Freshwater Pearls

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"Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up."

                                                                                      -Robert Frost.

Erica: I'm back.

Hera: How was school?

Erica: Okay.

Hera: That's all?

Erica: Yeah. It's just school.

Hera: Oh and Erica? I saw you writing in a notebook yesterday. Is something wrong?

Erica: Mom, does something have to be wrong for me to hold a pen?

Hera: I was only looking out for you. I don't want you to feel like you have to keep anything in.

Erica: It was nothing, mom. Really.

Hera: Are you sure?

Erica: Positive.

Hera: I noticed- as you're growing older, you have stopped opening up to me.

Erica: [sighs] It's nothing like that.

Hera: I'm your mother! I need to know everything going on with you.

Erica: Oh god, mom nothing happened! Seriously, stop it now.

Hera: Don't talk to me like that Erica. I'm your parent. Not one of your damn friends.

Erica: Exactly. And you don't even want to try.