Diary entry by Christopher Jones, The State of Delaware
5/24/2013
Dear Diary,
As one of the oldest state it's my job to watch out for the rest of my (extensive) family and make sure everyone's okay for Alfred, because he has so much work. Although that can be a difficult job because of how divided this country really is. I mean we're supposed to be the United States of America, but sometimes it just seems like everyone hates each other. Maybe having such an extensive family isn't such a good thing.
I try my hardest to keep everyone together, I really do. Like in the civil war, when that man, the Confederate States, first formed and asked me to join him. I refused even though I had been a slave state, he may have had the others fooled but I could see the dark aura that surrounded him. I was so conflicted but I told him I was the first state in the union and I would be the last one out. Right after I refused him his smile that had been identical to Alfred's dropped from his face and turned into something much darker, his true face, and although I was terrified, I was relieved knowing I had made the right choice.
It also doesn't help when half your "family" can't look you in the eye without shaking uncontrollably or fainting. It's not my fault I got Papa Sweden's "intimidating aura" and I don't even see Papa Sweden much anymore. In fact I'm not even sure if I still really consider him family at all anymore, the only thing that still links us is my resemblance to him and the faint childhood memories of being his colony, New Sweden, and truthfully I don't remember much of that time. After Sweden there was Netherlands who only hardened my stone face and then England who just added manners to my already emotionless nature. Although blood is thicker than water and he is my birth Father, but it's all part of being a personification we get moved around, beaten, battered, there are parents that can't stand the very thought of their own children and siblings who hate each other from birth to death. So biotical Father or not I guess Sweden will never, again, be part of my real family.
Now there's only Alfred (Who is my brother, not father because of the small age gap. Same goes for the other older states) who does help me loosen up a bit, although I can't shake my old ways no matter how hard I try to. I'm not sure if I really want to though, I'm perfectly happy the way I am thank you.
Another trait I got from Sweden, I'm not as short as my landmass leads people to believe. Like how Sweden's not a very big country, yet his physical body is as tall as Russia's. Just like how I'm the second smallest state land wise but physically I'm a pretty tall guy. My strange height is how I got the nickname the small wonder, not for any other reasons that dirty minds have come up with, no matter what Louisiana, Nevada, and New York tell people. I mean goodness I know there joking but it's no wonder I rarely ever get visitors. Do they have no shame?
Jeez I'm ranting more than Massachusetts today (although isn't that kind of the point of a dairy? Whatever), I should stop. I'm just a bit upset because we had a meeting today and I got a bit insulted. New York's temper got the better of him (again) and he went on an ego rant (again) and when I tried to calm him down he told me to shut up because I'm nothing but an, "Unimportant, boring, creepy little state with nothing going for him." I've been insulted and humiliated before but being called unimportant by another state hurts. I'll be the first to admit I'm not exactly the most exciting person, I don't have tourist everywhere or have new adventures around every single corner. That doesn't make me unimportant or boring and I may be a bit intimidating but I'm not creepy!
I must say I was grateful to California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont, and Pennsylvania as well as a few others (most others) for sticking up for me (although they could have just been looking for an excuse to tell New York to shove it up his ass. Oh well it's the moral).
After New York insulted me, I was a bit overcome with emotion but I didn't show it outwardly, the older brother has to set a good example after all and expressing emotion has never been a specialty of mine.
Also, I knew New York didn't mean what he said and he did apologize when he finally calmed down. He's not a bad guy he's actually a genially good person when you get to know him, just a little too full of himself, but hey we all have flaws who am I to judge.
But for the record I am just as important as the next state. I might not be the biggest, or the strongest, or the smartest, but I get by pretty well thank you very much.
Christopher Jones, The State of Delaware