Monday ,16.10.1978 

​The day like every day. It happened today, after almost five centuries. One dream came true today. I can't describe my feelings... let's start from the beginning. It was a common day but everyone was waiting for the election of the new pope. It`s hard to  believe , but  I waited impatiently for this day. I was excited and a little restless . I hoped that Pole will be the new pope .My whole family wanted it too. At about 7 p.m we waited for an announcement who the new pope was. It was 4:30 p.m. the voting was over. No one knew who was the pope. Deep down I wanted it was our compatriot but I thought it was rather impossible. All the world thought that this pope will be Italian. So I stopped believing it would be different. It was 5 p.m. I waited for the information who was the new Pope. I sat alone in the room. It was 6 p.m. the transmission on TV from St. Peter`s Square. My heart was beating faster and faster. It was 6:18 p.m. I saw white smoke over the Sistine Chapel. It was a sign –We have a new pope! The crowd shouted- “HABEMUS PAPAM! “ Minutes went  by…it was 6:44 p.m. Cardinal Pericle Felici spoke the traditional formula –“ I bring you good tidings of great joy- we have a new pope !Most Reverend Lord and most worthy of the Holy Roman Church , Cardinal Karol Wojtyła , who took himself name John Paul II. I didn`t know what was going on. I started to watch tv. I was shocked. A smile appeared on my face. I was jumping with happiness. No one had expected that the new Pope will be a man from Poland. It was 7:20 p.m. … Our new Pope came out on the basilica balcony to greet the astonished Rome and the whole world. Dreams come true ! I was smiling all the time. No one could destroy  it. Our pope was the youngest of the popes who was selected from ages. Whole Poland was going crazy with pride.

Aleksandra Knap