07-13-2023, 07:53 PM
She took another chip, and maybe a few more. And though she enjoyed the fish, she seemed to be examining the fried spuds before she ate them. The way she seemed to test it out was something she did without really thinking. She liked the fish too as much as it didn't agree with her. She looked to him again after she ate her forkful.
This is where her life experience came in. "I understand why that would cause you and others distress and discomfort for this situation. But I've already lived with money... I've been trying to tell people that my father started out a pauper and worked his way up to the riches he has now... And yet his legacy is crumbling beneath him." Pearl paused and met his gaze assuming he was looking at her, and then said, "I would endure being a pauper over being rich any day for the love of a man like Joe. He makes me feel rich when we're together. The way he simply holds my hand is worth much more than a life of luxury. I have faith in him, too, much more than even he knows. I have faith that he will do the best he can by me. And I will look for work too because it really doesn't bother me to get my hands dirty." Then she showed him the callouses on her fingers with a shy sort of smile. "I want to do right by him too."
This is where her life experience came in. "I understand why that would cause you and others distress and discomfort for this situation. But I've already lived with money... I've been trying to tell people that my father started out a pauper and worked his way up to the riches he has now... And yet his legacy is crumbling beneath him." Pearl paused and met his gaze assuming he was looking at her, and then said, "I would endure being a pauper over being rich any day for the love of a man like Joe. He makes me feel rich when we're together. The way he simply holds my hand is worth much more than a life of luxury. I have faith in him, too, much more than even he knows. I have faith that he will do the best he can by me. And I will look for work too because it really doesn't bother me to get my hands dirty." Then she showed him the callouses on her fingers with a shy sort of smile. "I want to do right by him too."