21. Confess a secret.
Create a character who has a secret to confess, but who is afraid to confess it. Write the three diary or journal entries that your character would write as she or he considers the secret, explores why it needs to be confessed, thinks about who will be affected if the secret is known, and considers why she or he is afraid.
June 22
I had the most surreal day at the beginning of the week! While at work, I met the sweetest little girl. Her name is Janine. She has the biggest blue eyes I’ve ever seen, just like Jack’s when we first met… She even has his mannerisms; it really is eerie. It’s strange how familiar she looks to me… I think I know her. Seeing made me want to talk to Jack, so I did, because Janine came in again today. I think its fate that she came back. I talked to Jack; boy was he surprised, we haven’t talked since we were 19. I told him about Janine. He couldn’t put two and two together… I couldn’t bear to tell him…
July 5
Janine has been coming in a lot. We always talk; I feel connected with her. I finally talked to Jack again and told him I think Janine is the child we gave up for adoption our first year of college; he hung up on me. I don’t know how to tell my parents, they didn’t know I was ever pregnant. Should I even tell Janine? I don’t want to scare her away, but I know in my gut she is my child.
July 24
I told my parents about Janine. My mother cried; my dad sat there in silence. It was the worst feeling at first, but I felt so much better for finally telling them. I asked Janine to bring her parents with her the next time she came to the diner. I pulled them aside and asked… Janine is my child, but I can’t tell her. Her parents are afraid it would mess with her psyche, but they said I can be in her life. I guess that’s better than nothing, I just feel good to finally know what happened to my baby.
