Entry #5

I brought Gretchen to the Junior-Senior prom for Central. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw her! She looked like a completely different person. The gang was really nice to her too, it was great. In the middle of the dance Steve asked me, "Are you in love with Gretchen?" and I responded, "No.", then he asked, "Then would it be alright if I asked her out?". I responded with a "Yeah sure...". Then the trial started. The first couple days I stated what happened and all. Then, Gretchen's mother started saying "There was a baby, there was a baby, there was a baby" over and over. Then she pointed at Lutterman and said "It was HIS baby!". He stood up and said "Son of Satan!" and came after me. He grabbed me by the throat. I was scared for my life! I thought I was going to die or something! The next day Mrs. Lutterman took the stand and told the story, and thankfully Otto Lutterman got sent to the Stillwater Penitentiary. I have never felt so relieved in my life. Oh I also ran into McCluskey's dog! He found a nice home with a sweet old lady. Now his name is Ambrose, after her late husband. I think he's doing really well, he needed someone to love him. I also had a eureka moment, or something. I remembered what Pastor Ostrum said about love, "love isn't a warm feeling, something that just happens to you, but a decision you make, something you do.". Maybe it wasn't Lola I'd loved through thick and thin...but Gretchen.

I added a picture of the penitentiary in Stillwater, a place that I hope Otto won't get out of for a very very long time.

Entry #4

Holy mackerel. You won't believe what happened. I got him. I got Otto Lutterman. I went through with my plan and he got pinned for what I did! I can't believe it. When the police questioned the family, Gretchen even told them about the baby. Except they couldn't find him... Also, I saved Gretchen's life without even knowing it. I just told Sally to give Gretchen the Nut Goodie and Gretchen changed her mind about ending her life. This is what she told me when she came to visit "I couldn't believe it, it was like a note from you coming out of the sky, telling me not to give up, that you were still going to help me." Except Gretchen might not testify against her father, cause she's too scared of him. I tried calling Lola. Her mom picked up and said that I can't call her anymore. I found her and tried to convince her to meet me at midnight but she insisted she couldn't and left, oh and she's back with Tom. Tom will never love her like I did. I visited the Runner too! Turns out it was all a game for him, he enjoyed chasing us and the thrill of it all. I was really surprised when I found out. After she told me they didn't have kids I said "Now you do". I helped around their house, like carrying boxes. The next day Gretchen and I started heading up to Fergus Falls to visit Helga. She told me that Little Jacob's going to heaven so she'll never see him again cause she's going to hell. THEN she told me that she was the one who gave birth! Not Helga! Wowie zowie I didn't even know what to say. I knew I had to still be there for her. She asked me to tell the court that I saw the baby...I'm their only other proof...and letting Otto Lutterman go without a scratch isn't a possibility either. The things I do sometimes...

Entry #3

My life has been very topsy-turvy lately! Gad, dad's angry about having to become a bus driver, Sally and Jerry are having relationship problems, Steve almost jumped off the bridge, I almost got away with baby Jacob, Lola and I finally exchanged our "I love you's", I got jumped by Otto Lutterman, I got arrested because Sid caught me stealing alcohol and my father died. Holy moly, life has been crazy.

Entry #2

My life seems to get more depressing every day. Life decided to just take a change of course or something. Everything was all fine and dandy one day then the next I'm sitting at home, on new years eve, playing rummy with my sister. I have never felt so bummed. I still can't believe I said that to Lola...How embarrassing. I pretty much layed all the cards on the table at that point, telling her "You don't know anything! You don't even know when someone is in love with you!" Gad...Sitting at home while I could be at a party at Tom's...but I don't think i'd be able to face her. Well if this isn't unfortunate I don't know what is.

Entry #1

Gad, today I gave Gretchen a candy bar for Christmas. Her face lit up like a lightbulb or something. I'm really worried about her...I wish I could help her, I really do. I was so close to telling the social worker at school, but I didn't. When she told me about her dream I didn't even know what to say. What would you say if someone said, "I had a dream you killed my father...You ran over him in the grocery truck when he was chasing me, and when I woke up I cried because I wanted it to be true so badly, and I know God will punish me for wanting it to be true". It breaks my heart even more thinking that there's nothing I can do about it. A poor, helpless girl like her shouldn't go throughhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5yubFAkySwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5yubFAkySw. Jeez, the amount of courage she has blows me away. I try and be positive and cheer her up with little things like the Nut Goodie I gave her. And her smile...It hit me. It's like she was a completely different person for a minute there. If she could be that happy, smiling girl I've seen...who knows what would happen.

At the dance, none of the guys knew how to dance...So the girls just did the lindy hop together. Here's a video for all you guys who dont know how to dance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5yubFAkySw

Character Profile

Hey guys, I'm Cal Grant. I live in St. Paul, Minnesota and go to Central High School. I play football and basketball. I've got a pretty normal family, I'd say. Mother, father and sister. My dad's an intimidating guy. He's the broody, stern, norwegian type but deep down he's caring. Gad, whenever we come home with any sort of injury he'll just tell us to "spit on it". After the war, he immersed himself in work. Which happens to be operating streetcars. I swear, he's married to them or something. If he found out that I want a car he'd go crazy. My mom, on the other hand, has a soft heart and is very thoughtful. She's surprisingly good at ignoring people too. She's always worried about what dad thinks about things. Last but not least is my sister Peggy. Unlike the rest of us, she's a very open person. Jeez, does she have guts. She'll say whatever's on her mind. She's the peace maker of the family. I mean, I love my family and all but it's embarassing having a streetcar driver as a dad. I also have this thing, where I need to help the less fortunate. It doesn't matter if it's an animal or an actual person... I just need to.