Wadleigh High School - Owl Yearbook (New York, NY)

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H' was fhree days Iafer and I was walking s'owIy down fhe hall fo Vncforna s room The fhoughf of seeing her again suddenly qunckened my sfeps I was surprised fo find her door locked ancl soffly knocked upon if I fhoughf I heard fhe sound of her voice buf I was nof quife sure Vicky I called ouf soffly Do Ief me in This ns your friend Faye 'Open fhe door won f you? She did nof seem fo hear me I had probably spoken foo low I surmised buf sfrangely my hearf beaf fasfer wlfh ever rising anxuefy Fear suddenly filled me Was I dreammg7 Was fhls lusf parl' of a hor rible mghfmare7 Buf no-fhis was no dream fhls was no nlghfmare Vicforia Manef was in fhe room 'talking aloud fo herself no one else could have fhal' same clear bell like voice Af firsl' I could only make ouf a lumble of words fhen suddenly fhe words began fo make sense 'lheur meamng slowly dawned upon me' If will be my 'lurn nexf I heard her say In a dry and buffer voice My mofher wenf firsf fhen my fafher s furn came I II be fhe nexf In line' I cannof bear fo fhmk of If fhey would all scorn and plfy me fhen' I could nof sfand fhaf' Me Vlcforia Manel' pnhed7 Un'rhinkabIe The way ouf is so easy fhough so very easy Much easier fhan being fhe mad woman of a crazy asylum' I am afraid of going crazy buf I am nol' afraid fo die' have broken If down if I could Vicky I cried aloud Open fhis door af once You know noi' whaf you say' You are shll very ull' The ominous voice conhnued she did nof heed my words I an quickly down lhe hallway down fhe dining room sfairway sfralghf info fhe parlor where Miss Monroe and fhe docfor were conversing fogefher Rudely I mferrupfed 'rhem Come quickly' I exclaimed Vicforna is very all She falks fo herself an an alarming manner' The docfor looked al' me gravely You are easily excifed Faye he said Vucforla ns now almosf complefely well I pulled his hand excifedly You musl' come' I commanded The docfor and Miss Monroe followed me fo Vicky s room Shes locked fhe door from fhe inside muffered Miss Monroe puzzled She fook a key from her pockef and opened fhe door Vicforla lay on fhe bed her face looked serene and sfrangely lifeless An open boffle was resfmg beside her The docfor picked up fhe boffle She drank all fhe medicine She musf have known how poisonous if was If killed her insfanfly I banged fhe door wifh all fhe sfrengfh I possessed. I would willingly . . . : . . r 9

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A hornfled look came Info her eyes as If she feared I was prymg Info her fhoughfs Go away Faye she Implored Leave me alone Im all rnghf lusf leave me alone' I was ferrnbly hurl' I crawled back fo bed and furned my face away from her She need no'I' worry I fhoughf fo myself for I would surely leave her alone' As I look back on If l marvel af how qunckly evenfs seemed fo happen One day I was my usual quuef happy self fhe nexl' I was fllled wufh musery and forfure my soul was In agony and my beung was engrossed wufh a passuonafe hope and a greaf prayer Vlcforua Manef was very Ill' A docfor affended her af her home and all feared fhe worsf Only I held a glummer of hope' She couldnf due' She musnl' due' She wouldnf due' I awaufed Impafnenfly for news If came unexpecfedly one day She IS recovermg buf very slowly fhe docfor fold me Il' IS sur prlsmg buf her nerves are complefely shaffered If wIIl fake many weeks buf she wIIl evenfually be perfecfly well May I go In and see her? I asked anxcously Yes buf don I' sfay long She IS sfIII preffy weak The docfor smuled af me You are a faufhful fraend he chuckled I sfood In Vncforua s room whuch smelled famfly of meducme and pulls She looked rafher pale and fhan fo me I smlled af her gravely You musnl' frlghfen me luke fhaf agam Vlcky I sald soffly fakmg her hand In mme I m sorry she answered weakly Bul' I II be up and around soon you know Vncky I Inferrupfed rafher abrupfly Where are your mofher and fafher7 You never speak of 'rhem A are fhey dead7 I was surprlsed af her heslfaflon Suddenly she bII' her IIp and answered Faye please do noi' ask me of Ihem I can nof fell even you fhaf secrel' I was asfounded af whaf she sand l had expecfed anyfhmg buf fhaf However I dld nof show my surprlse and qulckly changed fhe subgecl' Affer I leff her I wondered fo myself whaf qreaf secref she was hldung from me I wlsned fervenfly I had nof asked her of her parenfs Whaf she had fold me worrnefl me unnecessarlly I knew 8 I U U I O I ll ll - ll I I I I - I I I ll I I I - I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I - I - I - I I I Ii' I I I I I I I II - v Il ll - I I ' I I I I - I I ll I ll I ll v I I ll I - - 'I , I I I I Il - - ll I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ll I I I I I II I I I I I I I I III ll ll I I ' I II I Il - ll I ll I I ll 0 O - C I I I I I I ll I I - ll . I I . I I . I I , I I I ' I I . I I I . I

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His voice was very quieh if held a hushed and grave-like quaIi'ry. He came near me and pu'r his arm around my shoulder. She was a fine, 'raIen+ed girl. She mighi have become someone very greal' in ihis world. There was one 'rerrbie fauli she possessed-+ha'I' faulf v as fear! If she had had a IiHIe more faiih in God, 'rhis would never have happened. I heard a babel of chaiiering voices coming down 'rhe hall. I+ was some of Vic+oria's friends come Io visil' her. I mei' +hem al' 'rhe door. I was composed and calm. Girls, I said sof+Iy, Vicioria died suddenly a IiHIe while ago. She died bravely, girls-so calmly and fearlesslyl You know, Ihai was one Thing abouf Viclcy, girls-she was always so daring-so unfraid-so frusiworfhy-so perfec'I'I I mei' +he docI'or's eye: we unclersiood each ofher quiie well. No one would ever Icnow she had a fault She was loved-she was admired- she was our leader and our idol. She would remain perfecl in 'rhe eyes of everyone-a fine girl-a for all ELAINE HERERA .,,---f 94' Q35 I I