WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1942
Dearest Kitty,
Until today I holy couldnt find the time to write you. I was with friends all day Thursday, we had pany on Friday, and thats how it went until today.
Hello and I have gotten to know each other very well this past week, aold me a lot about his life. He es from Gelsenkir and is living with his grandparents. His parents are in Belgium, but theres no way he get there. Hello used to have a girlfriend named Ursula. I know her too. Shes perfectly sweet and perfectly b. Ever since he met me, Hello has realized that hes been falling asleep at Ursuls side. So Im kind of a pep tonic. You never know what yood for!
Jacque spent Saturday night here. Sunday afternoon she was at Hannelis, and I was bored stiff.
Hello was supposed to e over that evening, but he called around six. I answered the phone, and he said, "This is Helmuth Silberberg. May I please speak to Anne?"
"Oh, Hello. This is Anne.」
"Oh, hi, Anne. How are you?" 「
"Fihanks.」
"I just wao say Im sorry but I t e tonight, though I would like to have a word with you. Is it all right if I e by and pick you up in about ten minutes "Yes, thats fine. Bye-bye!」
"Okay, Ill be right over. Bye-bye!」
I hung up, quickly ged my clothes and fixed my hair. I was so nervous I leaned out the window to watch for him. He finally showed up. Mirairacles, I didnt rush dowairs, but waited quietly until he rang the bell. I went down to open the door, a right to the point.
"Anne, my grandmother thinks youre too young for me to be seeing you on a regular basis. She says I should be going to the Lowenbachs, but you probably know that Im not going out with Ursul anymore.」
"No, I didnt know. What happened? Did you two have a fight?」
"No, nothing like that. I told Ursul that we werent suited to each other and so it was better for us not to go together anymore, but that she was wele at my house and I hoped I would be wele at hers. Actually, I thought Ursul was hanging around with another boy, and I treated her as if she were. But that wasnt true. And then my uncle said I should apologize to her, but of course I didnt feel like it, and thats why I broke up with her. But that was just one of the reasons.
"Now my grandmother wants me to see Ursul and not you, but I dont agree and Im not going to. Sometimes old people have really old-fashioned ideas, but that doesnt mean I have to go along with them. I need my grandparents, but in a certain sehey need me too. From now on Ill be free on Wednesday evenings. You see, my grandparents made me sign up for a wood-carving class, but actually I go to a club anized by the Zionists. My grandparents dont wao go, because theyre anti-Zionists. Im not a fanatic Zionist, but it is me. Anyway, its been such a mess lately that Im planning to quit. So Wednesday will be my last meeting.
That means I see you Wednesday evening, Saturday afternoon, Saturday evening, Sunday afternoon and maybe even more."
"But if yrandparents dont want you to, you? shouldnt go behind their backs.」
"Alls fair in love and war.」
Just then we passed Blankevoorts Bookstore and there eter Schiff with two other boys; it was the first time hed said hello to me in ages, and it really made me feel good.
Monday evening Hello came over to meet Father and Mother. I had bought a cake and some dy, and we had tea and cookies, the works, but her Hello nor I felt like sit