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PROGRESS REPORT 9
Iforgotallabouttheelevator.Then,after,IfoundthestairsandranoutintothestreetandwalkedforalongtimebeforeIwenttomyroom.IneverknewbeforethatJoeandFrankandtheotherslikedtohavemearoundjusttomakefunofme.
NowIknowwhattheymeanwhentheysay"topullaCharlieGordon."
I’mashamed.
Andanotherthing.IdreamedaboutthatgirlEllendancingandrubbingupagainstmeandwhenIwokeupthesheetswerewetandmessy.
April13
Stilldidn’tgobacktoworkatthebakery.ItoldMrs.Flynn,mylandlady,tocallandtellMr.DonnerI’msick.Mrs.Flynnlooksatmelatelylikeshe’sscaredofme.
Ithinkit’sagoodthingaboutfindingouthoweverybodylaughsatme.Ithoughtaboutitalot.It’sbecauseI’msodumbandIdon’tevenknowwhenI’mdoingsomethingdumb.Peoplethinkit’sfunnywhenadumbpersoncan’tdothingsthesamewaytheycan.
Anyway,nowIknowI’mgettingalittlesmartereveryday.Iknowpunctuation,andIcanspellgood.IliketolookupallthehardwordsinthedictionaryandIrememberthem.AndItrytowritetheseprogressreportsverycarefulbutthat’shardtodo.Iamreadingalotnow,andMissKinniansaysIreadveryfast.AndIevenunderstandalotofthethingsI’mreadingabout,andtheystayinmymind.TherearetimeswhenIcanclosemyeyesandthinkofapageanditallcomesbacklikeapicture.
Butotherthingscomeintomyheadtoo.SometimesIclosemyeyesandIseeaclearpicture.
