What I was thinking when Tom took me to see Myrtle

            As Tom and I were riding the train into the city, Tom forced me to follow him out of the train at one of these stops. Tom led me to George Wilson’s garage, which sits on the edge of the valley of ashes. Tom’s lover Myrtle is Wilson’s wife. Wilson looked like a lifeless man, colored gray by the ashes in the air. In contrast, Myrtle had a kind of energy. She striked me as sensuous despite her stocky figure. Tom taunted Wilson and then ordered Myrtle to follow him to the train. I was pretty sure at the time that this was the girl Tom was cheating on Daisy with. I knew Tom wasn’t the guy for Daisy, but she (and her parents) chose him for his money. George seemed pretty clueless and inattentive to the fact that Tom was having an affair with his wife. After the stop, Tom took me and Myrtle to New York City, to the Morningside Heights apartment (for his affair). We had an impromptu party with Myrtle’s sister, Catherine, and a couple named McKee. Tom was forcing me to talk to Myrtles sister, Catherine. That night was only the second time I got drunk. It was a crazy night in New York. Tom got too drunk though. He swung and broke Myrtles nose after an argument. I thought to myself that I had to get out of there before things got more out of hand. I somehow caught the train to Long Island at 4 A.M with Mr. McKee. I didn’t like to be around Tom. I wasn’t really a fan of the things he did.