Deborah Adekoya
Armand read the letter that he had kept a secret all these years. He thinks back to when he first read the letter, right about when Desiree had shared the news of her pregnancy with him. He knew he had to do something, but he didn’t know what that something would be. If people found out Armand was black he didn’t know what they’d do, his business, status, and family’s life were on the line. So he hid the letter from everyone including Desiree, whom he loved. As he reads over the same letter that ruined his life, he starts to ponder on what exactly led him to do what he did to Desiree. He remembers how heard the town gossip. The word in the street said Desiree cheated on Armand with a negro. Armand knew that this wasn’t true but he still decided to use this as his scapegoat even if it meant he wouldn’t see his only love and son forever. As the letter sits in his grip, anger begins to flood him, he wishes he could do something but it’s too late. He burns the letter and he spends the rest of his life trying to fill the hole Desiree and his only son left in his heart.
