Coy Crawford: Virginian Blogger

by: Ahnaf Chowdhury

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Not Meant to be…

Hey guys. It has been a year since I have posted. I am now 20, single, broke, and broken. The night of my wedding, I had learned that Candice had run away to New York with Spidey, the real love of her life. There, they had gotten married and Spidey found work at a local newspaper company. Candice had decided to leave everything she had here for him. She could’ve had respect, money, and me, but she chose him. I have been heartbroken this last year and had stopped working. Mother passed away 10 months ago and all my siblings left to look for work. The plantation went downhill after that. Without someone running the place, all the slaves ran away and all the crops died. Now it’s just me, living here all by myself. Last week I was diagnosed with smallpox. I was given two days to live but here I am still living life. Yay… At this point, I’m just waiting...

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Meant to be

It has been 6 months since my last post and I’m getting married! I am 19 years of age now. You guys remember Candice right? Well two weeks ago, my mother came with me to talk to her parents. They were very impressed at how the plantation was going and how well we were doing. They agreed to have Candice be my bride and we didn’t ask for too much dowry. I’m very excited and the wedding is set to be tomorrow! I went on my first date with Candice a couple of days ago. She seemed very upset and looked like she was crying. It was probably because she was so happy to be marrying a rich guy like me. She looked very beautiful when she was crying. I wish Father could be there but unfortunately he passed away 2 months ago. I am now the owner of the plantation and with the money I earn, I can provide for my new bride and future children. I may not write for a while since I will be on my honeymoon and I will be spending all my time with my new wife.

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Abundance in tobacco and wheat = more money = night out with friends WOOHOO!

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Yikes

So much has happened since the last time I wrote. It has been 2 years and my huge family has been decreasing over the last couple of months. Flu, malaria, and smallpox has taken 11 of my siblings including Cornelius. Father is growing very sick and instead of helping him like a good obedient wife, my stupid mother has been busy teaching the slaves how to read. Speaking of slaves, a couple of months ago I had caught Abraham stealing the wheat we grew and secretly selling it. After months of risking getting in trouble just to give him bread, I realized he was just as dishonest and evil as Father told me he was. That night I sold Abraham and I stopped my sympathy for these slaves because they were all the same… all 192 of them. For some reason, Mother seems to like spending time with them and despite Father’s wishes, she spends the majority of her days listening to their stories and talking to them. Anyways, with Father sick and Cornelius dead, I am now head of the plantation. I will spend all my time and effort to bring success to the Crawford name.

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Just went to a funeral. Everyone is getting infected with diseases. Life comes at you fast bro.

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I Made a Friend

It has been 3 weeks since my last post and life is only getting better. My second oldest brother (I think his name was Carter) has passed away from dysentery. Now, I have been working on the plantation more and more. Father and Cornelius expect me to fill his role and I’m happy to do it since it has raised my weekly allowance from 50 cents to 2 dollars! With this new surplus in cash, I am now a rich man but still, Candice does not notice me. Anyway, Father introduced me to the workers we have on the plantation. He said they are called “slaves” and they will do the work as we instruct them. When I saw them, I noticed that they were all very skinny and didn’t have much clothes on. I saw a boy who looked to be about the same age as me. When Father and Cornelius left, I decided to introduce myself to him. He said his name was Abraham and we talked for a while. But when I showed him the money I earned this week, he was very confused. He didn’t know what money was. I asked him if he was hungry and he said yes so I brought him some bread from the house. Unfortunately, Father saw us and was very angry. That night, I learned how much a belt could hurt. But it was nothing compared to the lashing whips Abraham was met with. I couldn’t understand what was wrong with what we had done. Therefore, I started to secretly bring Abraham food every night when Father was asleep. During the day, I studied and fulfilled my duties on the plantation. And everyday, I earned more money.

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Who am I?

What’s up? Coy Crawford here. I’m a 16 year old living my best life in the proud colony of Virginia. I’m writing this blog because my private teacher, Mr. Will Scotiums, is making me write all about my life. I know, so lame… But whatever. It is what it is and my life is great so why the heck not? Plus this gives me a chance to show off to Candice June, the pretty girl who lives next door. I hope she reads this and can see how rich we are and falls in love with me. My family lives on the second largest plantation in the state. Second only to the plantation down the street owned by that stupid kid Spidey and his family. His real name is Jebediah but we call him Spidey because he’s deranged and crawls on the ground like a spider. For some reason, Candice has been spending a lot of time with him… I’m sure it’s nothing. Oh well, enough about him. Mother and Father tell me that I’m their 4th favorite child and I’d say that’s pretty good compared to the 19 siblings I have. I am the 3rd oldest child in the family. The oldest is my brother named Cornelius. I forget the others’ names though. I don’t normally talk to them. I think 6 of them are girls. Maybe 7 but I’m not sure about one of them. Father and Cornelius has started to teach me how to run the plantation and keep things in order and I am very excited. Okay I am done now. I will write again soon. Good day <3.