Swanson Legacy: 2.6 Mirrors of Memories

1939

Dear diary I'm so fucking mad.. that all that time "Herbert" was dating me he had been gone for weeks for 'business'. In reality he was dating this wealthy socialite at the same time. They even spend time in beds at other similar mansions even though. It lead to an early pregnancy so they had to marry quickly.

My mistress, Stephanie asked Darcy to you know to appoint me as their child(ren)'s guardian. Darcy agreed and then after she left to deal with stuff he yelled at me that "I WAS NOTHING BUT A CURRY EATING COOLIE" But he then came home one day with another black person and I taught her the stuff she needed to do if I was going to be taking care of the kids.

I tried to escape one day but Darcy caught me and punished me severely. But Mrs. Grant gave me some nice clothes and some cigs. So I been taking breaks outside when not having to help Miss Baker (the new slave), I started singing a song which is usually I never heard of this song before.

There was a time when men were kind/when their voices were soft and their worlds inviting

There was a time when love was blind/ and the world was a song and the song was exciting

There was a time

Then it all went wrong

I dreamed a dream in time gone by when hope was

high and life worth living

I dreamed that love would never die

I dreamed that God would be forgiving

Then I was young and unafraid

dreams were made used and wasted

There was no ransom to be paid

No song unsung no wine untasted

But tigers come at night

with their voices as soft as thunder

as they tear your hope apart

as they turn your dream to shame

He spend a summer at my side

he filled my days with endless wonder

He took my childhood in his stride

but he was gone when autumn came

and still I dream he will come to me

that we'll live the years together

But there are dreams that cannot be

and storms we cannot weather

I had a dream my life would be

so different from this hell I'm living

so different now from what it seemed

now life has killed the dream I dream

a voice said "well at least you're not selling your body like Fantine had too". I looked around and saw someone don't know who she was but she was a gorgeous creature with wings. "You're family is safe because of a magical shield of mine and a perception filter which makes them look to others white folks." "if you wish I can go over and tell them you're safe and tell them something which for reasons I can't tell you but will help you escape from here. Now you need to go back upstairs to serve your young charges"

So I been watching them for seven years now and they're pretty good but quiet children. Mistress Grant is always away taking care of a sick relative or helping the poor in another town.