Tuesday, April 28, 2015
What I Was Feeling When I Saw Gatsby
Imagine seeing someone you once loved for the first time in five years. How would you feel? I can't even give a name to the feeling that came across me when I saw Jay Gatsby. It was a mixture of every feeling possible. Normally when you see someone you haven't seen in forever, you run to them and hug them or something like that. I couldn't do that. I didn't know who this man was anymore. I was paralyzed. With happiness? With fear? I couldn't tell you. When Gatsby first stepped into the room, I felt as though my heart had dropped into my stomach. I couldn't laugh. I couldn't cry. I was so confused. It seemed like the feelings from five years ago had returned. Do I love him? I was scared... I felt like he was judging me. Every move I made he was watching. It was kind of creepy. He just kept staring and it made me feel uncomfortable. Is there something wrong with me? How much have I changed in five years? On top of feeling all of this, I was nervous as anything. I don't think I had ever been this nervous in my entire life. I was freaking out. I think Nick noticed that I was shaking. Like I said before, words cannot describe how I was feeling. It was the strangest thing I had ever experienced.
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