TKAM Journal#5

character: Scout
As soon as I saw aunt Alexandra sitting in the front porch of my house I got this feeling. It wasn't a good one. Its not that I don't like her but I just can't get along with her. Who knows maybe I do dislike her a little bit. Jem has the same feeling.
When I found out aunt Alexandra was going stay with us for a “while” to be honest I didn't really like the idea. She was staying with us so she can give me “feminine influence”. She says that since I'm growing u she needs to be around. So I can grow into being an actual girl. She says that soon I will be interested in girl stuff. Such as boys and clothing. Never!
However, I for sure dislike aunt Alexandra. She has so much ride for her or our last name. A Finch. I guess she told my father to lecture us on our family ancestry because he started talking about it. By the way ever since aunt Alexandra came my dad has changed. His attitude and everything I don't like that.
I remembered how I asked Calpurnia what rape was and she said to ask my dad. Then I tell my dad how Calpurnia took Jem and I to church on Sunday and asked him If I can go again. Aunt Alexandra refuses but I did not even ask her. Later that night Jem tells me to stop being so rude with aunt Alexandra. I don't like it when Jem tries to tell me what to do or not to do. I got so mad and attacked him. But, of course my dad comes in and breaks it up and sends us off to bed.
Suddenly that night I discovered something under my bed. Dill! He was under my bed. He said that he ran away from home because his mom and dad don't pay any attention to him. Jem goes down stairs and tells Atticus. He then orders me to bring him food. While my dad goes and tells dill's aunt Rachel that he is here. He hops into Jem's bed and sleeps.
A week later someone is at the door at night I don't know who. Then my dad goes somewhere. Jem tells me that aunt Alexandra and dad have been arguing about his trial. He then sneaks out and follows dad and dill and I follow along. We follow him to were he is going. I see him from a distance reading the news paper in Maycomb jail. My brother then insisted that we shall go home and not disturb my dad. But I wanted to stay. I wanted to know what was going on.
Suddenly a car stops and four guys get out. I realized that these were the guys that were at the door really late. I decided to stop hiding. Jem and dill do the same and stop hiding. My dad then orders us to go home. Jem refused so did I. I didn't want to go home. What if these men hurt my dad. I just stayed along with Jem and Dill. I then realize that one of these guys is Mr. Walter Cunningham. The dad of Walter Cunningham in my class. This has been the weirdest day ever.