Being An Idiot - Original Writing

“Can I talk with you for a little while, Myra?” asked Miranda. “Before we part company, I have something to get off my chest.”

Her influence over others was so strong that she was able to get away with doing anything, including murder. Using Galloway, Serena was able to “take care of” anyone who got in her way or tried to cross her. This is seen when Serena and her husband Pemberton have the camp's resident doctor killed because of his lack of treatment for Serena during her pregnancy, which led to Serena having miscarriage. Serena and Pemberton also have their business partners killed for thinking about selling their portion of the camp. Serena sends Galloway after Pemberton’s illegitimate child with a girl who used to work at the camp before Serena arrived. However, the most shocking use of her power and persuasion is when she has her own husband murdered. After finding out that he had sent money and tried to protect his son and his son’s mother, Serena decides that she no longer needs Pemberton. In this moment readers can see how much power she truly has, and that she doesn’t need her husband to run the camp anymore, and she really has no need for Pemberton at all. Galloway, under instruction from Serena, brings Pemberton hunting. Once at their hunting ground, Galloway gives Pemberton a sandwich that Serena had put rat poison in and, as an extra precaution, leads Pemberton into a rattlesnake nest. As Pemberton laid dying, Galloway tells him that “[Serena] said to tell you she thought you the one man ever strong and pure enough to be her equaling, but you wanting that child alive showed the otherwise of that” (Rash 363). Serena realized her full potential, and rather than being held back by her husband’s emotions, she had him killed instead. Galloway, who had previously been one of Pemberton’s closest men, enforced Serena’s power, doing exactly what she told him to do. Not only is Serena able to kill her husband, she is able to get away with the murder, due to her influence over the

Senator Ella - That may be true, but how would we benefit from this deal?

Dmitri stops and says, “No, it was not one of my coworkers; we only want one thing, and once we get it, you will never have to worry about me

Atwood demonstrates a sense of hatred and jealousy within Serena Joy, which is directed towards Offred as she is unintentionally an intruder and is invading Serena Joy’s private life. Eventually, this jealousy enables Serena Joy to try to obliviate Offred by “fixing it up with Nick”. Also, Serena Joy indicates that she is willing to “help” Offred by showing her a “picture”, “something you want”. However, all these actions are a result of Serena Joy’s self-interest and her manipulative personality, “there’s a hint of her former small-screen mannequin’s allure, flickering over her face like momentary static”. Consequently, Atwood highlights Serena Joy’s “roguish” actions caused by jealousy and a desire for revenge upon the very person who has been deprived her of possession of the Commander; she deliberately withheld the news of Offred’s lost daughter and the photograph that Offred has been longing for.

“Uh huh. Whatever you say, Shawn.” Gus rolled his eyes, seeing right through his friend.

She thought that they would spend time together in a community college until they completely worked out their lives. What upset her more was that Emmy told Oliver about applying, but not her. “ ‘Oliver? Seriously, Caro?

Dorian placed his hand on her shoulder. “Don’t blame yourself. Gerard fought his hardest against Vittorio, I'm sure of it. I only won because of The Verdict. Pais managed neutralized Vittorio when he was about to blow up my arm. She was barely even conscious doing so.”

She agrees then says, " 'I'm very sorry.' Robbie said softly, ' Just do all the things we asked.' It was almost

As Anita finished straightening out her dress, she felt him gently grab her arm. "Anita, do you have to go?" He asked, . "I'll be ready to go again in a few minutes." His breathing was heavy, the recent rigorous activity had him panting. Anita turned to look at him as he fell back on the bed,. The tiny room is almost pitch black, with an illumination of sunlight coming in through a tiny slit in the drab, 10-year-old curtains covering the single window in the room. With her back still turned to him she relied, "You know I can't stay, Ron." She sighed, feeling ashamed as she contemplated her destination once she left. "I know. You just taste so sweet." Ron was the easiest of Anita's "clients" to deal with. Generally, her other clients are quick to do what they want to do with her, then discard her as quickly as they could, as if that would help to ease their own guilty conscience

“She deserved what she got for flaunting that boy around on her arm, when he should have been with my daughter!” A vein in the woman’s neck started to bulge, and Beckett knew that she had finally cracked. “For weeks Hayleigh hardly spoke! All she did was go to class and come back home just as silently as she left! I did what I had to to make my little girl

Therefore, when Edward had gone AWOL, she only saw Ric as the next and better option; he had been dating her mother for over two years now and he had held a rather active role in her life. Furthermore, he seemed to make her mother more relaxed, which in the build up to the wedding was a good thing.

So I walked over there and said I hope you feel bad that you did that to Rufus. She said “It's not my fault it ended like this. Next time tell him not to try to rape me and he would have died like this. I didn't save him my whole life just to kill him or else I would have done over a few years ago. So I'm sorry it ended like this just forgive me.” I took a breath and wiped a tear that was rolling down my face and walked away.

He knew that if he spoke to them the same way that he spoke to other kids, the board may not take him seriously.

“He shouldn’t have been in that building, whether he was in a meeting or not.”, she said disgustedly.