Lucille Monologue
I decided it's time. I stepped foot outside, breathed the cool air and started walking . . . It's been aver a week. I'm weak and frail. I was walking down a street, I have never heard of. I saw a place called, Cooks Coffeehouse, weird, I heard this name somewhere before. I look through the window and decide to open the door. I stepped in and spotted a girl my age, maybe, she walks over to me and asks me if i'm ok. She takes me back to the kitchen, and she told me her name was Mattie. She soon learned mine, Margaret, also known as Maggie.
“What happened to you,” Mattie insisted I tell her. “Where is your family?” Mattie gave me a long stare, waiting for a reply.
“Well,” I hesitated, not sure if I should tell her, “I left home because my mother …show more content…
Mattie goes downstairs to get the tea and Lucille calls me over, “Maggie, I have a secret to tell you.” By now, I thought she had gotten dizzy. Her eyes were yellow and so was her face. Lucille talks in a slurry, unstable voice.
“Whatever you do, take care of Mattie.” Lucille is taking lazily and stopping between words.
“Why? You're going to be okay, right?” I wasn't ready. Wasn't ready to tell Mattie what would happen. Wasn't ready to tell Mattie the truth. Lucille had been sick for just 2 days and she already needs a doctor? It was just a cough, wasn't …show more content…
You're mother has yellow fever!” The doctor arrived a few minutes ago and already figured out her illness. Yellow fever. The ugliest fever of all times. Here, in Pennsylvania. Could it be? No. Right? Mattie nudged me and I finally started to pay attention.
“Although it's only been 2 days since she started feeling sick, this fever has to be treated right away. I'm sorry, it may be too late.
A few hours later, someone arrived to take Lucille to a hospital. Mattie wanted to go but was held back by Eliza.
“Mattie,” I started. “There's something I need to tell you. I, uh, oh nevermind.” I was going to tell her the truth but couldn't get the words out.
“What? Spit it out! I'm not a child! I can handle whatever you have to say . . . Even if you were going to say. To say . . . She's dead!” Mattie ran to the kitchen. Eliza and I gave her a few minutes before we go talk to her.
“Mattie i'm sorry, but, if, you know, Mother passes, then-” Mattie's eyes lit up.
“Mother? Did you just say mother?” Mattie was suspicious.
“Yep I did!” I hoped Mattie was catching on.
“So you're telling me that-” Mattie practically
“What happened to you,” Mattie insisted I tell her. “Where is your family?” Mattie gave me a long stare, waiting for a reply.
“Well,” I hesitated, not sure if I should tell her, “I left home because my mother …show more content…
Mattie goes downstairs to get the tea and Lucille calls me over, “Maggie, I have a secret to tell you.” By now, I thought she had gotten dizzy. Her eyes were yellow and so was her face. Lucille talks in a slurry, unstable voice.
“Whatever you do, take care of Mattie.” Lucille is taking lazily and stopping between words.
“Why? You're going to be okay, right?” I wasn't ready. Wasn't ready to tell Mattie what would happen. Wasn't ready to tell Mattie the truth. Lucille had been sick for just 2 days and she already needs a doctor? It was just a cough, wasn't …show more content…
You're mother has yellow fever!” The doctor arrived a few minutes ago and already figured out her illness. Yellow fever. The ugliest fever of all times. Here, in Pennsylvania. Could it be? No. Right? Mattie nudged me and I finally started to pay attention.
“Although it's only been 2 days since she started feeling sick, this fever has to be treated right away. I'm sorry, it may be too late.
A few hours later, someone arrived to take Lucille to a hospital. Mattie wanted to go but was held back by Eliza.
“Mattie,” I started. “There's something I need to tell you. I, uh, oh nevermind.” I was going to tell her the truth but couldn't get the words out.
“What? Spit it out! I'm not a child! I can handle whatever you have to say . . . Even if you were going to say. To say . . . She's dead!” Mattie ran to the kitchen. Eliza and I gave her a few minutes before we go talk to her.
“Mattie i'm sorry, but, if, you know, Mother passes, then-” Mattie's eyes lit up.
“Mother? Did you just say mother?” Mattie was suspicious.
“Yep I did!” I hoped Mattie was catching on.
“So you're telling me that-” Mattie practically