Week 40 - Dear Diary, I think my idol is dead

"I think I was in Year 9 when I wrote this... but I heard you were looking for evidence of Azazel's second fall so here it is"

25/09/2021

Dear Diary,

I think I saw my idol die again.

This school year, my art class has been watching Azazel build their body. My art teacher, Miss Alphonso, has been super excited about it since last year. I could see why. She encouraged us to go see it when we could. And when we couldn’t she’d take photos and show us the progress.

They’ve disappeared before, but I think this might be it.

I keep reading the news, obituaries, flowers and posts and stuff. People wouldn’t be doing that if there was a chance they were alive? Right?

The livestream was a little foggy. But I think I was in math class when it happened, their hands stopped working and they… crashed? Cracked? Fell? It almost looked like they were being turned into clay, or the clay was being turned into flesh. I could’ve sworn that’s what happened, but visual distortion on these streams is not uncommon. Especially since they made it illegal.

Maybe they turned into something else. Sculpted a bug, bird or bat to escape. Like a vampire. Would that mean they finished sculpting earlier? But, surely they would commit to the full year? Right?

I went to class this morning and Miss Alphonso was crying. Azazel meant a lot to her, but she’d never been this emotional over it before. She said to the class something about staying close to your family, keeping in contact with them… something. I don’t think I want to keep in contact with mine. When I finally graduate High school I think I’ll work until I can move out and do what Azazel couldn’t finish.

Talk to you tomorrow,