The Life of Pearl
Today was a weird day. We finally left that disgusting place. Mother and I rarely pass that rose bush near the door, but today we did, and we didn’t come back. We moved out to this small cottage on the outskirts of town, which is good because I don’t care for anyone in the town. I don’t know why everyone in the town is so mean. It is like we cannot even go for a walk through the town without being heckled at by everyone, including the elderly and even other children. Everyone is so fascinated with that letter my mother wears on her chest; I think it is because she hand made it, because all kinds of people have been stopping by to ask her to make her something. None of her work so far is as good as the letter she wears. I wish she would stop taking to that old man they call Chillingworth, he really scares me and he keeps glaring at me as if he is trying to recognize me. I do like that reverend though, he is definitely hiding something from everyone and it is obviously tearing him up inside. How does no one notice? Gosh! Everyone around me is so stupid! I wish we could just leave this place and go somewhere where the people aren’t so cruel to one another. Me and mother went over to the Governors house today. Mother had some loud argument with the Governor and the Reverend. Whatever it was about, it got Mother really upset; she even got on her knees and begged to the Reverend, and he gave her what she wanted. It is so obvious they love each other. I saw this really cool website about a place where they do not judge people. http://www.visitpa.com/ They are saying that everyone is welcome and they are truly religiously free. That would be so nice I hate all of this god stuff everyone keeps trying to teach me.