Mrs. Jones Monologue
“Hey lady I’m sorry! Let me loose.” “If I turn you loose, will you run?” asked the woman. “Yes’m,” said the boy.”
“Then you won’t be let loose. I tell you kid when I do let you loose you will never forget Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.”
Mrs. Jones pulls Roger home as he struggles to get loose. When they get there he looks at her strangely as he washes his hands. She asks if he is hungry. “Sure, I guess. Uh..Do you need somebody to go to the store,” asked the boy, “maybe to get some milk or something?” Mrs. Jones denies sweetly while she gets her cocoa out of canned milk. As Mrs. Jones starts to heat up some food for them both, the woman wanted to ask why he thought it was okay to do such a thing but she restrained herself. She is just about ready to serve but before she hears the deep intake of the smell …show more content…
Jones. He had lost his confidence but then he remembered that he did truly want to change and that was the first step: giving back. So on that last day on the very brisk fall he walked to her house. She was outside about to leave.
“Well what do I see here, Roger are you changing out of your habits?” She said so calm and sweet like.
“As a matter of fact I want to. Here take this. A small...uh token of my …..appr..ecia..tion.”
“ Size 10 well...spot on Roger. Where are your shoes?”
“Yeah, I well saw a pair of your shoes. I have a matching pair.”
“I know you might not want to help but if the offer still stands I woul-”
“Come over anytime. I would love to help you....son. Now until I get back nothing bad. You got it? Do you want me to let you in?”
“I can wait outside or I could you know hop the fence.” He said that with the slightest humor because he wasn’t sure if she would in fact take it as a joke. They both laughed. For there on out they were always together. Mrs. Jones helped him make the correct choices and no more stealing. He loved having someone set him straight although
“Then you won’t be let loose. I tell you kid when I do let you loose you will never forget Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.”
Mrs. Jones pulls Roger home as he struggles to get loose. When they get there he looks at her strangely as he washes his hands. She asks if he is hungry. “Sure, I guess. Uh..Do you need somebody to go to the store,” asked the boy, “maybe to get some milk or something?” Mrs. Jones denies sweetly while she gets her cocoa out of canned milk. As Mrs. Jones starts to heat up some food for them both, the woman wanted to ask why he thought it was okay to do such a thing but she restrained herself. She is just about ready to serve but before she hears the deep intake of the smell …show more content…
Jones. He had lost his confidence but then he remembered that he did truly want to change and that was the first step: giving back. So on that last day on the very brisk fall he walked to her house. She was outside about to leave.
“Well what do I see here, Roger are you changing out of your habits?” She said so calm and sweet like.
“As a matter of fact I want to. Here take this. A small...uh token of my …..appr..ecia..tion.”
“ Size 10 well...spot on Roger. Where are your shoes?”
“Yeah, I well saw a pair of your shoes. I have a matching pair.”
“I know you might not want to help but if the offer still stands I woul-”
“Come over anytime. I would love to help you....son. Now until I get back nothing bad. You got it? Do you want me to let you in?”
“I can wait outside or I could you know hop the fence.” He said that with the slightest humor because he wasn’t sure if she would in fact take it as a joke. They both laughed. For there on out they were always together. Mrs. Jones helped him make the correct choices and no more stealing. He loved having someone set him straight although