Nandy in a Nutshell

It's easy. Read the paragraphs, Make your decision. Follow the path.

*Spoiler Alert*

     1) You are a black maid living in Mississippi in the '30s. One day, a  white woman comes to you to offer to put your story into words; she was planning to write a book of interviews of maids in the south. If you say yes and get found out, you will be in HUGE trouble. However, if the book succeeds, not only will have a little extra money, you will have made a mark on this world. Do you do it?

If you do, look at p. 2 // If not, go to p. 3.

2) Interviews go smoothly, but not smoothly enough. Somehow your boss found out something was going on- she just didn't know what. If you tell her about the book, she may have mercy. Or you may get fired. However, if you lie convincingly enough, you might just escape safe. What do you do?

If you tell the truth, go to p. 4 // If you lie, go to p. 5

3) So your daily life continues. But one night, a week later, you have a dream. In this dream, the book succeeds. No one knows you were a part of it, obviously, but you know you were. You are contended and happy when you walk through the streets. It's a stark contrast to your daily life- you are forgotten as you go through your day. Is this a premonition? You take a moment to reconsider the decision you made about doing the book.

If you say yes this time, turn to p.5 // If not, turn to p. 6

4) Although honesty is considered to be the best policy, it is not so this time. Your boss never suspected that you were writing a book that contained the private business of the house, and you were fired. If you had lied, and lied well, maybe this wouldn't be your reality right now. But it is, and you are left wondering where your next meal will come from.

The End

5) The book publishes... and it's a hit! You are still a maid, but a happy one. Not only have you found a new friend in the white lady that wrote the book, but you have made a difference in the working conditions for maids in Mississippi. The void in your life has been filled, and you are now truly happy. 

The End ☺

6) The next day, as you drive to work, you take a look at the rest of your life. You realize that you will be a maid forever, and there is no escape. The book comes out and you buy a copy. It's the best thing you have ever read! Nonetheless, the victory is bittersweet, because it could have been yours, if you had grabbed it. 

The End