What was I thinking when I married some so below me as George Wilson? You know what? I don’t think I was thinking at all. Let me tell you, George Wilson is as dumb as a doornail. He never even suspected that something was going on between Tom and I. People tell horror stories of how they almost settled for marrying someone under their own social status, but those horror stories are actually my life. Mrs. McKee always goes on about how she was so close to settling for a man under her but then was saved by a more worthy man of a higher social status. She is lucky. I wish I was in her shoes. Unfortunately, I married George, which is the main difference between Mrs. McKee’s story and mine. She got her happy ending and I didn’t. I did not have to marry George Wilson. I just believed at that time that he was a true gentleman. I thought that he knew about breeding and would get me places. I want luxury and George cannot provide that for me. I was severely mistaken in marrying George Wilson. People think that I used to be crazy about him, but I think I was just crazy in general to go for a man like him. I was never crazy for George. I was as crazy for George Wilson as I would be for someone I just met. I should have used my head! You should not marry a man who has to borrow somebody else’s suit to be married! All I was thinking was that I wanted to get married and that Wilson was just good enough. I should have thought about my future and how George would not be suitable for me or my lifestyle. If I had thought more about my choices, I could have waited for someone more in my social status like Tom.
I am soaring when I am with Tom. Especially when he buys me things. When Tom bought me a dog from the street urchin, I was definitely been the happiest I have ever been. Even though the pooch was not a police dog like I requested,she sure was cute. I didn’t even have a need for a dog. I simply wanted the dog because I saw the man holding them and I decided on a whim that a dog would be great for the apartment. Knowing that when I am with Tom, he can buy me anything at anytime. This makes me so ecstatic! The best part is that Tom is actually willing to buy me anything that I want! He could have bought me 10 puppies if I had wanted! I love Tom because he spends his money on me. I am overjoyed when I am with him. How can one man be so handsome and rich? I must have found the whole package deal that lucky day on the bus. I feel like my best self when I am with Tom Buchanan.
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ReplyDeleteHow can you do this? I married you because I loved you, and I thought you loved me, too. You ruined my life! I still can't believe that the woman I married would toy with my emotions like this. It truly breaks my heart. Yes, I might be a simple man, and I'm a little oblivious sometimes, but if you didn't love me, you should have confronted me instead of having an affair. I thought I could trust you!
George W.