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

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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

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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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