So I wanted to have a try at the Great Gatsby as the book and movie is absolutely fantastic! It's going to be based around an OC but not in her POV. Maybe at some points but mostly Nick will be seeing her through his eyes or Gatsby. But we'll see how it goes!
Hope you enjoy the story!
She was a diamond…
A diamond in the rough was what Gatsby had called her…
She was someone that could lighten up a dull room with her laughter and spontaneous dancing, sometimes flawless and sometimes with a lot of flaw.
Her way of dress was far simpler from the other women who attended Gatsby's parties. She stuck out like a sore thumb as she never had on a sparklingly headband, expensive pearls or designer dress. The most expensive thing she had ever worn was a special necklace that Gatsby had bought her. He had bought it for her spontaneously, telling her that he had seen it in a jewellery store window and he thought that it would suit her fine.
She loved and never took it off unless she was taking a dip in the pool or I'm guessing, even in the shower.
And was she a beauty.
She was far different from the other women as her skin wasn't pale nor was it dark. Her skin was a lovely shade of caramel that most people envied her for it. Her eyes were light brown which always had such joy in them and could hold all emotions to none at all. Her hair was slightly darker than her eyes, falling to her mid back as loose ringlets which she loved to tie back. Her figure was slender and when she wore dresses, her curves would show through in all the right ways. She was a beauty indeed when she smiled, bringing attention to her red soft looking lips.
Gatsby treasured her like a priceless jewel and made sure that she was kept safe with the best conditions. At first it was hard to tell if Gatsby truly loved her but with the look of pure unadulterated love was sent her way, it was obvious he did.
She was like a charm to him.
And it was obvious that she loved him too.
Those two were like a family of their own, him the father and her the daughter.
But it turns out that wasn't perfect in every way at all…
She was a mixed child who had come from a black mother. Her mother had been used by a white man and in the end, she had gotten pregnant. At the age of 10, her mother told her that she had to leave her…that she couldn't take it anymore.
And then she just left….
But Gatsby had found the poor abandoned girl and took her in.
Not only is she a beauty and a diamond in the rough…
She was also a mistake…
Katherine….
Our beautiful mistake.