Stimulus: "Diary of Anne Frank"Title: Diary of Peter Van Daan

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Name: Elif Özgecan Çelik

Date of third draft: February 20, 2004

Stimulus: “Diary of Anne Frank”

Title: Diary of Peter Van Daan

Words Count: 797 words

January 1944

        Dear Diary, (I believe this is how a diary begins, eh?)

                        I can’t believe what just happened! I still feel like I’m walking on the clouds, and the butterflies in my stomach haven’t stopped turning yet. Just ten minutes ago, when Anne was right about to leave, my arms basically went out of control and they reached to grab Anne’s arm and suddenly my lips kissed her on the cheek. It happened so abruptly, that I didn’t even realize what I had done, until she was gone. It was very strange because I could actually feel that my brain was not in charge of neither my body, nor my actions at that moment. It was as if I had been forcing and pulling myself back, not to do it before, but today was the end of the long-lasted hold-up.

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        Nowadays, Anne is basically the only support for me. Never having any true friends in my life, I hadn’t experienced such a sense before. It feels so good to know that you’re not alone and to have someone you can share your thoughts with keeps in your mind that you always have a maintainer. Anne being around, our dates and chats in my room about the old times and her dreams are what makes me still have some faith for the future and for our lives. Being only fourteen, she is intellectually very mature and already knows what she wants ...

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