A/N: This was originally written for school, for recognition of my comprehension of the story. Mayella's feelings after the trial.

Disclaimer: I do not own To Kill a Mockingbird or any of its wonderful characters.

Mayella

They said I was lonely. I asked my daddy about it after the trial, but he said I didn't need no friends. He said I got brothers and sisters; ain't they friends enough?

I'm guessin' that Tom Robinson was the only person in this whole darn world who knew I'd been needin' a friend. He did a right good job tryin' to help me. I'm guessin' he was also the only person in this whole darn world to see the good part o' me. He was always respectin' me, callin' me "Miss Mayella." He'd talk to me and say, "Hello, Miss Mayella. How's you been?" He'd watch while I was waterin' my geraniums and smile and say, "Those flowers are bloomin' pretty, Miss Mayella." I'd tell him to come here'n bust up this chiffarobe for me, and he'd take that axe in his good hand and bust it right up. I'd tell him to come here'n do this or do that for me, and he'd always do it, never takin' anythin' for it.

I never realized how much I depended on him, 'til I made my mistake. My daddy saw, Tom ran, and my daddy was mad as wet a hen. He beat me bad— badder'n usual. Then he told me we were gonna sue Tom. He said I should'a never touched him, but now we'd sue him. He told me I had to say Tom raped me. That's when he brought Mr. Tate, 

and I did as my daddy had told me to do. We sued Tom, I lied through my teeth, and we won. I almost wished we hadn't.

I knew it wasn't the good thing to do. Tom had always treated me nice, almost like a friend, and now I had to do somethin' bad to him. All I was wantin' was a friend; now I guess it's too late. There ain't nobody who believes us, now, and they're all right. Now all anybody sees is the bad in me. There's still good in me. I've been takin' good care of the kids and my special geraniums, and I've been a good girl for my daddy, not givin' him no grief over his drinkin'. No one sees that, though. No one knows. No one'll be my friend.

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