MBTI high school

Chapter 21:

Chapter 21: The Complicated Life of INTP

The chapter begins with INTP lying on her bed, eyes closed, hoping to finally find some peace. But in this large family, tranquility is as rare as a legendary Pokémon. INTP’s phone vibrates. She hesitates, but before she can ignore it, the door to her room suddenly opens. It’s Émilie, her little sister overflowing with energy, as always.

Émilie (whining, with a voice that could make a rock cry):
"INTP! I need your help! Mom says I have to cut my hair before school starts, but I love my bangs! Can you talk to her, please?!"

INTP (so bored she’s considering hibernation):
"Émilie… it’s just a haircut."

Before INTP can finish her sentence, Tara, the eldest, enters the room, looking solemn, as if she’s carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders.

Tara (with a dramatic flair worthy of the greatest tragedians):
"INTP, you have to help me. Dad wants me to study business, but I want to be an artist. He doesn’t understand my vision, my creativity!"

INTP (exasperated, ready to write a protest manifesto against her family):
"Why me? Why always me?"

Barely has she finished her complaint when a mini cyclone makes its entrance: their little brother Pili, dragging Chouchou the dog behind him. He’s wearing a coat that looks like it was made by a blind person, with an energy that could put an electro-genetic battery to shame.

Pili (excited, as if he just discovered the Holy Grail):
"INTP! Look, Chouchou and I are going to enter a dog costume contest! Tell me it’s a good idea, tell me it’s amazing!"

INTP (desperate, contemplating becoming a hermit):
"Pili… the dog looks like he hates it."

Before INTP has time to breathe, their mom, Sarah, bursts in, a look of panic in her eyes as if the end of the world were imminent.

Sarah (dramatically):
"INTP, I absolutely need to talk to you. Your dad and I had another argument! He spends all his time watching fishing videos… I don’t understand why he prefers fish to me!"

INTP (too bored to care):
"I already told you, mom, he just likes fishing… it’s not a competition."

Sarah (losing patience):
"But how do you explain that his friends are named Carpe, Brochet, and Gardon?!"

The invasion continues

INTP tries her best to manage the family catastrophe, but then Matteo, her older brother, enters, looking more authoritative than a military commander.

Matteo (in a military tone):
"INTP, can you help me organize a family meeting? I made a schedule, but I need a strategy. And Dad still hasn’t answered my email."

INTP (sarcastically, with a small smile of despair):
"Oh yes, Matteo, because everyone loves your meetings where time is measured with a stopwatch..."

The cousins and uncles

And as if that wasn’t enough, INTP’s phone vibrates once again. This time, it’s a video from François, her cousin, desperately seeking advice on how to attract a girl using a "mathematically proven method." And right after, her Aunt Kara bursts in, all excited, asking which type of plant would be perfect to start her medicinal herb garden.

Kara (enthusiastically like a child on Christmas morning):
"So, INTP, do you think aromatic herbs attract good energies? I read that basil can do miracles for your aura!"

INTP (thinking of an immediate escape):
"I… I’m not sure plants care about the aura, Kara..."

And to top it all off, her grandfather Xavier enters the scene like a ghost from the past, asking if she can help him "hack" his TV to watch pétanque matches online.

Xavier (excited, like a child discovering a new toy):
"Your dad doesn’t understand these modern things, but you, you’re good with all that!"

The final blow

Finally, INTP finds herself in the living room, completely overwhelmed, surrounded by her family and Chouchou, who’s looking at her with lost puppy eyes, as if he too needs therapy.

INTP (sighing, at the breaking point):
"All I wanted was a little peace… and now I’ve become the family therapist…"

She doesn’t even have time to finish her sentence before her phone vibrates again. This time, it’s Tomas, her uncle, calling to tell her how outraged he is about the "too dramatic" way Kara does her yoga.

INTP (slightly bitter):
"... even the dog."

The chapter ends with INTP hiding in a closet, hoping to finally find some silence. But even there, Chouchou has found her…