12/25/49
So I got this journal, diary whatever you want to call this for Christmas. Apparently I'm supposed to write in it every day and talk about my day to help deal with my depression. I'm smart but I really don't understand how writing in a diary is supposed to help me with anything. I mean if something horrible happens why would I want to write it down and relive the moment again if it's something I want to forget? Doesn't make sense to me but my mom is a doctor so maybe she knows a little more than I do.
Since this is my first entry I guess I should tell you about myself, my name is Madelyn Shannon, Maddy for short. My family consists of my parents; Jim and Elizabeth Shannon, my older brother Josh, and my younger sister Zoe. Technically Zoe isn't even supposed to be with us, with the whole Population Law saying that each family can only consist of 4 people, while our family clearly has 5. I guess that's kind of half true now since my dad isn't exactly living with us right now... since he went to jail for punching a cop when they tried to take Zoe. Honestly part of my kind of resents him for thinking so irrationally but at the same time he's my dad and I know he was just trying to protect our family so I can't hate him for that.
But enough about my dad, onto a more 'happy' subject Christmas... which was today. I got this journal and also some news from my mom that I'm actually really excited about... My mom got asked to go to Terra Nova, since she's a doctor and they're in need of doctors there so we're (josh, zoe and I) all going with her on the Tenth Pilgrimage. My brother isn't all that happy about it since he'll have to leave his girlfriend, Kara and Zoe is kind of quiet on the subject but I think that's because she doesn't know what to think since she's so young. But me, I can't wait to leave 2149 and go to Terra Nova. I mean you can actually BREATHE there like actual air and not get sick! And then their dinosaurs there, I mean sure I could be eaten by a dinosaur... but I'll be protected right? I mean I doubt they'd put a 16 year old girl out into danger...I'm sure I'll be safe inside.. And I mean anything has to be better than living in 2149 where you can't really go anywhere without a re-breather… I just wish my dad could somehow get out of jail to come with us. That's one thing that makes me not want to go because if we do and he can't go there's a chance that I'll never see him again. I said something to my mom about it but she told me not to worry and that everything would be fine…
Anyways it's getting late and I should probably head off to bed... Maybe I'll write tomorrow since this journal thing doesn't seem to be so bad... But we'll see…
First; Thanks for deciding to read my story; its my first Terra Nova story so i hope you like it so far
Second; it's obviously going to be written as a journal in Maddy's POV; but it'll eventually have some dialouge and such as the story goes on..
Third; Which leads to my next thing; If you'd like me to continue with this story please Review; it doesn't have to be very long just let me know what you thought, if you want me to continue with the story, constructive criticism, really anything you'd like to say about the story. If i get like say 2 reviews i'll post another chapter ASAP (hopefully tomorrow)
Again Thanks for Reading & Please Review if you can :)
-Heather
