Monologue

P.O.V. of Boo-Boo:

It was a beautiful day at the lake house. The sun was shining perfectly through the window and the wind rustled the leaves on the trees outside. I walked through the dining room door to the house to find my two maids Mrs. Snell and Sandra sitting at the table drinking tea. I went to the refrigerator looking for some food to eat. I then sat down at the window and looked out at the water. Mrs. Snell said that Lionel was thinking about running away again. He had promised me that he would stop all the shenanigans and stay home. He started running away young. He never really said why he wanted to leave either. I've always wanted to know too. Anyways, curious about my son, I stormed out of the house to the back lawn glancing down at the water. I found my son sitting on his father's dinghy. I walked over towards him calling out admiral type names. He seemed to ignore them so I called his name. He then said that I could not be an Admiral because I was a women. At this point, I was furious with him but I had to keep my cool. I proceeded to make an oval over my mouth like a kazoo and played Taps. He finally looked up at me but refused to have me on the boat. I reminded him that he promised me to never run away again and he denied that. I had to play his game. I needed to listen to him. Finally, I tossed a wrapped package at him. He unwrapped it but then threw it over the edge. I was puzzled. Lionel then started to cry and at that moment I stepped onto the dinghy and over to my son. I flung my arms around him and comforted him immediately. He said that he heard the maids call daddy a kike and that he was concerned. This day was so significant because my son, Lionel, and I had finally connected on an emotional level. Our relationship was stronger because of this one day.

~Kelly Carucci