Perspective Piece To Kill a Mockingbird

It was time, Judge Taylor called my name and asked me to go up in the front and tell him and Atticus what I know about the situation, but what can I tell them? That my father raped me?! Not good, I can’t say this, my father will kill me, I can’t… I can’t…

-“Miss Mayella?” Atticus interrupted my thought, I turned and looked at him for a moment, took a deep breathe and looked back at the Judge again.

-“Miss Mayella are you ready to begin?” the Judge asked me, my voice came out cracking and all that I said was:

-“Ye…s”, deep inside me I was screaming, “No, no let me go, I want to leave!” but who could hear me, I was frightened, I can’t tell the truth, if my father goes into jail who knows what else he could do to me! The questions began, Atticus kept asking me questions about my injuries and he wanted to know everything, every single move everyone did from the beginning of the crime until the very end, that Atticus, thinks he knows everything, thinks his smart, thinks he can rule this trial, always walks in front and asks you questions with a really annoying attitude.

-“Miss Mayella?” Will you answer my question ma’am who did this to you? Atticus interrupted my thought… again. I didn’t want to answer, I didn’t know what to say, I can’t… I just can’t lie!

-“Did what?” I asked like a fool.

-“All of these and of course the…” he said pointing at my neck and other injuries.

-“Oh that, well it was…” I paused, I started getting sweaty, my heart was about to jump out my chest, I took a look at my father, his face was giving me even more fear, his look, innocent from the outside, but evil form the inside, how could he do this to me?!

-“Miss Mayella, please, who did this to you? Who raped you?” Atticus asked.

-“Miss Mayella, you have to say the truth ma’am” Judge Taylor added. I got fed up with this I just wanted to scream that:

-“It was…” I said loudly, but I paused again, inside me I screamed, “My father, Mr. Ewell!” but who could hear me. I had to stop this…

-“It was Tom Robinson” I said.

-“Are you sure ma’am?” Atticus asked.

-“You calling me dumb Mr. Finch?!” I said in a really rude tone.

-“I was just saying Miss Mayella, relax.”

-“Am I done now?”

-“Yes Miss Mayella you may leave.” Judge Taylor said.
I walked away.