“You are asking me to give up my what?”
“Everything and anything that is associated with the world of the devil. Headphones, I pods, you know, all of the things you have accumulated, and that has led us to the despair so far.”
“You seriously are trying to get me to believe that the reason you and Dad had problems, is because of modern technology. I can’t believe you bought into this shit!”
“Daniella, watch your language!” The woman in a long black skirt drew a deep breath. “No one expects you to move from the world of the devil to the world of salvation without doubts. That is a part of the growth one has to experience. Father Thomas..”
“Father Thomas? That dude wants your money, the money you and Dad made in this world you call ‘of the devil’. How in the hell did you get so brainwashed? I was only gone for three months!”
She smiled at her daughter .”We always have been seeking salvation, and he has given us the answers.”
“Oh, bullshit! I am going back to LA, I only got a week until classes start again.”
“You are not leaving!” There was panic in the older woman’s voice.
“Oh, yeah?Watch me. I am leaving. I am 19, Mom. Luckily Grandpa’s trust pays for my expenses. He was smart enough to leave me his fortune, now I know why.”
She paused, as the realization of her mother’s reasoning became clear. “He talked you into bringing me here, didn’t he? He thought you could force me to join his flock, give him access to my trust fund. You seriously thought I would do that? That is my future Mom, my way through medical school. Grandpa worked his rear end off to make sure, I could do anything I wanted, while you had your head in the clouds with all that religious nonsense, moving from one guru to the next.”
“Father Thomas is different.”
“Yeah, he is trying to milk you completely dry. I can’t believe Dad does not have the balls to stand up to you!”
“Seriously young lady…”
“Call me when you left this cult, you know where to find me.”
Danielle turned swiftly, rushing toward her hybrid,stumbling over the protruding roots to get away from this madness, but also to not allow her mother to see the tears that she could no longer hold back from streaming down her face.
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2014
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Poor girl. I don’t know who I feel more sorry for, the girl or her mother.
both probably, Sonia – for a misguided mother who thinks she is doing the best for her daughters salvation, and a young woman, who knows that there is nothing she can do about the choices of her mother, mourning her. Thanks for stopping by, hon!
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Yikes. That’s a crappy situation. Good job in a tight space, though.
thank you, Andrea, indeed it is a bad situation. Have a great weekend!
Nicely worked dialogue Claudia, a very believable exchange of words.
thank you, Steve
Unbelievable, the power that some of these charismatic individuals wield over people. It may be fiction, and yet it’s all too true-to-life.
indeed it is. This is why we need to teach people how to be so secure with themselves, that they do not fall for anyone like that. Thank you for stopping by!
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