Jake' Journal: The Riverdale Series Companion

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Jake’s Journal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jake’s Journal – The Riverdale Series – Book 3.5

Dear Reader,

Dear Diary,

Yo, what’s up it’s me Jake,

Dear Cancer,

Dear Reader, (I’m running out of ideas and refuse to a use diary)

Dear Dr. Capernick and the Staff of Riverdale Memorial Hospital,

Dear Dad,

My Bucket List:

Dear Cara,

Dear God,

Dear Corinne,

Dear Jimmy,

Dear Whoever Reads These Things, ( I really hope I don’t drop dead and some smartass publishes this shit)

Dear Sam,

Dear Ava,

Dear Mom,

Dear Luke,

Dear Pete,

Dear Principal Willis,

Dear Father Gallo,

Dear Nick,

Dear Cara,

Dear Cara,

Dear Cara,

Dear Cara,

Dear Cara I Finally nailed it! ( I bet you thought I was going to say you and not it!)

Dear Sam and Luke,

Dear Mailman,

Dear Nick, you dirty dog!

Dear Luke My Match,

Dear My Beloved Family,

Dear Nick A.K.A Sam’s Chaperone,

Dear Cara,

Dear Mr. Responsible A.K.A. Luke,

Dear Cara’s Mouth,

Dear Cara my Sleeping Beauty,

Dear Cara,

Dear Cara the hair stylist,

Dear Cara my hazel eyed honey,

Dear Cara Sexy as Sin Fiancé,

Dear Luckiest Man in the World,

Dear child with the hazel eyes,

Dear Cara the Love of my Life,

Dear Luke, (It’s game day)

Copyright page

 

Jake’s Journal – The Riverdale Series – Book 3.5

 

In honor of the one year Anniversary of the series, you can now read Jake's Journal.
If someone would’ve told Jake Lanza he would have ever kept a journal, he probably would’ve laughed in their face. Journals were for females. His sister had a journal. He would know, being as he stole it once and read all her deepest darkest teenage secrets. Yet, to his surprise when Nick gifted him a blank journal, he decided to give it a try.
Dear Diary,
Fuck. That don’t sound right. In fact, it sounds kind of gay. Why don’t these books come with instructions? You know what? Fuck this.
Jake
(Because I think I’m supposed to sign my name)
During the most the darkest days and most trying times, Jake used his journal to expose the deepest thoughts he wouldn’t allow himself to say out loud. In this journal, you will read the thoughts of a man fighting for his life. Read his letters to Cara as he pours out his heart and soul to her, through his works and drawings he wished to create. Discover the plans he had for his loved ones and the promises he left behind. Enjoy the legacy Jake Lanza left behind.  

 

 
Dear Reader,

 

Thank you for taking the time to read The Riverdale Series. I can’t believe it’s been one year since I first published Pieces. It has been such an amazing journey. I am so thankful to everyone who has taken the time to read these books and promote them. The Lanza’s will forever hold a special place in my heart, especially Jake.

I missed the Lanza clan and am very grateful for the opportunity to bring you Jake’s Journal. This companion piece to the series is meant to be a realistic journal. There is no right or wrong way to write a journal so please keep that in mind when you read. I tried to put myself in Jake’s shoes. I tried to get inside his head and write these entries as true to the character as possible. You may find errors and the grammar will not be on point and that is because Jake wasn’t thinking about punctuation when he was dying. He picked up the pen and wrote down the words that he was too afraid to speak out loud.

With that being said, enjoy Jake’s story one last time.

 

Thank you,

Janine Infante- Bosco

 

 

 

 

 
Dear Diary,

 

 

Fuck. That don’t sound right. In fact, it sounds kind of gay. Why don’t these books come with instructions? You know what? Fuck this.

 

Jake

(Because I think, I’m supposed to sign my name)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yo, what’s up it’s me Jake,

 

 

For fuck’s sake that don’t sound right either. I’d give my left nut to see what Nick’s journal looked like. I’d ask the son of a bitch how he ever used one of these but I wouldn’t want to offend him. After all, I kind of owe him a pass. So what if he wrote in a diary? To each his own but I don’t think I will be able to get the hang of this shit.

 

Peace out diary!

Jake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Cancer,

 

Fuck you! Fuck you hard!

 

That’s all,

Jake

 

 

 
Dear Reader, (I’m running out of ideas and refuse to a use diary)

 

So after the last entry, I started to think a lot about the memories I hold near and dear to my heart. Before you say a word, I’m blaming the sentimental bitch in me on the cancer, because why the fuck not?

Anyway, my dad used to have this pocket watch. His dad had given it to him right before he passed away. I was just a kid when my grandfather died but I remember that watch. I loved it so much. I never could explain my infatuation with the watch. Maybe it was because it wasn’t a traditional wristband watch. You know me I’m not really a traditional kind of guy. Back to the watch, it looked a bit like the sketch I drew on the previous page. Excuse me if it’s not perfect, I hate when my work isn’t on point, but it’s been a while since I’ve seen the watch.

I wonder now as I stare at the drawing that came to me in the late hours of the night, if my obsession with the watch was foreshadowing that my time here on Earth would be cut short? You know as if to say the clock is ticking or that I’m running out of time?

 

Yours Truly,

The random thoughts inside Jake Lanza’s head

 

 

Dear Dr. Capernick and the Staff of Riverdale Memorial Hospital,

 

I want to start this off by saying, I’ve always hated going to the doctor. It was nothing against the doctor or the office I just hated it. One might say I have no patience but you have to admit the whole routine of a doctor’s visit is a goddamn pain in the ass. I mean, doesn’t it ruffle your feathers too when you, the doctor, or the nurse, have to actually see a doctor? If I live, I’m going to fight diligently to change the way a doctor’s visit operates.

There will be no waiting for an hour, even when you have an appointment. In fact, I think we the patients should be called in five minutes before said scheduled appointment. There shall be absolutely no waiting for the doctor once you are in the exam room, no sir. Instead, the doctor will be waiting in the room for the patient offering them a snack. In a perfect world, a visit to the doctor would be a welcoming experience and not a dreaded one. Then again, in a perfect world, I wouldn’t be writing to you as my body is riddled with cancer. I guess there is no such thing as a perfect anything. Still, maybe you can tweak the whole doctor’s visit thing? I mean at least try to offer snacks.

I’m really not writing this letter to bust your balls, pardon my filthy mouth, but you’ve been caring for me for a couple of weeks now, you’ve heard me say worse. I’m writing because there are things I’d like to get off my chest and maybe I’m too proud to say them out loud. I want to thank you for taking such good care of me. I know I am not the ideal patient and that my case is a perplexing one, but still you greet me and my illness each day with optimism and compassion.

There are days when I don’t feel like smiling, days that I feel sorry for myself and ask why me? Never out loud, though. I can’t bring myself to speak the words of pity, especially in front of Cara and my family. On those days, when the reality of being sick is too much, you see it; you see it in my eyes. I know this because as you are preparing me for my dose of chemo and you’re trying to find my veins for the I.V., you joke around with me. You dig deep into me, peeling away the layers of sorrow, and resurrect my spirit. You remind me that I’m a fighter and that with your knowledge and help I just might beat this.

I came into your office after I had been diagnosed with Stage Four Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and asked you to save my life. I didn’t know at the time I was asking you to play God. I didn’t know the extent of my illness. I knew that stage four of any kind of cancer was bad, real bad. I didn’t have much hope and pretty much had thought I was destined to meet my maker.

Yet, you had hope. You had determination. You and your entire staff were completely on board to kick this cancer in the ass. Here I was a stranger to you, and you were vowing to do everything in your power to help me. How could I not fight for my life if you all were willing to without hesitation? You didn’t sugarcoat anything and make false promises. You were brutally honest, told me the facts, but you were going to do whatever it took until there was nothing left to do.

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