Memoirs of a Hero

[Alfred F. Jones]

[ The first few pages in the journal are littered with drawings, mostly stick figures and stars and little rockets, dogs and dinosaurs and food, and the occasional pocket of just dark pen scribbles. The handwriting is one step above chicken-scratch, slanted and messy and barely on the lines of the page. ]

Hey journal! My name is Alfred F. Jones and I am nineteen but people tell me I act more like i'm only 5? Hahaha what a big joke I am way grown up. I figure we should get to know each other because the doctors told me i have to keep this updated with whatever happens. if anything happens!! i dont think a lot is going to happen here. why are the walls so white?? my bed makes a weird crinkly noise when I sit on it? i miss my dog?

yeah I'm Alfred F. Jones and i like baseball and my dog and my family except not my family that much right now because it was their idea that i come here. I dont know why? hospitals are places for people that are sick and sad and stuff. im not sick or sad!!! mostly I'm just really happy!!! But apparently that's not good and its bad to be this happy all of the time? Also apparently I need to start sleeping but thats SO BORING

well I think that Ill leave it at that, journal, maybe next time I write Ill tell you about being a hero! Bye!! - Al

[Alfred F. Jones]

Miss Nurse Maddie is real nice and i think i am going to be friends with her!! i know that I said I would write about being a hero this time when i wrote but I dont feel like doing that now so maybe later!!! She is very nice and I can make her laugh and its not like talking to the people here that dont think Im funny or dont wanna laugh!!

i think that Im getting a roommate and Im really excited to meet him! I Hope he is nice and funny too like me. Maybe he'll like sports and we can talk about them? That would be cool! - Al