ANNE'SBESTFRIEND 　　Doyouwantafriendwhomyoucouldtelleverythingto,likeyourdeepestfeelingsandthoughts?Orareyouafraidthatyourfriendwouldlaughatyou,orwouldnotunderstandwhatyouaregoingthrough?AnneFrankwantedthefirstkind,soshemadeherdiaryherbestfriend. 　　AnnelivedinAmsterdamintheNetherlandsduringWorldWarII.HerfamilywasJewishsotheyhadtohideortheywouldbecaughbyGermanNazis.Sheandhefamilyhidawayfornearlytwenty-fivemonthsbeforetheywerediscovered.Duringthattimetheonlyturefriendwasherdiary.Shesaid,"Idon'twanttosetdownaseriesoffactsinadiaryasmostpeopledo,butIwantthisdiaryitsefttobeemyfriend,andIshallcallmyfriendKitty."NowreadhowshefeltafterbeinginthehidingplacesinceJuly1942. 　　Thursday15thJune,1944 　　DearKilly, 　　Iwonderifit'sbecauseIhaven'tbeenabletobeoutdoorsforsolongthatI'vegrownsocrazyabouteverythingtodowithnature.Icanwellremeberthattherewasatimewhenadeepbluesky,thesongofthebirds,moonlightandflowerscouldneverhavekeptmespellbould.That'schangedsinceIwashere. 　　...Forexample,oneeveningwhenitwassowarm,Istayedawakeonpurposeuntilhalfpasteleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.Butasthemoongavefartoomuchlight,Ididn'tdareopenawindow.Anothertimefivemonthsago,Ihappenedtobeupstairsatdarkwhenthewindowwasopen.Ididn'tgodownstairsuntilthewindowhadtobeshut.Thedark,rainyevening,thewind,thethunderingcloudsheldmeentirelyintheirpower;itwasthefirsttimeinayearandahalfthatI'dseenthenightfacetoface... 　　...sadly...Iamonlyabletolookatnaturethoughtditlycurtainshangingbrforeverydustywindows.It'snopleasurelookingthoughttheseanylongerbecausenatureisonethingthatreallymustbeexperienced. 　　Yours, 　　Anne