My Time with the De Laceys
It was in the country side of Germany that I found a little cottage. The cottage, I soon learned was the home of a family. A family that I yearned to be part of. After my first day of residing in a kennel near the cottage, I found a shed close to the cottage that no one came too. I picked this shed as my place of residence. In the shed, there was a crack, a crack that allowed me to view the cottage and it's inhabitants. I learned many things about them. I learned their names, and their personalitties. I also learned the names of many items from them. Items such as bread and milk, or feelings such as love and happieness. However, there was not much happiness around the people who lived in the cottage. My protectors, as I reffered to them as, always had an underlying sadness even if they acted joyful. Until one day a young Arabian girl arrived at the cottage. After her arrival, happieness spread through the house making me want to join them more than ever. I felt like I already knew them so well and I loved my protectors for they were just that. They were my protectors even if they didn't know it yet. I also learned the French language, and some history of the world through Felix as he taught Safie, the Arabian girl, this information. I also learned why the cottagers were so sad and why the arival of Safie brought them such joy.
The De Lacey Family, and Their Stories
M. De Lacey: Mr. De Lacey was the old blind man who resided in the cottage. He was kind but very weak and depends on his children. He was a pensive man but his children could cheer him up quickly. He played an instrument so well that the sound it emits could be considered as divine. He became the first human I communicated with, when I asked if I could reside with the De Laceys.
Felix De Lacey: Felix was the son of the old man. He was brave and kind, but he had been betrayed. The De Lacey's used to be a noble French family. One day, Felix saw the trial of a Turk who was being imprisoned for being a Turk. He immediatly made contact with the man and helped him and his beautiful daughter, who's hand in marriage he had been promised, escape. However, his father and sister were caught, and Felix's crime was exposed, so, he left the Turk and his daughter, whom he was in love with, and returned to France. While he was in France, the Turk took his daughter and fled to Turkey where he refused to let his daughter marry Felix. The De Lacey's were than banished from France and they settled in Germany, where Felix anxiously awaited the return of the Turk's daughter.
Agatha De Lacey: Agatha was the daughter of the old man and the sister of Felix. Agatha did not own the fancy possesions ans outfits that she used to anymore, but was very patient and kind. She spent her time tending to the house and her father. Agatha loved listening to her father play his instrument though sometimes, his mornful songs made her cry.
Safie: Safie was the daughter of the Turk who Felix loves. She arrived at the cottage during the Spring on horseback. Felix was over- joyed to see her and after her arival, no longer seemed sad. Safie did not speak much French, so, Felix taught her to speak, read, and write French from a book called, Ruins of Empires. Through his teachings, I also learned to read and speak French.
The End of My Time with the De Laceys
My time with the De Laceys lasted about a year. After I had learned to speak and read, I found, on the ground along with several articles of clothing, three wonderous books. I read these books avidly and reflected on them quite seriously. In the pocket of the clothes I had, I found several papers that were the diary of my creator, Victor Frankenstein. I read these papers and found about Frankenstein's journey to create me. I was disgusted when I read the words, "Hateful day when I recieved life!" My accursed creator had created something so hideous that even he turned away from it. He had created me. Autumn came and went and I was saddened to see the leaves turn to brilliant colors only to die and fall. The De Laceys were full of happieness after the arrival of Safie. They loved eachother. There was no creature that loved me and it saddend me. I saw that the cottegers never turned away the poor who were in search of food and rest. Would they turn away a creature in search of love and friendship? I decided to first approach the old man, as he was blind and would not judge me by my looks. One day, while Agatha, Felix, and Safie were out, I knocked and asked the old man for rest in front of the fire. He allowed me to sit and we talked. He asked me about how I knew French and I told him I was educated by a French family. I told him I was an outcast, but soon I was going to ask for shelter from the family that had educated me. He asked me where they resided and I answered it was near that spot and he offered to help me. Soon, I found myself begging him for his protection. Before I knew what was happening, Felix, Agatha, and Safie rushed into the cottage. In great anger, Felix attaked me and drove me from the cottage. The next day, I decided to try again after a few days, feeling that I had gotten carried away. However, when I did arrived, Felix was ending the lease on the cottage. They were going to leave. I never saw the De Laceys again. That night, I lit their cottage on fire and mentally declared war on the cruel species that human beings were. Then, I left in search of my creator, who had caused all this misery.