Entry: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015

Dear Diary,

I seem to have made a grave error. I do not understand why Mom wants to know about Helia. She says Helia is not in trouble. I do not know any other reason she would want to see her. I met Helia at school today. She is a pretty girl with black hair. She is also strong. She blocked Marietta from crashing into me. I think Marietta hates me. I am a Royal Princess and shy. Marietta likes running into me to make me drop my books. Helia blocked her. Marietta tried to push Helia away. Helia could not be pushed. She picked Marietta up and put her down. It made the floor shake and the teachers run. Marietta said Helia threw her on the ground. The teachers did not believe her. I do not know why. I saw Helia put Marietta down. It was funny. Marietta is twelve and twice as big as Helia. Marietta has only a bruise from it. I told Mom about Helia and Marietta. Mom was mad and asked about Helia and Marietta. I asked Mom not to punish Helia. Mom said she was not planning to. I do not understand why Mom wants to know about Helia.

Entry: Friday, September 25th, 2015

Dear Diary,

Mom still wants to know about Helia. Mom asked me to look for Helia during breaks and at lunch. I was not able to find her. I asked Mom why. She said Helia is important. She said Helia is a Black. She said the Blacks are dukes that hide. She said Helia might hide too. She seems to be. Helia is not in any of my classes. I did not see her at school at all today or yesterday.

Entry: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015

Dear Diary,

I met Helia again today. Professor Fallinghard tripped on a book. He was going to land on me. Then Helia was there. She picked him up and put him on his feet. He stared at her. It was funny. I asked Helia where she sits at lunch. She said she does not. She said she has work to do. I asked Helia what work she does. She would not tell me. I asked Helia why Blacks are important. She said she should not say it in public. I do not understand. I asked Mom. She said Blacks are magic. She said magic is secret and magic is hiding. She said magic is rebel. She said Helia might help. I do not understand.

Author's Note

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When I first wrote this, I originally meant it to be her almost-six older sister (Oct. 12) rather than Sienna's four-and-a-half (Feb. 8), then decided that her sister would have to be mentally deficient to write something this inarticulate at her age, especially given her station and the education she'd likely already been subjected to by said age. Honestly, I think even Sienna might also be more articulate than this... though that might also be placing too high of expectations on her education, given her age.