To the City

Looking forward to today, I finally get to meet Gatsby. He’s all Daisy’s been talking about. We are all going to his house for lunch, then going out to the city to celebrate Nick’s birthday.

We arrived, Tom, Daisy and myself. Gatsby’s house was huge! It was located close to Nick’s overlooking the lake. I have never seen a home so big. The exterior was painted white, surrounded by giant pillars trying to support its massive structure. The doors and windows were handcrafted, covered with detailed carvings of a variety of images from lions to cheese. I even saw an apple…bitten. We all went inside and took a seat at the giant table; there were small snacks available such as salted peanuts and juice. Small talk started, it was a little awkward at first but then we all got more comfortable and began to laugh and joke with each other. Jordan cracked a joke too funny not to share, but I forgot.

I also couldn't help but notice that Daisy and Gatsby were being more then friendly.

The day went by and we all arrived at the Plaza Hotel, it was obvious now that Daisy and Gatsby were having some sort of affair. The whole time they talked to each other, nobody else. While this was happening Tom was also showing signs of jealously, he kept glancing over to the ‘couple’ and staring for about five minutes each time. Daisy and Gatsby were too focused on each other to care.

The Plaza Hotel

Then when we got to the hotel room, Tom snapped. He asked what Gatsby was trying to do to his family, was he trying to create trouble? Daisy defended him and a bunch of arguments about who loved who went back and forth. It was all useless to be honest, none of what they said seemed to solve anything. 

The view from the hotel room.

Stephanie