Empathy
Diary entry
by Gerald Croft:
April 2. 1912, Today was supposed to be the
celebration of my engagement with Sheila, but the day turned out to be an
absolute nightmare. Sheila and the rest of the family found out what happened
last summer. I knew I'd have to confess someday. At least before the wedding. I
guess it took revenge on me today. The young woman I had met at that time,
Daisy Renton, was called Eva Smith and she took her own life.... A police
inspector told us this when he came to visit after dinner. I was very shocked
and couldn't believe that Daisy was dead. I had to tell the Birlings
everything. I wasn't responsible for the suicide, but I did a part of it, just
like everyone else in the family. Sheila gave me the ring back and I don't know
how to explain it to my parents. I'll have to think about everything first.
Maybe I'll go somewhere far away from all this chaos…
- 170 words
