes well. But it's just that now it's all starting to get to me. I don't know how much more I can take. I still feel really bad, and even more so now about skipping English.

I can't believe I did that, but I guess in a way I can, because I've been doing a lot of other strange things since getting back from vacation. I really am truly sorry, but even saying sorry or writing it thousands of times would never release even half of the guilt I feel. Last night, I desperately tried to get some sleep, but because I was thinking of this, I could not.

I can't believe I did that, but I guess in a way I can, because I've been doing a lot of other strange things since getting back from vacation. I really am truly sorry, but even saying sorry or writing it thousands of times would never release even half of the guilt I feel. Last night, I desperately tried to get some sleep, but because I was thinking of this, I could not.

You know, if I was you, I would never speak to me again. But you do, and that confuses me. I'm also sorry about how bad I've been doing in your class. I don't know what's wrong. I just, I don't know. Just when I thought things were getting as bad as they could get, they got worse. Snowy, the one I've been taking care of for the past week, died.

You know, if I was you, I would never speak to me again. But you do, and that confuses me. I'm also sorry about how bad I've been doing in your class. I don't know what's wrong. I just, I don't know. Just when I thought things were getting as bad as they could get, they got worse. Snowy, the one I've been taking care of for the past week, died.