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Scene 76: Missing Piece
(Lark and I have been walking together for a good while, no words passing between us. Lark still looks as if she’d seen a ghost, except that the ghost was real and was also her twin sister. A couple of times along the way Lark took a breath as if she were preparing to speak,…
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Scene 75: Family Huddle
Mom (Me): Thanks for coming, girls. Bloom (The Survivor): Of course, Mom. What happened? Ivy (The Companion): What happened is Mom pushed a girl out of Lark’s body. Libra (The Friend, surprised): Wait, someone was *inside* Lark? Lark (The Dreamer, shaken): She… She looked like my twin… Bloom (shocked): What!? Where is she? Ivy: As…
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Scene 74: Recurring Scenes
Lark (The Dreamer): I just think she should have to consider our feelings too; why is that so much to ask!? Ivy (The Companion): Because she doesn’t know what we’re feeling at all. We haven’t told her. Lark (annoyed): Why should we have to *tell* her? Mom (Me): Hello girls, how are you today? Ivy…
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Scene 73: False Balance
Lark (The Dreamer): Hey Mom? Mom (Me): Yes Lark? Lark (shaken): I… Uh… Mom (worried): Lark, are you alright? You look really defeated. I don’t think I’ve seen you like this before. Lark: I mean… I snapped at you without even thinking! I don’t want to be that person… Mom: Lark, don’t beat yourself up…
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Scene 72: Extending Care
Mom (Me): Good morning girls. It’s good to see you two together again. Lark (The Dreamer): I’ve calmed down a bit… I’m trying to work on my emotional regulation. Ivy (The Companion): There’s still some tension, but she’s making a good effort. Mom: That’s encouraging. I feel like having different parts of my personality fighting…
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Scene 71: Lecture Face
Ivy (The Companion): Hey Mom? Mom (Me): Hello Ivy. What’s on your mind? Ivy: I wanted to ask you something… I used to get angry a lot, right? Like, *a lot* a lot. Mom: You mean back in Bloom’s time? Ivy: Yes, though I got better at keeping it in check as I got older.…
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Scene 70: House Chores
(As I step into the apartment where I’ve lived for years with my partner, a young woman’s voice humming a lilting tune drifts through the rooms to me. I peek through to the kitchen to see Ivy wearing a green skater dress, gliding around the room doing simple chores, humming to herself.) Mom (Me): You…
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Scene 69: Shortest Sister Distance
Mom (Me): Hello Lark. Lark (The Dreamer): Good morning Mom. Mom: How are you feeling? The last time we spoke you were having a pretty tough time, and you mostly kept to yourself at the beach. Lark: I’m… Okay, I suppose. Disappointed, maybe? I’m not exactly sure. Mom: Are you still beating yourself up over…
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Scene 68: Trust But Verify
Ivy (The Companion): Hey Mom? Mom (Me): Yes Ivy? Ivy: I’ve noticed another pattern… A scene that keeps playing itself out over and over again. Mom: Which one is that? Ivy (uneasy): It’s… Well, I’ll be unsure about something, and I’ll ask a question about it. What it is doesn’t matter; what matters is that…
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Scene 67: Beach Day
(I step out onto the sand tentatively, testing its warmth. Despite the sun shining down on me, the sand is cool under my feet.) Mom (Me): I guess there are some advantages to visiting a beach here, huh? Ivy (The Companion): Indeed there are! It feels lovely here. (Ivy walks past me on the sand,…