June 12, 1966
Today I really did not want to get out of bed but, someone had to go to the market. Sometimes I really miss our maid Lin Wu. We had to let her go because if we kept her we would be undermining the working class. I got dressed in the most airy and cool outfit I could find and left for the market on my bike. I picked up some vegetables and fish. Also I got a bag of sweet hard candies that my friends I could share at school. I was riding home when I noticed some people gathered around this old red chest. They were thinking of to destroy it. I wondered why for a small second when I realized that the chest is four olds. I decided to tell them how to destroy it. I went over and I said," Hello. I see your predicament. I think a good way to get rid of that chest is to go to a high spot and then drop it." They decided it was a good idea and tried it. It worked! They were so happy that they told me I was a great supporter of Mao. I felt proud to support Mao.
June 14, 1966
Today at school my friend, Dao Ming, told me she about how much she wanted to be a Red Guard. I told her I wanted to be one too. I admired them so much. In school we learned about communism and we memorized quotes in our Little Red Books. My other friend, Mei-Xing, told me that her house was searched. Then she said she hated the Revolution. I told her not to say that. It was for the better. That encouraged her! When I got home my mother was sitting at the table waiting for me which usually doesn’t happen. She works overnight. What she told me shocked me. My uncle Deshi was arrested. I was so surprised. All night I wondered what he did.
June 17, 1966
It was a Sunday morning and I was looking forward to sleeping in. I was awakened by a loud banging on the front door. My mother was not home. I ran to the door. When I opened the door I saw about four angry Red Guards. I said," Sorry, I was sleeping. Are you looking for someone?" A tall girl stepped forward and said she was her to search the house of the Fang family. That was us. They tore everything apart. Everything was out of order and upside down. It looked like a tornado hit our apartment. What was I going to tell my mama. She already had so much to worry about. I think about all the times I thought about quitting schools to become a monster like the ones who did this to our house. I will never become them. I’m starting to doubt the Revolution like Mei-Xing did a few days ago. But this time I has no good advice to give myself.
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