Kitty Writes Back to Anne

March 28, 2010

Dear Anne,

I'm so sorry I couldn't get back to you for 68 years. When I read your entries to me, I smile. I read them every day. Now, in 2010, your diary is a bestseller. There are books about your book, plays and movies about you. You are a celebrity, Anne!  

I hear about idiots who think your story is a fake. I wish I could walk up to them and knock some sense into them. I'd tell them, "Hey, Anne was my friend. I haven't seen her in 66 years until the Nazis separated us. We knew each other very, very well!"

In the Secret Annex, people look at the place every single day and remember you, your family, Dr. Pffer/Dussel, the van Pelses/van Daans, everyone you knew. We believe in you, and we miss you.

If you were still alive, maybe we'd know you better. Many people wish they did.  Your father, me, your friends-pretty much everyone!

Yours,

Kitty