My name is Rita. I am a Martha in the house of the commander Fred.

I am the oldest Martha in the house, so I have some unofficail power or authority over the other Marthas and the Handmaids. I have brown skin. I always wear a dull green dress, and when I go outside I wear a green veil. Even though I am forced to wear these things, I dont really mind.

Because I do not have many freedoms in this society I spend my time doing rather trivial activities. I love to gossip with the other Marthas, and sometimes with the Handmaids, though I dont really like the Handmaids. I belive that there are alternatives to giving your body to the government. I would not debase myself like that. Sometimes we gossip about event sthat have occured, like when another Martha was unnecessarily shot and killed. We also like to find out about what is going on in other houses, like what other Marthas are doing, how the houses are run, and if our "family," is more succseful than their "family."

My best dream is that I am let free, and that things go back to normal before the government took over. My worst nightmare is that I will be shot and killed senslessly because a guardain or angel is too trigger happy.