Silent Scream (O/S)

I wish I was more like Ladybug!

Suddenly, her skin erupted into a frenzy of spots that were too clean and sharp to be a leopard's. She stood up and went to her dress and fingered the crimson silk on the skirt. It truly was her finest work, and she felt pride radiating out of her troubled heart looking at it. Her blue eyes flicked to the picture frame on the bed. Her grandmother's sharp brown eyes stared coldly back at her. That one look broke the lock that held her tongue in place.

"I'm caught up in your expectations, you're trying to make me live your dream!" she sang to the picture.

"But I'm causing you so much frustration, and you only want the best for me..."