by Beth Hoyer
mountain we stopped to rest. I felt I had an exciting day. I'm a little tired. We got up to the top of the mountain. The view was spectacular. I could see for miles around. I could see the spires. The spires are sitting in a valley. We took a rest then went down the mountain to home. On the way Bruce and I romped in our wolf forms again. Christian had to control us by waving his hands because we were getting distracted by the smells. We ate dinner quite fast. I ate my fish and fruits fast. I was very hungry. I think they'll get a laugh out of me mistaking a dragon for a rock. We told them about the dragons. I told them about sitting on a dragon and mistaking it as a rock. No one laughed at that. Luke had a look of horror on his face. Terin looked shocked. Tolland wasn't happy about that. He walked over to his twin sister. Heather insisted on seeing our feet. I took off my sneakers and socks and showed her my feet. My feet felt better with the shoes off. I'm relieved. I have been sleeping with my shoes on because it’s a pain in the feet. Heather inspected my feet, and found them fine. I walked barefoot to my room I was tired. I took a nap. Then I woke up when the crystal light went on. It was Bruce coming in the room. I put my socks back on. I think I need to sleep with out my sneakers on. I also need to cut my toenails. My nails are getting a little long. I hope I can get them cut. I wonder how. I noticed the men except for Bruce seem to be growing mustaches and beards. I hope Heather has a razor. My legs are getting hairy. I don't feel comfortable having hair under my armpits. I hate it. I also have to get used to not having shampoo, soap and deodorant. Maybe we could get some stuff from the shuttle Excelsior. I wonder if we could examine the damage on the shuttle. I'm tired so I think I'll go to sleep. Bruce is lying on his bed asleep. His shoes are off. He looks cute with his blond hair dangling in his face. Aw.
Tired,
Elizabeth
May 30, 2101
Dear Anne,
Same old, I got up at dawn. I woke myself up before Luke could touch my arm. He really needs a shave. I feel I'm used to getting up early. I wonder why we have to get up early at dawn. I asked Luke how he gets up at dawn. He showed me his watch and mentioned it has an alarm to go off at the right time. Breakfast again was herbs. We used it to clean our teeth. Outside was a nice sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. I sat down on the ground. Kanica sat next to me. She tried to peer over my shoulder as I wrote an entry. I moved to sit in a tree shade. Leaves fell on me. I looked up and I could see Cra'zy and several Felidae shaking the branches and tree hopping. I would love to do that. I put my diary away in my zippered pocket then climbed the tree. Cra'zy asked me why I was climbing the tree.
I told him in sign language "To tree hop."
Cra'zy blocked my way and gave me a lecture about tree hopping. He warned me I might fall and break a bone in my body. There isn't any medical equipment for that. He added several Felidaes died from tree hopping. Sigh I climbed down the tree and went inside to have lunch. Lunch was fruit. I'm getting a little sick of fruit. Yuck. After lunch I went outside. I saw a dragon flying in the air. The dragon landed near me. It roared and moved its mouth.
Luke came by and I lip-read him telling the dragon "She's deaf. I'll interpret what you said."
He signed "Hello my name is Arena."
I spoke "My name is Elizabeth."
We had a conversation. We talked about Edenia, the great chasm, and her name Arena. The dragon is a she. Her name comes from the dragon language meaning long-lived one. Then Arena flew in the air. I felt vibrations of drumming. Luke told me he heard drums. We couldn't figure out where the drumming was coming from. I went outside to sit in a tree. I climbed up and sat down. Cra'zy came by and is watching me write. He is interested. Cra'zy asked me a bunch of questions about my writing. His people don't have a written language anymore. They have to memorize things. I stayed in the tree talking to Cra'zy. Geo'ler came by and signed to Cra'zy that his wife was expecting Cra'zy to come for dinner. The Felidaes eat at different hours. Cra'zy jumped down from the tree and walked on fours into the cave. Geo'ler walked on his two hind legs. I have been noticing that only Cra'zy walks on fours. Bruce came by and told me it was time for dinner. Dinner was roast fish with herbs and water to drink. I'm dying for a soda. I can't wait to go back to Terra. I miss having to eat food and the TV too. We had a meeting that lasted for an hour. I talked about going to the shuttle to get items. Christian thought it was a good idea. He wanted to get a razor. He complained his beard was too long. Maureen added she wanted to get a hairbrush and a pair of scissors. We decided to do this tomorrow at 7am on Luke’s watch. After that we talked about babies. Kanica brought up the subject. She's added she could be four months pregnant. She looks a little bit on the large side. One thing I should tell you that pregnancies on Edenia are different from pregnancies on Terra on Edenia according to Heather their reported to be anywhere from three days to nine weeks. Then Luke talked about Arena a dragon that talks. Most of the people were shocked. After the meeting I went to take my shower. It was good to shower. I came out to see Bruce looking a little bit dirty. I asked him why he was covered up in dirt. He wouldn't tell me. Instead he went into the bathroom and slammed the door. I saw Luke in our room and asked him why Bruce was dirty. Luke told me Bruce tried my stick to do the hoodlum trick of sinking in the ground and rising up. I hate it when people do that. It is annoying.
Yours,
Elizabeth
May 31, 2101
Dear Anne,
I'm getting sick of waking up early I rather sleep late as noon. We ate herbs for breakfast. I went outside. It was sunny out I felt tired so I snoozed. I had a weird dream. I dreamed of a woman with pointy ears, who had brown hair and a man also with pointy ears, who had blond hair. They were wearing brown crewneck long sleeve shirts and brown pants. They had hoodlum sticks with a star on it. I found the dream weird. Both the man and woman were seemly my age but older. I have no idea why I dreamed of them. Bruce woke me up by kissing me on the lips. I kissed him back then he got up. I got up and we walked inside to eat lunch. Lunch was more herbs and bananas. I'm getting sick of eating them. I rather eat grass. At least I could be a cow. I went outside with Bruce, and Christian. We walked to the shuttle Excelsior hidden in a cave. It was a long hike and was very tiring. It was hidden in a cave at another mountain. We found rocks piled on the shuttle. Getting inside was the hard part. We had to move several rocks that weighted like a ton. I think I got muscles. Inside the shuttle was similar to the ship Sue and I was on except it was smaller. I brought my backpack, which we loaded it up with necessities and some food. I wanted to bring some of the equipment along but Christian told me we had no room for it in my backpack. I looked around for books and I found a sign language book. It was the only book I found in the shuttle. The hike back was tiring. I took a nap and Bruce woke me up. We ate apples for dinner. I went to take a shower. My hair felt much better using the shampoo. I also felt better with the soap. It was good to shave too. I came out and Kanica went in the bathroom slamming the door. Sheesh. She's going to break the door if she keeps slamming the door. I feel I don't have much news to add. I'm getting bored. I would love for some excitement. Why can't something nice happen around here? That'll be nice. We've been on Edenia for awhile. I don't have much to write about. I hope something exciting happens tomorrow. Tomorrow is a new month June. When it's July I'll be nineteen and half years old.
Yours,
Elizabeth
June 1, 2101
Dear Anne,
Luke let Bruce and I sleep late. I woke up and checked the time. I felt refreshed. I saw Luke. He told me he noticed I was tired last night from the walk so he thought it was a good idea to let us sleep late. I had herbs for lunch and breakfast. Outside was raining out. I didn't find an umbrella on the shuttle Excelsior. I combed my hair and put it up in a ball. Then I wandered around the caves looking in doorways. If a door was closed, I left it closed. If a door was open I peeked into the room. I mostly saw piles of leaves and branches on beds. There were no blankets. A Felidae followed me around. I signed to her.
I knew it was a she because of the cloths covering her chest. She told me her name was Rory. Well I went back to the Cafeteria. Rory wandered elsewhere. I stayed in the cafeteria all day. It was raining out. I was bored. I took a nap and left my diary in my hand. I woke up when I felt someone try to take my diary from my hand. I saw it was Kanica who looked sheepish. Humph. I missed dinner. I can't believe it. I ate roasted apples for dinner. We don't have any knifes to cut the apples with. So we have to use our teeth with Bruce and me assisting as Wolves. I took a shower. I made sure I didn't use any shampoo or soap. We're rationing it for once a week. I even shaved too. The shaving is once a week. One thing there's no shaving cream. We couldn’t find any on the shuttle. So the boys will have to shave as close they can.
Bored,
Elizabeth
June 2, 2101
Dear Anne,
I went to the cafeteria waiting for the meeting to start. Andy was late. Heather went to get him. I hope he's fine. I noticed him clutching his left arm last night. I hope it wasn't a heart attack. I told Heather that. Her face turned white and she ran down the hallway.
Today was a bad day. I meant sad day. Heather came back, she was crying. I had a hard time understanding her. I asked Luke to tell me what she said. He told me Andy died. Aw. I'm very sad. I wish I had told Heather yesterday about him clutching his left arm. I'm very sad I didn't. That is one thing I now regret. We wrapped Andy up in blankets and carried his body down the mountain to a grassy area. It was a long walk and it was worth it to do that. We buried Andy in the grassy area. Maureen made a cross out of sticks. Terin and Tolland were very upset about their father gone. How sad. They cried a lot. Then it began to rain. Terin and Tolland stayed in the rain at their father's grave. I walked with Bruce to the cave. I didn't mind getting wet. But it ruined my hearing aids I had in my pocket. I think their useless now. There's no way I can use them now. Oh well. I didn't eat very much. I only had an apple. I felt depressed. Lucky my diary was spared from the rain. The pocket it was in is waterproof. It's still raining out. I think when it rains its earth's way of weeping or it’s God watering the plants. Terin and Tolland came back soaking wet. Heather told them to take a hot shower immediately. They numbing went down the hallway to the bathroom. The shower has a switch to turn the water hot, cold or lukewarm. I have been showering in lukewarm water. We had a meeting. We discussed Andy and his children. Luke mentioned he has a wife on Earth who is a perfectionist. She is still alive and loves him. Oh interesting. I wonder about Bruce's sister. I asked Bruce for the name of his sister. He told me it was Anya pronounced Anne-yah. His mother's name is Juliana. Bruce wouldn't talk more about his sister and mother. Oh well. Terin and Tolland came back. We gave them our support one hundred percent. Christian asked for a eulogy. Terin broke down and ran to her room. Tolland followed her. Then we discussed Andy. I feel sorry for him. It was a sad day.
Sadness,
Elizabeth
June 3, 2101
Dear Elizabeth
I can't sleep. I 'm too upset about Andy. I should have told Heather about Andy's arm instead of waiting till morning. I feel upset about that. The crystals are glowing a bit. There's enough light to write in here. I checked Luke and Bruce their not asleep. Bruce is staring at the wall. Luke is staring at the ceiling. I think I'll see if I could talk to Bruce. In two hours I'll be up for breakfast. Bruce and I chatted mostly about Andy in sign language. Luke joined our conversation. We chatted about Andy and George. Luke told us to sleep because we're getting up to get more food. Our food supply is low. I should be going to sleep.
Outside it’s a beautiful day. The sunny is shining. Everything looks wet. I think there was a rainstorm last night. I wonder what made the crystals glow. Breakfast was the last of our apples. Everybody wanted to go to the apple orchard and get more apples. I guess we needed a welcome change from our normal routine. I'm a little tired. We're all tired. I found out that many of us didn't sleep very well last night. I woke up myself and went back to sleep then was waken by Luke. The walk to the apple orchard was tiring. I fell tired walking to the apple orchard. I looked up in the sky and I saw a dragon flying overhead. There was Felidaes tree hopping. At the orchard I sat down on a fallen tree but I got up from the tree and helped the gang fill up two boxes and two backpacks worth of apples. I even climbed the trees to get the apples. I could see the spires in the distance. I miss living there. Cra'zy tree hopped to the tree I was in. He and I signed to each other. We talked about the dragons. Cra'zy heard my adventure about the dragons. He thought it was funny that I mistook a dragon for a rock. Hahaha. The walk back was tiring. We stopped by the banana trees and carried bushels of bananas then ate them at the cafeteria. I went to my room to take a nap. I was tired. Bruce came in the room to tell me there was a meeting in a few minutes. I wonder who our new leader is. Would we have to vote? I hope not. This is like a TV show I saw about voting to move on or stay. The meeting was about whom was to be picked as the leader of the humans us. We decided on Christian. He accepted it okay. After that we talked about not sleeping well last night. Neither of us slept fine. Kanica complained about morning sickness. She added she threw up outside. Several Felidae saw her. She was embarrassed. After the meeting I went back to my room to bed and snoozed. I had a weird dream. I dreamed of the woman and man both with pointy ears, like elves, with the hoodlum sticks. I named them Tiger and Panther as is drawn to name them that. Tiger and Panther seem to be on an island. There were waters around the island. I could see a humanoid with pointy ears with black hair and all white eyes. He was wearing what High Council would wear leather tan pants, a long sleeve top and a cape. There was a female humanoid that facial appearance to him. She was wearing a dress that was like an oversized T-shirt. She also had a cape. I have no idea that those two were. Bruce woke me up by kissing me on the lips. I named the male Hydeo as if thinking of it unexpectedly and the female Valera as if drawn to think of it. Bruce told me in sign language that it was dinnertime. Dinner was fish, fruit and herbs with water to drink. I can't wait to find an orange groove. I'm getting sick of drinking water. I want something like orange juice or soda. I thought about squeezing the apple to get the juice out. It didn't work when I tried it.
There was going to be a meeting in a few minutes. Christian insisted on a meeting. Bruce was sitting next to me. He was watching me write. He knows I write a lot in here. The meeting was about going back to the shuttle Excelsior. Christian wanted to examine the shuttle for damage and get other items that could be taken from the ship. He wanted to get a radio so we could listen to transmissions and see if the perfection religion is gone. I really hope so. Jo’ler came by. He told us we'd have to walk over to the shuttle. He's willing to spare several Felidae to help us carry the items over to here. Then he wandered out of the cafeteria. Cra'zy lay on the floor like a cat with his tummy exposed. Then we talked about whom was staying and going. Christian volunteered to go and so did Bruce and I. Maureen wanted to go but she had a foot pain that it made it hard for her to walk. We decided to do this first thing in the morning if there's good weather. After the meeting I went outside and threw up. I felt hands on my back and I had a vision of a toilet in front of me in a white room. Bruce followed me. He told me to sit down and wait for Heather to come. He went to get Heather. She came and examined me by touching my stomach. I felt no pains at all. I just felt hot. Heather told me to take a cool shower. She thinks its medicine withdrawal from me taking medicine while on Terra. I had to wait until Kanica was finished with the shower to shower. Heather told me to go to bed. The crystals are glowing. There's enough light for me to write. I don't know where Bruce and Luke are. I'm feeling vibrations like drumming coming from the wall. I think I'll go feel the wall. I felt the wall and the drumming stopped. I felt tired and decided to go to bed.
Yours,
Elizabeth
June 7, 2101
Dear Anne,
I woke up on Bruce's bed. Bruce was sleeping his head on my hand. I moved i
t. He looked at me. He was crying. I asked him what happened. I told him all I remember was there was a drumming vibration from the wall. I touched the wall and felt the earth below me moved to make a hole, which I fell through. Bruce told me he found me gone from the room. He found a hollow area on the dirt ground that suggested I did the hoodlum trick with out the stick. I asked him what the date was. He told me it was June 7. I asked Bruce how I got on the bed. He told me a hoodlum came up from the ground in the cafeteria and with a stick the ground around him became mud revealing me lying in the mud. Bruce told me his father felt for life signs on me and found them. He carried me to my room and left me on Bruce's bed. I have been unconscious for a whole day. I ate some herbs and fish along with apples. I drank water. There's a freshwater river flowing underground the cafeteria. I ate pretty fast. Every body welcomed me back. After eating I went outside and went behind a tree. I had to go. I think I was being watched. I had a creepy feeling of being watched. I don't know why. But it is bothering me. The feeling stayed with me until I entered the cave. Luke asked me what happened in our room. I told him what I told Bruce. Luke was curious too. I can't remember a thing that happened after I fell through the hole. I told everybody what happened and the feeling of being watched when I was outside. Terin confirmed that she had a feeling of being watched too. Tolland thought it was just the Felidaes being peeping toms. I really hope not. I hate peeping toms. Heather made me go to back to bed. Bruce told me to take the lower bunk. I told him I was taking the higher bunk period. Bruce helped me climb up and I snoozed. I woke up someone didn't wake me in time for dinner. I sat up and felt the drumming vibration. A hole formed at the wall on my right. I sprang from the bed nearly spraining my left ankle. The hole closed up. I went to the cafeteria and found the others talking. They stopped talking when they saw me. Heather grabbed me and dragged me to the bathroom. She told me to get my arm checked for gangrene. She wasn't making sense. She helped me take off my coverall that's when I saw blood. I checked my right arm. There was a long cut around my upper right arm like circle or a tattoo. I was bleeding a bit. Heather washed my cut with
