I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang - Living in Constant Fear and Isolation
Helen:
Jim, why haven't you come before?
Jim:
I couldn't, I was afraid to.
Helen:
But you could have written. It's been almost a year since you escaped.
Jim:
But I haven't escaped. They're still after me. They'll always be after me. I've had jobs but I can't keep them. Something happens. Someone turns up. I hide in rooms all day and travel by night. No friends. No rest. No peace.
Helen:
Oh, Jim!
Jim:
Keep moving. That's all that's left for me. Forgive me, Helen. I-I had to take a chance to see you tonight. Just to say good-bye.
Helen:
Oh, Jim. It was all going to be so different.
Jim: [A door slams]
It is different. They've made it different.... I've gotta go.
Helen:
I can't let you go like this!
Jim:
I've got to.
Helen: [He shakes his head no; He backs up and again shakes no; He again shakes no]
Can't you tell me where you're going? Will you write? Do you need any money? But you must, Jim. How do you live?
Jim:
I steal!
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang - The Freedom of Choice and Youth
Jim:
Do you mind if we stay here awhile, or must you go home?
Helen:
There are no must's in my life. I'm free, white, and twenty-one.
Jim:
You're lucky.
Helen:
Why?
Jim:
Well, you can go where you want, when you want.
Helen:
Can't you?
Jim:
Yes - and no.
Helen:
You're a strange, moody person. You need somebody to pull you out of those doldrums.
Jim:
Are you applying for that job?
Helen:
I might consider it.
Jim:
You're hired.
Helen:
When do I start?
Jim:
You've started several hours ago.
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