My composition, an extra chapter for "A Lesson before Dying".

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Diego Bravo Corrales

A LESSON BEFORE DYING

Chapter 32

A month had gone by, and not much had varied in Bayonne. The outcome of Jefferson’s execution hadn’t gone as expected, and although many communities in the neighborhood felt despair for what had occurred, I was still waiting to see a conversion on the so-called “White Community”. I was in the kitchen meditating over a plate of peanut butter sandwich whether it was right for me to disregard everything, and depart with Vivian someplace where my conscience and resignation wouldn’t harm me. Months had passed since Vivian’s reaction to my ambitious inquiry, and although she was initially against it, the Jefferson occurrence helped us overcome her divorce and make our relationship reach its peak. I stopped eating my sandwich when I suddenly heard footsteps approach the kitchen door. It was Vivian.

“You look tired.” She said

“I’m just confused about all this. Do you really think we’re being reasonable?”

Vivian stood quiet for a moment.

“What do you mean?”

“I just feel we should think this through furthermore.”

“What’s there to think through? You asked me to move to California with you, I accepted the proposal.

“Don’t you feel guilt leaving like this after everything we have been through?

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“If you really think guilt is what I feel after having sacrificed so much of my life into helping you surmount your fears and qualms, then I don’t suppose you know me that well.”

“Vivian, you know that’s not what I meant.”

“Then what did you mean Grant? After all the aid and counseling I’ve given you to recover from your miserable life, you just want to think this through like it’s not a big deal?”

“How dare you speak to me like that? Do you think it has been easy for me recovering from Jefferson’s trial? Do you really ...

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