Story based on Pablo Picasso's The Absinthe Drinker.
By: Agustina, Natalia and Florencia
It was
a freezing autumn afternoon of December in New York. Jenny was an attractive
woman in her forties. She had a young daughter, called Mary and her husband had
died in a car crash two years before, and then she became depressed.
Consequently, she became an alcoholic but fortunately she could overcome her
problem after few months.
She was
reading a book when Mary arrived in order to give her some news.
Mary:
“Hello Mum! How are you? I´m really happy to see you and I have some good news
for you.”
Jenny:
“Hello! Nice to see you. Tell me, please!”
Mary: “I
have the possibility to travel to Africa and help people in need. I have been
thinking about that for a long time and now I have made my decision.”
Jenny:
“But Mary, Africa is a very dangerous continent to live in because they are in
a terrible war!!”
Mary: “I
know mum, but I love being a nurse!”
They
went ahead with the argument for a long time, but Mary was a generous and
persuasive woman who finally was able to convince her mother. A few weeks
later, Jenny received a phone call with terrible news.
Jenny:
“Hello! Who is calling? Oh! Doctor John! How´s my daughter? Oh no! oh my god!
What´s happen? What kind of illness is it? How long has she been like that? I´d
like to visit her… I know that it would be really dangerous to do so but I need
it!
After
this phone call everything changed for Jenny. She was feeling so terrible and
lonely that she couldn´t resist the impulse to drink again. Her drinking
problem got worse as time passed. However, she realized she needed professional
help, she finally decided to go to the hospital. She was there for a few months
but her treatment was not so good as she expected. Her health was so poor that
she couldn´t recognize her daughter.
Mary:
“Oh mum! Hello! It´s been such a long time! What are you doing here?”
Jenny:
“Who are you?”
Mary:
“Mum! I´m Mary, your daughter! I´ve come to see you!”
Jenny:
“No, it´s impossible! My daughter died in Africa.”
Mary:
“No mum! I´m here. It was hard work but now I´m fine. I have come to take you
back home with me.”
Jenny:
“What are you talking about? My daughter is dead.
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| Pablo Picasso |
Mary
couldn´t believe what was happening. She felt devastated and wanted to see the
doctor. He said Jenny was mentally ill and she couldn´t leave the hospital
then. Mary couldn´t face up to the news and she came back the hospital room to
take her mum home. Tragically, her mother had committed suicide by hanging
herself with the curtains; without knowing that her daughter was next to her.
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ResponderEliminarMary was desperate because she couldn't see Jenny in that condition so she tried to find a solution.
She knew that her beloved mother was extremely weak and ill and that was why she decided to do something about it. She inmediately called some friends and doctors who had worked with her in Africa. It was a long and difficult process, some days were harder than others but with the help of Mary's friends and collegues , her mother eventually got better. Mary and Jenny finally understood that they really needed each other and from then on, their relationship grew stronger.
Nice end Florencia! However, this is EDi which you are not doing, right? I appreciate the effort and it's always good writing practice!
Eliminar... After a couple of months in hospital, Jane saw a beautiful small girl runing to her. She thought it was a dream, It was her daughter who came to visite her, but a woman and her husband approached to her. To Jane's surprise, the lady called her mum, and gave her a kiss! She almost faint. She believed that her daughter had died but no, her daughter was there and she was not alone. Mary, her husband and her daughter were part of her life again. From that moment on, she had something to get through.
ResponderEliminarWhat a sweet turn to the story!
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