Hattie's diary (from the book 'A Corner of the Universe'). The building action toward its climax.

1. DO NOT READ OR TOUCH
Hattie’s DIARY
Monday, January 26, 15

2. June 14.
OH MY GOSH. Nana is basically forcing me to go to that Summer
Cotillion she is organizing. I remember last year’s cotillion, which was
a horrifying experience. In last year’s cotillion, no one would ask me
to dance for the first hour. In the second hour, a boy did asked
me to dance, but I think it was JANET & NANCY’s prank, since
they laughed so hard after it
finished. I absolutely
hated it.
THERE’S NOT A
CHANCE I’M GOING
TO THAT DANCE.
ME
Last year’s cotillion
Monday, January 26, 15

3. June 15
WOW. I had another uncle? Mom and Dad just
told me this evening about my ‘another’ uncle Adam,
and that he will be coming to Nana and Papa’s
because his ‘special school’ is closing. But I saw that
my parents are avoiding to speak more of Adam. He
is retarded I guess, but is that the only reason they
kept him hid away? I don’t know... After all, I’ll meet
him very soon.
Monday, January 26, 15

4. June 17
Adam came today. In my whole life, he is the
strangest/weirdest person I’ve ever met, but not in a
bad way. He is not much different from other people,
and is quite similar to me. I guess that I like Adam
after all. He is quite nice and kind, except for the
fact that he falls short of Nana’s expectations of being
a perfectionist.
Monday, January 26, 15

5. July 3
I went to the carnival a couple weeks
ago, and met Leila, the circus girl.
We soon became friends, and I
introduced Adam, which she did not
showed any repulsion toward him (I’m
very glad about that).
I just received an invitation letter to
my own birthday party from Adam
and Leila, which is on the same date
as the cotillion. When Nana heard this,
she only had to consent me to miss
the cotillion and go to the birthday
party (Adam was making a fuss).
Well, thank goodness I didn’t have to
go to the cotillion!
Leila and ME jump roping
Monday, January 26, 15

6. July 15
It is a disaster.
It happened when he escaped from Nana’s house to join me
and Leila to go to the carnival. I shouldn’t have ridden on
that ferris wheel whether Adam insisted on riding one. Then
the ferris wheel stopped suddenly. I thought it would be all
okay, but then... Adam went insane. Banging the bars,
shrieking, and trying to climb out of the car, I realized he was
different. Different from the Adam I knew. I was afraid of
this stranger sitting next to me.
Then the ferris wheel was fixed, the police came, and Dad
and Papa came too. I tried to stop the police from taking
Adam away, but Dad pulls me away. I know Adam will be
back, but I know I am in a big trouble.
Monday, January 26, 15