Look at the bright side…
(Sitting down drinking coffee, door opens) ‘’Hey Jacob, how was school?’’ ’’Jacob,(pause) bud, (pause) champ, is there something wrong? Are you alright?‘’ (no answer) ‘’I better see what’s wrong and check up on him.’’ ‘’Can’t be that serious. Right? I mean what could be troubling him at this age.’’ (goes up stairs) ‘’Jacob? Can I come in and talk?’’ (nothing) ‘’ If there’s something wrong you know you can talk with me and work it out.’’ (nothing) ‘’ I’m going to come in and talk with you so we can get this sort it okay?’’ (walks in) ‘’Soooooooo, what’s bugging you today?’’ (nothing) ‘’Backed up work, friends, bullies, teachers, girls?’’ (laugh) ‘’HAHAHAHAHA….Ah yeah that was pretty bad, but besides bad jokes it looks like you're really down. So I want you to know that not everything is going to be so easy and sometimes in life your emotions just randomly express themselves.‘’ ‘’I know what it’s like to feel depressed for probably no reason and questioning. Why?’’ ‘’My dad once taught me that you just have to keep going and don’t let anything in life stop you from being happy and living to the fullest.’’ (waits) ‘’You have a good life and what we have together you, me, your mother. If there's something wrong you don’t have to worry. Because we all have it good and easy so….’’ (Thinks) ‘’I know school can be tough, stressful, overwhelming and don’t know how to juggle life and fun.‘’ ‘’College was the most stressful years of my life because they were the years in my life I would have to support myself.’’ ‘’I struggled finding a job and paying off rent at my apartment.’’ ‘’It cost a lot to keep myself afloat. Water bill, electric bill, and food is what was dragging me down for half my life.’’ ‘’But I stayed strong, found my job at a corner store and finally paid my bills off.’’ ‘’I learned a lot from that experience and I took some moments of those times as life lessons.’’ ‘’To this day I never forgot them and carry them close to my heart.’’ ‘’So, make these moments between you and me to be a lesson and do just like what I did. Remember the moments in your life that made you smile and the moments when you're sad as rain. You see, rain comes, it goes and then it leaves you alone.’’ ‘’I hope this talk cheered you up a little and made you feel better.’’ ‘’I see your mom’s car pulling up so let's go down stairs, if you want, and give her some ideas for dinner.’’ ‘’See you around champ.’’ (behind door) ‘’Yes, yes, did it. Number 1 dad right here baby.’’ (end)
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