You would not think that sitting while someone paints a portrait of you is hard work, but let me assure you it is! Basil makes me model day in and day out for his stupid paintings. It was not even worth it because when I finally saw the painting I realized that as I age and lose my beauty (even though it is hard to believe I could be unattractive) the portrait will forever remain young. Oh how I wish the painting would age instead of me. Yet as Basil went to destroy the work of art something made me stop him. I'll just hang it in the corner of my room. At least its a flattering angle.
Dorian Gray
The Portrait- Day 8
Oh tonight was awful!! I told Sibyl I loved her and wanted to marry her and then she goes on stage and preforms horribly. How could she embarass me like that?!?! After that I realized I never really loved her. Just her acting. Without it she is nothing to me!! I could not help but to blow up at the silly girl.
There is something different about the painting. I mean I still look beautiful (duh), but there seems to be something off with its smile. Maybe it is just because I am so worked up. Hmm. I suppose I was a bit harsh on Sibyl. I will apologize to her in morning.
Dorian Gray
The Portrait- Day 9
Dear lord the portrait looks even worse this morning!
Sibyl is dead. She killed herself. At first I was upset and felt awful, but after talking to Henry I realize that the only thing there is to do it put it behind me and continue to enjoy my life. More importantly I went to a fantastic opera tonight! I thought it best to stay it home and mourn Sibyl's death, but the more that I think about it I deserve to live a crazy life of fun, sin, and eternal youth. The portrait can have my old age and worries because I most certainly will not!
I've decided to move the painting to a secluded room somewhere else in the house because I do not want other people seeing this nasty look it seems to have now.
Dorian Gray
The Portrait- Day 6579 (Eighteen Years Later)
I completely forgot about this old journal! So much has happened since the last time I wrote I do not even know where to start, so I will just write down the gist of it. Lord Henry gave me this fantastic book that totally changed my view on the world! It has been like a bible to me!! I have been living only for life's pleasures no matter what the sin is. Who cares?! Right? Life has been great, but the only downfall is that people are gossiping about me and the portrait seems to become uglier every day. Over these past eighteen years though I have not even aged a day!! Basil is on his way over, I wonder what he wants.
Dorian Gray
The Portrait- Day 6593
Oh my goodness I have made some horrible mistakes recently. I murdered Basil! Yes it was me who murdered him, but I just can not bring myself to confess!! Sibyl's brother James Vane has ran me out to the countryside where I now reside. I need to turn my life around. The painting has become completely old, disgusting, and awful.
Last night I could of taken advantage of this silly, vulnerable farm girl, but I have committed to being a better person so I chose not to. I hope that my kind act will cause the painting to regain some of its original beauty. I am going to return home and check on it now.
Dorian Gray
The Portrait- Day 6594
Hypocrisy, hypocrisy, hypocrisy!! That is all I am and that is all this wretched portrait it. I can not take it anymore! I am done. The only left to do is destroy it!
Dorian Gray
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