Why I jumped in front of the car
The only thing I remember that afternoon was Tom's yellow car that he drove to my house. I thought he was going to take me out of this dirty place, but he had other people sitting in his car so my hope was doomed. I couldn’t hold my tears anymore. We are going to move very soon, and those goods days would just disappear like ashes in the air. I want him to save me. I looked at him desperately and he looked at me with an expression that I couldn't interpret. George locked me in the room and told Tom that we are moving west, which is the most desperate things ever!! Oh Tom please don't leave me, I cried out.
That night George got really angry and he started punching my body. I was shivering and didn't have any strength to fight back anymore. I shouted: "Throw me down and beat me, you dirty little coward!", but he was totally crazy and became more furious. It's all over, I thought, it is going to be a tragedy for the rest of my life. I can never get rid of this crazy man no matter what I do! And then I saw the light of the cars in the dark, Tom’s car! He’s back! Take me out of here! This is the last chance in my whole life, I thought, I have to stop him no matter what effort it takes. If I don’t go out and stop the car, I would be killed by George and I can never see Tom again. I ran downstairs and out of the house, and the last thing I saw was…blood.
Myrtle,
ReplyDeleteI never met you, but I am so sorry. I had no idea what was going through my mind in that car. I feel so bad about my mistake that I do not even care that you were seeing Tom. You knew who I was, but I had no idea who you were. I knew Tom was cheating one me, but I wasn't sure who it was with. I was so upset about my own issues that I didn't even notice anyone else. I should not have been driving that night because I was too upset. You sound like a nice person, and I wish we could have met...but not under those circumstances. Again, I am deeply and truly sorry for everything, and I am sorry that you believed Tom was in that car instead. No woman deserves to be treated that way by their husband.
Sincerely, Daisy
Myrtle,
ReplyDeleteI want you to know that while I am touched by your feelings to me, you were never anything more then an affair to me. I was never planning on saving you, and would never even thinking about taking you in. I'm appalled that you even saw me as a savoir, and the fact you thought you could even begin to replace Daisy is absurd. That said, I am still going to avenge your death. As you are now dead, you don't know this, but it was a man named Gatsby who was driving the car and ended up killing you. What is worse, the man ran like a coward! While I have no emotional connection to you, I will avenge your death, because this Gatsby man has been causing trouble in my life. I am sorry what happened to you.
Tom