Elena’s thoughts on the drive home
Elena: you have no idea what just happened at the concert tonight
Friend: What happened? You sound like if you are terrified?
Elena: Izzie, that girl…
Friend: Oh about Izzie, what happened to her? Is she ok?
Elena: Something’s wrong with her. She took a blank marker and wrote on her face… “I’m not your puppet” What does that even mean?
Friend: What’s wrong with her? Have you had conflicts? A child would not do that…
Elena: No, I just told her to dress properly
Friend: Perhaps she doesn’t like the way you tell her to dress? You are such a great mother! How can she refuse you!
Elena: She has no choice, if you want to be successful, you have to dress well. I don’t know how to tell her that.
Friend: Phew.. children are like this. They fight back to whatever their parents say to them. Izzie is just amongst the worst of them.
Elena: But my other children don’t fight back. Normal children won’t draw on their faces….. She has no friends at school too!
Friend: I am sorry to hear that Elena.. Have some rest and hopefully everything will be better.
Elena : Bye, thanks for the support
Friend: Bye, you will get over it soon.
June 8, 2020 at 7:58 am
This is good Shawn – you convey Elena’s desire for control and you show how others see her too.