I could not believe my eyes when
I saw Myrtle’s lifeless, bruised, bloody body. She was so charismatic and
alluring before, and now she looked terrible. It actually hurt. I had not
thought that losing her would hurt me so bad, but it had. My heart physically
hurt, and I did not know what to do. I would have started crying had Nick and
Jordan not been there. Myrtle was fun and amazing to be with. She was
everything that Daisy was not. Daisy was great and beautiful, but Myrtle was
more like me. She was feisty and curvy, and I loved every little thing about
her. I really did like her, she did not deserve this. When George started yelling about the yellow car and how it was my car, I
got so damn angry! I knew who had hit her, but I had to control my anger.
Jordan and Nick both knew too now, and their faces went as pale as snow. I pulled George to the side and whispered
something in his ears so Nick and Jordan would not hear. There was so much
going on and I had no idea what to do. Gatsby was off with my wife, although I
knew she was not going to do anything after he had lost his temper, and my Myrtle
was dead. I honestly lost a piece of me I would not get back when I lost
Myrtle. I knew Myrtle was never going to be anything more than an affair to me,
but she thought otherwise. Daisy would always be my wife and the only girl that
I would ever truly, truly love. She was just too perfect to give up. It hurts
to know Myrtle thought that it was me that did not stop for her when she died. She only wanted to get away from George. It feels like my fault that she died, but it was just stupid Gatsby! God, he
ruined everything! He had what was coming for him. I can only hope that Myrtle
is happy wherever she is now. She is finally free of George and that is the
best thing I could ever wish for her.
Dearest Tom, just as you said it hurts you to see me dead, it too hurts me to hear you say that I was nothing more than an affair. It hurts more to hear that you never loved me. All this time and you only “liked me.” I don’t understand why you did all the things you did if you didn’t even love me. You knew you were my only escape, and yet I was yours for only a little while to have fun before you went back to your little posh lifestyle with Daisy. She was having an affair too, and I’m sure she loves him. I can’t believe I had to find this out under these circumstances. Even though you may not love me, I want you to know I still love you and thank you for allowing me to get away from my life with George for a little while.
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