You spent long nights awake dreaming about everything that might happen when you see him for the first time. What would you say? What would you do? You knew that you would be so nervous. So you planned out every single thing that would happen before you saw him. You loved him with all of your heart, and you weren't going to let this childhood dream die. You dreamed the night before of meeting him, and having a very romantic and intimate experience with him. He let you touch his ears and even clean his nails. You knew that you absolutely had to make this happen.
The first thing you had to do was tell your family. You are just a teenager, so you need the money for all of your plans and your traveling. You sat at the kitchen table with your family surrounding you, and you contemplate whether telling them would even be worth it. They would think you are some Shrek-loving freak and disown you. But, you knew that you had to tell them sometime, so you took a deep breath and began speaking.
"Hey.. I don't know how to tell you guys this but I am questioning my sexuality.. because I am only attracted to one sexy ogre and I can't get him off my mind. I absolutely have to see him and I can't wait another second. Please help me make these plans and I am so sorry that you had to find out this way." You watched as your parents stood in pure horror and agony and you wished that you wouldn't have ever said a thing. Your palms begin to sweat and you can feel your face getting red, you just feel like you're about to throw up.
When all of a sudden, your mom says, "Honey, can we speak alone?" to your father, and he steps out of the room. Your mom looks at you and begins to cry. "Mom listen, I am so sorry." you say as you watch tears flow down her cheeks. "I am not mad. I just came to a realization and I don't know what to do about it.", she says, looking down and avoiding eye contact, which really isn't like her. "Talk to me Mom. I am here for you.", you say, holding her hand in yours. "Honey.. I don't know how to say this.. but I have always been attracted to Shrek as well. I just married your dad because they had similar facial features and he kind of filled the Shrek-sized hole in my heart.", your
mother explains. You drop her hand and you have a hard time trying to hide your emotions.
How could she do this to you? Or to your father? Or Shrek? You don't understand why she would try to ruin your only chance at romance. You try not to think about the fact that you are in love with the same ogre. You don't say anything, get up, and walk out of the room. You couldn't stand to be around her one more second. You run to her room, grab her wallet and your things, and run out the door; never to return until you had finally seen Shrek.
