On October, 5 of August, 1914, I was born. Mother wrote my Father letter after letter,describing me, telling him about me, and saying how much she wished he could be here and see his beautiful daughter, until that day she got a telegram, and her life almost crumbled beneath her fingers.
Surprise, surprise. What did she think was going to happen? He was going to the most dangerous place in battle, he told her that, in one of his letters. He said that there was an 80% chance he would die(This father of mine sounds so reassuring and optimistic). But anyway, my mother fell apart, but she tried with all her might to fix herself so she could look after me properly. In 1919, after the war had depleted, she met Victor Swallows. He is a wealthy aristocrat who lost his leg, but came home safely, and was suddenly a target for marriage and all the young eligible women flocked to his door, (metaphorically and literally, mind you). Anyway, Victor only had eyes for my beautiful Mother.
They married in 1924, and they had a baby in 1925. His name is James, but we call him Jim, and he is just the sweetest little thing. He has brown hair and blue eyes, and thankfully looks more like Mother than his father. Victor is really very displeasing to the eye. Mother probably just married him for the large amount of money he owns, but I don't know. Perhaps, as Nanny says: "love is blind..."
Ugh. Nanny is probably just wishing that someone will be blind enough to fall in love with her. Believe me, she is no sight for sore eyes. In fact, she would make sore eyes explode with agony. I would probably get slapped for saying that. Nanny says I am a bad girl and I have horrible thoughts in my head, but who cares? She can't prove it. I'll definitely never say anything naughty.
I'll definitely never say anything.
Why, Alice, why? Why won't you say anything, ever? Simple. Same reason I only have no friends at school. Same reason I'll never get married or anything like that.
But why, Alice, WHY?
I'm mute.
That answer your burning question?
I'm fine though. just don't say:
"I understand"
