Amanda5c+Winnie's+journal

//Dear Diary, I finally did what I wanted to do for a long time.I ran away from home,and now I'm with the Tuck family. The day before I ran away from home, I saw a man in the yellow suit.The first thing I saw at the woods, was the toad I saw from the day before. Then, I saw a handsome boy,who's name was Jesse. Later on, when we started talking to each other,I saw him drink the water from the spring. I told him that I wanted to drink the water, too.Then, his face suddenly got serious. His mother and brother came and kidnapped me.I figured that the kidnapper was as startled as I was. Along the way, I saw the man in the yellow suit again.They took me far away,and told me that they would take me home tomarrow.When we got far enough so that no one can see us, the Tucks told me a story about the spring,and why I'm not allowed to drink it.The story was amazing,but unbelievable.I got used to the Tucks,and I let them take me home for a day,although I didn't want to.When we arrived at the Tuck's house,Jesse and Miles ran into the small lake.Then,I met Mr.Tuck. I guess he likes me, because he smiled at me when he saw me. When I saw their house,I was amazed of how very different it was to my own house. Their house was in dissarry. On the other hand my house was completly the opposite of theirs. I began to feel uncomfortable,while we were eating dinner. I told them that I wanted to go home. However, they didn't bring me home, because they had more to explain. Mr.Tuck took me to the pond. He explained to me that life is like a wheel,and that if I drink the spring,the wheel would not go on,like the Tucks.However,I bursted out to him that I didn't want to die.No longer after that, Miles announced to us that the horse was stolen.Then we went inside the house because there was nothing we could do now, but go to bed.However, I couldn't go to bed.All the Tucks-except for Miles came to check on me.I was so touched when Jesse told me his plan,it was to wait for six years and get married,then drink the spring.That was what cheered me up, because I was so worried being with strangers.My face was burning bright red, and I couldn't say anything. I kept on thinking about the man in the yellow suit,and thinking of him telling my family where I am, and helping them find me.The next day,I woke up early.I thought it was Jesse, when I heard someone coming down. Again, I blushed from the thought of what he had told me yesterday. However, it was Miles, and he asked me if I would like to go fishing again. It was my first time fishing.Miles told me about his childeren. He said that he didn't make his family drink the spring, because the kids were about the same age as he was, and his wife was about forty. And Angus disagreed to that anyway. When I caught the fish, Miles helped me pull it up. I didn't let him kill the fish, because I felt bad for it and it looked discusting. When Miles and I went inside the house, the whole family ate flackjacks again for breakfast. Except for Jesse, he came down late.While we were eating, we heard a knock on the door.We all froze,and stopped eating.Mae went to get the door.It was the man in the yellow suit who was standing infront of the door.He said that he came to take me home.I was so creeped out that I hid.The yellow man made me mad by saying all sorts of selfish things like selling the water to only "special" people for a lot of money that he's going to keep. Tuck was furious and Mae was petrified that her face was pale.The man in the yellow suit and Tuck kept arguing but finally the man in the yellow suit grabbed my hand and dragged me to Tuck's horse. I struggled to get free but he was not letting go. Mae threw the shotgun and it hit the man's head. He fell down and was motionless. Tuck was staring in amazement while the constable came and kept asking questions. I finally had to say that I wasn't kidnapped and that I came there by choice. So the constable believed me and was cool about it. I finally got home, and ma was weeping,pa was speechless, and granny was hugging me. We went inside the house and my family trie to comfort me. I took a bath, and later went to bed. However, I couldn't sleep. My thoughts were swirling around me. If the man in the yellow suit dies, Mae would have to be hung. I had to do something. When I heard a knock on the door, I crept out and overheard the constable talking. He announced that the man in the yellow suit had died. I went back to bed and fell asleep. The next day, I went out side and saw the toad again. I saw him across the road, and saw that he was dry as sand paper. I asked granny for a bowl of water to spray it onto the toad. She came to the toad with me, incase I might run away again.But when I got there, the toad hopped away.I poured the water on the ground. After my grandmother went away, I saw Jesse. Oh how glad I was to see him again! He had come to tell me the plan Miles came up with to save Mae. He told me about the plan, and at last, he gave me the water from the spring, for me to drink when I turn 17.Another day is passing by, and there's nothing to do but wait on this boiling day. I couldn't stop thinking about the plan of saving Mae.I waited and waited, which seemed like forever till it was time to sneak outside. I sat on my bed, three hours before midnight, thinking about the Tucks. I still couldn't believe the Tucks could live forever. They couldn't. And if it wasn't true, and Mae had to be hung, this made me force myself to help them. Heaps of things realated to the Tucks came into my mind and I slowly fell asleep. When I woke up, I went outside my room,and looked at the clock. I could barely see that it was midnight in the dark hall. It was so easy for me to get out of my house. When I went outside, I saw Jesse. Neither of us said nothing. Jesse clutched my hand, and I ran after him. Soon, I saw Mr. Tuck and Miles. Still, no one anything. Miles stood on the box and oiled the glass of the jailhouse. Then, he loosened the nails one by one. The thunder and the lightening petrified me. When Miles pulled out the glass, I saw Mae climbing out of the empty glass frame. I was concerned that Mae couldn't come out, but she did it. Then, after she came down to the ground, one by one, everyone hugged and kissed me on the cheek. I hugged and kissed them back, too. When it was Jesse's turn to say bye, he said 'remenber', which he ment about the spring. Miles lifted me up, and I went into the jailhouse. Then, when the music from the music box faded away, the Tucks were gone.Now, I'm writting this diary, and my memories with the Tucks still remain clear, as if it had all happened just now. I remember when the constable opened the jail door and the expression on his face when he saw me. The expression was mixed with shock and anger. I guess my punishment wasn't as bad as what I had done. There were more rules to follow but since school was starting next year, it really wouldn't matter. When I went out, I saw my toad. He was about to get eaten by a dog but luckily for him, I shooed the dog away. I didn't want the toad to be killed so with the spring water I got from Jesse, I poured it all over the toad.//