Part 6 Summary

The narrator begins her second diary with claims about how happy she is and about how good it feels to be at home. She refers to the joy of seeing her grandparents, who are due to arrive for a visit in a few days time. She also has a conversation with her younger brother, Tim, in which she tells him about some of her history and urges him to avoid drugs at all costs. She comes out of that conversation with a new respect for her brother, his perspective, and his wisdom.

For several months, the narrator lives a double life. At school, she struggles to stay clear of the drug-using crowd, who refuse to accept that she's trying to stay clean, and with increasing resentment and violence try to get her back into the crowd. Their ringleader, Jan, is particularly vindictive, especially...