Dear Diary,
Today I was approached by Juliet as she had a very secret request for me. I appreciate that she would come to me as the only person in the world that she trusts with something this serious and I have taken that into consideration in determining what to do. I was asked to help her marry her love, Romeo. This would mean being the messenger to Romeo and helping her to get to the destination without being caught by her parents. Both of their families are in the middle of a large feud that has caused tension and blood between both families for as long as I can remember. This feud is dangerous because I have seen it result in death for both sides. It hurts my heart just writing this but I am so conflicted over what is the right thing to do.
On one hand, Juliet is so young. She has her whole life ahead of her and I cannot bear to think about what will happen if she were to make a big decision like this and regret it later on. Sometimes we cannot trust young people who are barely children to make these types of decisions and must give them the proper guidance if we are ever going to see them succeed. That being said, who am I to judge whether Romeo is going to be the best decision for her? He very well could be the best husband she could find, but the problem is she is giving up her chances of knowing this for sure. In choosing to marry Romeo so young, she will never know whether or not there is someone else out there for her who is a better match. I also do not know him very well and neither does she. They have only known each other for barely twenty four hours and I question whether that is truly enough time to really determine whether they should get married or not. I have been responsible for Juliet’s safety for her entire life and I am unsure of how this will play out for her if I support her.
I have loved Juliet like my own child since she was a baby. I was there the night that Juliet had met Romeo. I helped her get ready for the party, and she looked beautiful. There is no doubt that all of the single men’s eyes were on her because of how wonderful she looked. I could tell something was different about her when the party ended and she seemed to be very dreamy and distant. It was like she was in a completely different world. Romeo and his friends somehow ended up at the Capulet masquerade party. I do not know how they got invitations or past the guards at the door. It seems like it was fate that they made it through, as Juliet and Romeo only needed to lock eyes to fall in love. These poor children did not realize until it was too late that they were supposed to be rivals. The devastation of this realization was enough to make me truly feel sorry for them and want to help them, so I allowed Juliet to speak with him later that night. He snuck onto the yard and appeared to her, and she came out on the balcony to speak with him. I tried not to eavesdrop, but it was just too hard not to. I wanted to protect my little girl and make sure that this boy really did want to make the effort to get to know her despite their differences. This he did accomplish. He really convinced her that he was dedicated to her and did not want to love anyone else for the rest of his life.
Ultimately, I think I am going to help them. I know that the Friar is on Romeo’s side and is helping to marry them, and I trust his judgement. I just hope it is not going to be at the expense of the two young ones. I know the consequences could be fatal to both of them, as well as the Friar and I. If her parents ever caught me helping her like this, I would be out of work and they might even have me executed. However, it would be nice to see Juliet finally happy and with someone she truly wants to marry.
Diary, this has been such a hard decision, but at the end of the day my Juliet will get what she wants and I will see to it that she will be happy forever.
Sincerely,
Nurse.
