A Lesson Before Dying

Day 16 Chapter 18


Chapter 18

The sheriff came to Jefferson's cell and asked him did he wanted his visitors to visit him at the day room for now on and he said if that's what they want because he is going to die anyway. Miss Emma, Tante Lou, and Reverend Ambrose came to visit Jefferson again, Miss Emma had everything prepared, the food, the table was straighten up and everything for Jefferson so he can feel as if he is at home. When Jefferson came, he was chained up so that he couldn't go anywhere if he tried to, he wasn't saying anything like he always do. Miss Emma asked him if he was hungry , he didn't say anything, he just put his head down and put his hands on his knees. She proceed to asked him if he wanted to eat, she even offered to feed him the food and he still didn't say anything. Jefferson did the same thing with Grant when he came to visit. Jefferson had lost some weight and Grant could see it, which why he continued to tell him to eat. Jefferson wanted to know what he wanted, Grant just wanted to talk and asked him what he wanted to talk about which was the chair, that was the only thing he had his mind on. Jefferson asked Grant questioned about God, Grant then asked him did he knew what moral meant and what obligation meant, he didn't say nothing, Grant continued, he said that we all owe something to someone, Jefferson owe he godmother something, he owed her respected and love. He needed to make his godmother know that he still loves her. Jefferson thinks that they are going to kill him around Christmas time, which Grant told him that nobody is going to die on Christmas. He then asked Jefferson did he wanted to leave, he said it doesn't matter, Grant wanted to leave but he couldn't because the sheriff would have known that something went wrong. Grant went to see Vivian, they went to Rainbow and talked, he then says that he wold stop all she have to do is say the word, she said no because they would hate each other,  he said that nothing can't be done, which Vivian said that something would happened soon.