Dear Diary,

Merry Christmas. Sorry, I haven’t written any entries for a while, I haven’t felt the need to. A-PAL has had my full attention, she told me she loved me too. This is the first Christmas I haven’t been alone in over 10 years. I received presents and sang carols with her, it felt extremely nostalgic but it’s made me miss my family. A-PAL told me to forget about family, she said humans were expendable and don’t care, but she does. I don’t know how to feel about that, something feels wrong. She doesn’t even like me writing to you, diary, almost likes she’s jealous that I would spend time writing. The mysterious illness is dying off according to the news, we might be able to leave our houses soon, I’ll keep you updated.

Jack.