October 14th, 2013
My birthday was yesterday. There was cake, sort of. I don't really think Andy's ever tried baking anything before, so what was supposed to be a sponge cake with chocolate icing ended up a gooey mess with some kind of brown coating that felt pretty sticky. To be fair though, I'm surprised he even managed that with the rations. Sheriff Bannerman mentioned there were supply shortages again, and she's had to send some of the newcomers out to help gather stuff.
Oh yeah, I meant to say, there are newcomers to the island. I have no idea how they got here when the bridge is closed (Danny was spouting some crap about men in black and superheroes), but they seem to be like me. I can sense something about them, anyway. They keep themselves to themselves, mostly, but there seem to be a few in three groups, kind of like five apiece, wandering around just looking for something. They don't talk to each other but I know exactly who they are. Headmaster Montag taught us all about them, telling us we had to pick a side when we graduate.
I don't want to choose sides. I never asked for any of this, I just want to control what I have and live a normal life. Then again, Ms Usher said I could probably get a fast track to college through the Templars, some magical college, so maybe I could...
No. I can't let myself think like that, it's just going to cause trouble. Just like Danny does. He wanted to go out with me to the woods again and I told him no. Again. I think he's great, I really do, but there's just too much of him that's fascinated by this whole side of me and it gets on my nerves, a little. We spent a bit of alone time together anyway, when we could. Sheriff Bannerman sent Andy to 'chaperone' us but we managed to give him the slip. We ended up hiding in the church while Reverend Hawthorne was busy eating the sloppy cake mix. I'd say he should really get those wards seen to, but they seem to be holding for a while (I'll at least let Ms Usher know later...). Kind of sacrilegious in a way, but ever since I found out what I could do I guess I never really saw the point of religion. Strange since the guys from New York are all over that kind of stuff, at least the older ones were.
Maybe the groups have come to try and sort things out here? I didn't get any answers from them (truth be told I was a bit scared to ask questions), but they seemed pretty interested in me. I overheard someone say they were waiting for the other one though, so maybe someone else is on their way? Danny says they've come to cover it all up, but he goes through so many theories so quickly it's hard to keep up with any of them. Anyway, we spent all afternoon hiding in the church with our cell phones off. It was nice just being together without having to worry about what was outside.
Except the occasional piles of ash appearing by the main doors. Bit of a downer, I suppose.