1 Diary of Jessica Gamgee

Dear Diary,

It has been so long since I have seen Merry and Sam. I am now locked up with Holly, surviving alone on the shiny rocks Merry gave me as a present and the statue of Merry that I had made for him. We are not fed properly and I fear that soon enough we shall die. But I have managed to get food scraps from some nice prison guards who had stolen some of the leftovers of the Shiriffs'.

I miss Merry more than Sam, which, I suppose, is not fair, but I loved Merry in a way that I could never love Sam. I hope Merry saves us soon, because I fear that something will happen soon and Mr. Lotho will end up killing us out of boredom. I do pray it won't come to this, because I do not want to die before seeing Merry one last time.

I have not been able to see Holly in a very long time, because we were separated when locked up. I wish I could see her again; she usually brightened up my day and kept me from killing myself. The only reason I am still alive is because there is no way I can kill myself. There are no weapons anywhere near the area so I couldn't even get the prison guards to help me with my suicide.

I do hope Sam does come home as well. I miss his homely cooking and the smile on his face. Samwise Gamgee, you better come home soon! I miss him so much; I do not know what I shall do without him in my life anymore…

Jessica Gamgee