My mind was telling me Daisy wouldn’t arrive, yet as I stared at the door I began to see a shadow outside. My eyes must’ve been more knowing than my mind as she was exiting her vehicle. There, Gatsby and I stared at each other, not knowing what to say. The clock was ticking, each minute felt like an hour, waiting for someone to break the silence. Gatsby was the first to speak, ending the drought of awkwardness, in a sad whispering tone I heard, “old sport it’s been five painstakingly long years since Daisy and I have been in each other’s presence.” I didn’t know how to respond, but I knew silence would only hurt him more, so I said, “everything happens for a reason”. Gatsby began to mention a form of letter he supposedly wrote before the wedding, “I tried my hardest to win her back, but I failed, old sport.” I would never tell Gatsby, but the …show more content…
However, it wasn’t just any shadow. Yet for some reason that awkwardness started again. “Oh Gatsby, it’s been a while”. But there wasn’t any response, just the loudest noise of silence, almost as if you could hear a pin drop. The “D-D-D-aisy”. That was all Gatsby said. One word, yet I could feel all his emotions boiling up. I had to feel for him. It had been five years since he had seen the girl of his dreams. I couldn’t deal with all this tension, and knew I had to get out somehow, “I’m going to leave you two alone”. Without even thinking I was out faster than a Black Sox hitter in the 1919 World Series. The time moves slowly, however after what feels like an eternity I walk back into the room to see Gatsby and Daisy looking at each other, as if in a field of roses. “It was so lovely for you to invite him, it’s been way too long”. “I agree, old sport Daisy and I should’ve reconnected way sooner”. I have noticed what seems to be the flames rekindling, as they communicate as if they had never been separated. I have never seen her this happy with