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First Class
July 17, 1894
Dear Diary,
I so excited! Althoughā¦perhaps I should be a little sad too. Today I left the rest of my family in Europe. Only Mama andā¦my brother came with me. As you see, I did not mention my brotherās name, and I will explain why. I believe our names at this moment are too crude and unrefined to due justice to our new destination: America! I can already see it! Iāll be famous, and have furs, and toys, and-and roast beef everyday! My name will be Julianneādoesnāt it sound wonderfulāand my brotherās will be Jamison! Such elegance!
Do not regard me with such a doubtful look! How can our new life in America NOT be perfect! I mean, we have the riches to afford first class; surely that will ensure us the utmost comfort in our new countryā¦
Sincerely,
Julianne XD
July 19, 1894
Dear Diary,
I am so dreadfully sick. Mother had grown quite green, and Eph-ā¦Jamison can barely keep his feet under him. There is no one here to soothe my headaches with calming teas. The sailors glare at me and tell me to get from under their feet. Wellā¦at least Iām not stuck in steerage. Those poor-! Ohā¦no. Diary, I must leave you. Iām afraid that Iām having the queerest urge to empty my stomach of its breakfastā¦ta-ta.
Sincerely,
Julianneā¦e__e*.
July 20, 1894
Dear Diary,
I made a new friend today! Orā¦at leastā¦I believe I didā¦ Her circumstances wee much poorer than mine. Mother was still feeling sickly, so I snuck away from her and made my way down to steerage. It was terrible! The people wee packed together like animals and it smelled rather like urine.
I noticed a girl about my age who was regarding me with a weird expression in her eyesāalmost like anger. Wanting to know why she looked like she did, I grabbed her and pulled her to the upper level with me. She ought to have been happy to leave that stink hole, but instead she snatched her hand away and almost bit me! A sailor saw her and made her go back down below. And I didnāt even get her name! I know, Iāll call herā¦ Janice. See both our names now start with a J! Weāll be best friends forever.
Sincerely,
Julianne! ;P
July 21, 1894
Dear Diary,
I canāt believe it! Weāre finally here! Mother had to be supported by Jamison (what weird looks he does give me when I call him that!) and I; she is still a little unsteady! Iām not ashamed to say that I almost bowled her over to get to the front of the inspection line! And it barely took anytime at all! The doctors barely glanced at us before rushing us off the boat! As I stepped onto land, I glanced back and caught sight of Janice! She was in an extremely long line and was glaring balefully at me through narrowed green eyes! I waved and she made a rather rude gesture. Oh well, I guess we're having a little spat; sheāll get over it, whatever it is! And now onward, to my life of fame and fortune!
Sincerely,
Julianne!!!! X)
Steerage
July 17, 1894
Journal:
I didnāt want to do it. I didnāt want to leave behind everything Iāve ever known in Ireland. But my mother swears that itās not safe at home now; sheās written a letter to my Uncle Peter who made the trip to America two years ago and heāll pick me up at Ellis Island. So far I donātā like this trip; Iām aware of our familyās financial problems, but I really donāt think its fair that I and the other steerage passengers had to stand in line for three hours while a snooty looking blonde girl got right onboard. Then we were all escorted below the ship into a tiny living area where there was barely room to stand with three feet separating us.
On our way, down, I saw that the blonde girl got her own cabinā¦.I have to go. I donāt have enough paper to write too much.
Forever yours,
Maria.
July 19, 1894
Journal:
Itās terrible down here! There are no bathrooms, we arenāt allowed above deck, and seasickness is raging among the passengers. Iāve been on my fatherās ship before, so it is not affecting me as badly as some, but I am suffering from another kind of sickness: home sickness. I wish we could have afforded to bring my sister Triane with me. But she was too young and might not have survived the boat rideā¦ I should probably go provide the comfort to some of the other passengers. Iāve met a older boy, around 23, named Trevor. Heās nice, but he seems sicker than everyone elseā¦
Forever yours
Maria.
July 20, 1894
Journal;
I can believe the nerve of that girl! The most blood boiling event occurred today. Remember the blonde girl I told you about? Well for some odd reason she came down to steerage today and turned up her nose at the things she saw! The nerve! Not everyone can afford first class, or even second! She must have felt me glaring daggers into her back, because she turned and looked at me with a confused expression, as if she had practically no idea why I should look at her like that.
Then, get this:
She grabbed
me, pulled
me above deck, where I have absolutely
no business going, and then started to prattle at me as if she were a chicken that had had its had removed and then promptly reattached, and thinking that it had but a few seconds to live, filled the nearest bystander in on its whole boring life!
Just as I had snatched my hand back and was going to give her a piece of my mind, when one of the sailors walked by and ordered me back below! So she got me in trouble for no reason, and not only that, but wasted five minutes of my precious time with he senseless nonsense! I reallyā¦really dislike her.
Forever yours,
Maria.
July 21, 1894
Journal:
Well, Iām here. Peter picked me up after I stood for four hours in a line while the doctors checked me and everyone else for disease. Andā¦I donāt believe I saw them wash a tool once. I made it through with no problem, but Trevor was sent back. It was weird; it kind of looked like he had been expecting thatā¦ Oh and I saw the little blonde wench again. Itās like she has ESP for whenever Iām glaring at her. She turned, and would you believe it, the little chit waved at me before flouncing off!
I have no idea how someone Iāve never spoken a full sentence to can aggravate me so much. I have to go now; Peter had located our bus tickets after losing them ten minutes agoā¦they were in his pant pockets.
Forever yours,
Maria
Steerage
July 22, 1894
My name is Trevor, but you probably donāt care. Just in case someone who does care reads this, Iāve been sent back. Apparently Iām too sick and a danger to America. Itās a shame; I was hoping (somewhat futilely) that I would make it through. I made a friend named Maria on the journey here. She reminded me of my little sister who passed away awhile ago.
Thereās nothing left for me back in Ireland. No familyāall deadāno landāall takenāno nothing. Maybe I wonāt even make it back to the opposite shore. Maybe Iāll just disappear from the boat. No one will miss meā¦
Epilogue:
Julianne and Maria actually met up again in New York. They got to know each other and Maria decided that Julianne wasnāt as annoying as she first thought and Julianneā¦well. She realized Mariaās name wasnāt Janice.
Trevor never made it back to land; the only who noticed his absence was the little ship rat he had been giving his portions of food toā¦
Publication Date: 04-01-2011
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Dedication:
To you Ms. Ward. Thank you...for....making me do this project...I guess.
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