You must've been aware of the things going on between Master and me. It's hard for me to talk about it even though I know it happened to Mama and Wayles. Having lived in a country where I'm legally free, I cannot help but sometimes forget that I'm still an enslaved teenage girl. I have no right to say no or yes. My personal feelings and opinions are not only diminished and ignored because of my status, but also because of Master's seniority and superiority. Perhaps I'm too full of myself for thinking about all these things, feeling ashamed, even. I guess it's the illusion that I could've been more than an object or a body. That's not important, Jimmy. The thing that I need your counsel for is that I'm now pregnant with Master's child. --Sally Hemings