Orientation: Georgie gets a phone call from her Mum telling her that her dad, whom she’s barely heard from in years, has turned up on their doorstep unannounced.
Backfill: She feels confused and hurt that he’s turned up out of the blue after all the pain he’s caused her over the years. She wants to see him but she still hasn’t forgiven him for abandoning her.
Complication: She decides to go home and face him. She sees him but he feels more like a father than a dad. She doesn’t have many words to say to him. He just expects her to be happy to see him. But instead they exchange silent arguments and he leaves with a hug of false security. Georgie is left with greater pain.
Climax: Scenes from her childhood flick through her mind. The times where she could laugh, and the times she couldn’t help but cry. She reminds herself about how strong she has been all these years without him.
Conclusion: She closes the box full of her growing pains and locks it with a smile.
Resolution: She knows that the box might be opened again, and hopes that next time it is she will find a glint of happiness inside. But until then, she will live life being thankful for the wonderful mother and younger brother that she was given.
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