MY FOURTH READING LOG

Book Title: Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn

PART 1

Wait Till Helen Comes is truly a scary ghost story. Reading it as a young adult, it brings back my childhood inhibition when I fear supernatural beings like ghosts. It also made me terrified about the idea that a spirit can remain, disturb and frighten people’s lives after its human body breathes its last. But the thing that really gave me a chill is the appearance of Helen where Molly, Heather’s stepsister, uttered this line:

“Too frightened to breathe, I saw the glimmer of blue light shape itself into the figure of a girl no bigger than Heather.  She wore a white dress, and her hair, as dark as Heather’s, tumbled in waves down her ack.  Her features were indistinct, her eyes in shadow, but I knew who she was.”

Heather’s revulsion and rebellious attitude toward his step family left me annoyed and disappointed. How can she afford to lie to his father who was the one who raised her after her mother passed away? What if she died because of her paranoia? What if molly didn’t save her when she almost drowned herself? Given the scenario that she really died out of drowning, Will she be happy in the arms of her “so-called ghost friend”, Helen? What about her family? Will they be happy without Heather? With regards to Helen, isn’t she the one to be blamed for all of these tragedies?

Undeniably, the locket which Helen gave to Heather will serve as their connection. Even though, Helen already rested in peace. It will really come to point that the two girls will find each other again, maybe in form of dreams, in the mirror, you know, unexpected stuffs like that.

This story taught me the value of a family. A family must enrich each other’s live by being together and share what each and everyone has, thus making them closer and united so as the saying goes “United we stand, divided we fall” describes best what a family should be. Let me refer a part of the story where Heather tells her father she accidentally started the fire that killed her mother. He understands it wasn't her fault. The family is able to be a true family and get along. Acceptance also plays a role, and its applicable when somebody close to your heart admits his or her mistakes, its not really a big deal giving him or her a second chance.

PART 2

Draw You favorite part of the story

Heart to heart talk of Heather and her 

father.