My Daughter Monologue

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In a cottage my parents owned, in the time of the middle ages, I was born, but I don’t know if I am happy about my birth. When I was born mother and father seemed worried when I opened my eyes because of my dark red eyes. The doctor did some tests but couldn’t find anything wrong with me, so mother and father seemed truly happy for once. As I grew up, I grew long brown hair, I was named Lilly, and I was learning to read. As I grew and learned, it seemed like mother and father only grew angrier with me. After father came home from a long business trip, he presented mother with a magnificent jewel encrusted necklace. “Oh my! What is this for dear?” Mother squealed with excitement. “My work really paid off …show more content…

I got a few more notes each day until the day I had to leave finally came. I asked Mattie if she would come back with me and she agreed as long as we could stop at a town near my own and talk to her mother. We were able to slip out the back door and get to a carriage without anyone noticing. Mattie allowed the driver to help her up in the carriage, but I saw a huge bump on his neck and his fingers seemed discolored so I just climbed in myself. The inside of the carriage smelled foul, but we needed to go so our carriage left. I was able to tell Mattie about everything that happened in my past and why I was at the estate. “I don’t feel so well.” Mattie said as she rested her head on the side of the carriage. “I admit I too feel a bit sleepy but it’s probably from this bumpy road.” I said …show more content…

When he didn’t stop, I yelled out louder and tried to knock on the roof. I looked over at Mattie and saw that her fingers were discolored and she was starting to get bumps on her like the driver had. I knew what it was, it was the plague. I felt myself getting weary and I soon lost consciousness. When I woke, I found Mattie dead with signs of the plague everywhere on her and that the carriage had been stopped. “Mattie don’t leave me too…please…please don’t leave me alone!” I knew I couldn’t touch her because then I too could die. I climbed out of the carriage only to find that the driver had fallen out of his seat with the carriage wheel on top of him with the signs of the “black death”. I freed one of the two horses and kept the other one so I could ride back. My ride back was nothing but thinking of everything that had just happened. I decided to go to Mattie’s mother and tell her about what had happened and that she should warn people about the “black death.” After I rode back from Mattie’s mother’s home I sent the information to the queen. I went to my home to now stay isolated with my thoughts and away from the plague accompanying me until I was called back to serve the queen

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