From Cindy's diary
Today is the 14th of November and it's my birthday. I got this diary as a present from my mom, and this is my first piece of writing in it. I's funny to think of all these blank pages which will be full of the things that happen to me in the next few years. I wonder what 1 will write on them.
First of all, I'll write down who I am. My name is Cindy Carter and I am sixteen years old. I go to school at Kennedy High School. My best friend at school is Anna. She is the same age as me (actually, two days older) and we always hang out together. She's really good at drawing and playing music. I'm terrible at drawing.
My favorite subject is history. I like geography, too, but history is the best. Mom says it was always her favorite subject too, so I guess it's inherited. My favorite color is red, my favorite animal is a horse, and my favorite food is chocolate.
We have a great history teacher at school. His name is Mr. Nelson and he makes all the classes very interesting. When we learn about a famous person from the past, we have to do some research and then pretend we are interviewing the dead person.
Some of my other birthday presents were a new CD, two T-shirts, a pair of shoes, a book, and some money from Grandma. I don't know what I'm going to spend the money on yet. My dad says I should save it, but Grandma says I should enjoy it. I figure she gave me the money, so I'll take her advice.
Well, that's about enough for my first ever diary day. I suppose that when I'm old and grey, I'll read this book and try to remember it all. It will probably be very funny. I wonder if all the same things will still be my favorites then.