Nine-pack, bottom left hand corner. Duty-Free 'birthday'.
Dear Diary,
I couldn't see all day today but I didn't get pushed at school. Because I wasn't wearing my glasses, I think. But a boy in Year Ten told me that he would look after me if I wanted him too. He's very nice, he's called Martin Davenport. There was a boy called Martin who lived next door when I was very little Mum says. She said he was called Martin Crieff and he wanted to be a pilot too. But they had to move house because they didn't have enough money. I don't really understand but I think it's meant to be sad. I don't want to go to Russia anymore because Martin say's it's winter all the time there. All the time, how cold must that be. Martin gave me some of his ham sandwich for lunch which was very nice because I had forgotten my dinner money but I really wanted the chicken pie from the canteen. Martin said he would buy me a Captain's hat for my birthday next week. He even said he'd put some extra gold braid on it for me, to make it an extra special hat. I think Martin is my new 'significant other'. I told Mum this and she told me not to tell anyone else this. Just to call him my friend. I don't know what 'significant other' means but it sounds nice. I like going to school now that I have a new friend. Mum says because he's a Year Ten that he will stop my glasses getting broken again when they get fixed. And she said that if I do get pushed over again, or the boys at school break my glasses that I should tell Martin and he can tell a teacher. Because the mean boys in my year won't push him. Dad still hasn't come home, but it's okay. He'll be home for my birthday next week. I'm going to be twelve.
Lots of love Arthur.
