You distract us with chatter and style. Meanwhile, at the heart of this is a decades-old drama. However, it is not the drama we at first imagine, but one of family secrets. Of hurt and pain. All becomes clear in the end.
Dara is abused at home, and lashes out at others with the same cruelty she experiences. Maybe it's just a tea party you write about, but the message is universal. People are driven by discrete motivations. Judging is easy, but understanding--that's the challenge.
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Thank you so much for the kind feedback.:)
I've been thinking a lot lately about how what we endure shapes our behavioral patterns, and how we react to others who have been shaped in the same way yet with different elements. That and purple classic cars, lol. It was fun to write a story with all those things.
And now I'm off to comment on other's tales, it's one of my favorite parts about this community!