Dear D
Don't worry, I don't show these letters to anyone, And I definitely wouldn't talk about them. They are a private thing, our own little world, and I love getting them. The only other person I can have grown-up conversations with is Joan. She's cool, but if we chat too long, she stares at the garden as if the weeds will take over before our very eyes.
I read that book you like, Brave New World. It's very bleak! I can't believe he wrote it in 1931 – there are so many things that haven't dated at all. Do you think there is any hope for civilisation, or are we doomed to a bleak future, too?
I haven't read too many other science fiction books. Only Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Which is hilarious. Have you read it? I love how mice designed planet Earth as the successor to Deep Thought, the computer that found that the answer to life, the universe and everything was 42. And just before it found what the question was, this supercomputer, Earth, was destroyed (oops... I hope you've read the books!). Let's hope we don't destroy our planet before I can work out the meaning of my life.
M
YOU ARE READING
The Keeper
RomanceEvery schoolgirl has crushes, but could a schoolgirl crush last a lifetime? When 17-year old Martha starts at a new school, she carries a glimmer of hope that this time will be different. She doesn't seek popularity, but rather a quiet space where s...
