Date: June 30
Dear Diary,
I wish I could travel to another country. I think it’s so neat to meet new people, and seeing new things really is like getting a present.
I know when I grow up I’m going to travel a lot, and that’s the truth.
The biggest trip I ever had so far was when we went to Florida in an airplane to the town where my aunt Nelly lives. My aunt and uncle have a cute little ranch house. Of course we had to stay with them, so I didn’t have a chance to stay in a big hotel. I stayed in the finished basement, so I just pretended like I was a princess in my very own castle. That made not staying in a hotel a little better.
My parents let me go up in a tiny plane by myself (well, the pilot was there, too) while we were there. The County Fair was going on and it was one of the special rides you could buy a ticket for. The plane ride was wonderful. I was scared a little bit, and there wasn’t even a roof on the plane. I was just sitting there behind the pilot with the wind pushing my hair into my eyes. My brother wanted to go too, but instead he got to go to the movies with my aunt Nelly as this was my special treat!
The pilot was so handsome. My heart was pounding from fright when the plane went really high. The pilot turned to me and said I could hold his hand if I was scared.
So guess what? While we were swooping over the houses and over the orange groves, I held his hand. It felt so reassuring and I also got the feeling of butterflies in my stomach. I wonder if he thought I looked older, maybe sixteen? Then we could maybe go out on a date.
When we finally landed my parents were waving and throwing me kisses, and my mom looked like she had been crying. It was one of those really special moments when my mom and dad and I were all so happy together. They were happy I was alive and hadn’t crashed, and I was happy I got to hold the pilot’s hand and feel like I was sixteen.
It was a perfect day, and that’s the truth.
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