Money Doesn't Buy Happiness

Emlyn's life used to be great despite living in poverty in a cramped up trailer home. She was a happy child and her parents were happy together. Then money tore them apart.

Chapter 2:

Money Doesn't Buy Happiness

  

“What are you doing encouraging her like that?!” Emlyn's mom asked nearly screaming at him. Dr. Candara sat calmly with the same expression, letting nothing phase his rectangular caramel colored face.

“I've developed a theory Mrs. Tamási-”

“Amalia remember, we're going by first names, it was your suggestion.” She said correcting him.

“You said last week- never mind, the important topic is Emlyn's mental health, my theory is that if she draws them out and can express them to the world in a healthier way than saying they're all in my head, maybe we can get somewhere.” he explained but she didn't like that answer.

“She's making up crazy people, worlds, and refusing to live in reality and all you have to say is communication through art will help her?!”

“She feels she has no one to talk to... I can't force you two to quit your jobs and you're not taking my advice. She refuses to talk to the other children; I don't believe its schizophrenia or anything mental like that-”

“Look I pay you to fix what's wrong with her to keep the school off my a*s and I would greatly appreciate if you wouldn't feed into her insane cries for attention.”

“I'm not feeding into it, if she has something she can be proud of and feel that it's her own to show to the world, maybe it'll help her communication skills. Get a few comments on her drawings here and there and then conversations strike up about the drawings. She'll grow out of being withdrawn within no time. I know you're a busy woman and I don't want to keep you any longer.”

“You can expect a deduction in pay.” She said clearly upset with him and stormed out.

“Get in the car Emlyn.” She said to me as she walked out of the elevator. I got out of my chair and hurried out of the tropical themed waiting room that greets you and sends you off on your day as you enter/exit the mental health building and hurried into the parking lot to the metallic cerulean blue Lexus GX 420 premium that my parents pride so much in. Well one of their two prized cars, they are very materialistic for themselves while I get left in the dark. They leave me with the nanny who I really don't care for. She's just there so they can legally leave me home alone.

 

People think my life is amazing because my parents make a lot of money. They think I'm selfish for being miserable all the time. They don't realize that my parents became rich is because they work all the time. They are never home. 

I hate the money I want it to go away, I don't get any use out of it so why should I even bother enjoying something my parents don't spend on me or anything really involving me.

 

“Why does she look pissed off?” my dad asked seeing my mom walk over to the front passenger side door.

“Cause she's mad at my doctor, the one person who actually understands me.”

“He works with kids worse that you and it's his job to understand each one of them.”

“No! He really does care about me you just don't understand because you have no imagination left in you!”

“You want more trouble when we get home?”

“No...” I pouted and stared down at the floor, sometimes I'm convinced they hate the fact I was born.

 

You're almost home; I'll see you in a few minutes...

 

There's his voice again, knowing when to pop up and make my day much better.

I know Aqua; it's just that over the past few years people seem to get meaner and meaner with each passing second... especially my parents... I thought to myself unsure if he could actually hear me...

 

It seems right now that after two years of having such a strong bond with this place I should know how it works like the back of my hand, yet there's so many things I am completely clueless about and so is aqua, considering he's never had a friend from Earth before no one from Aqua's world has every had contact with anyone on Earth... well not really, the world is apart of Earth, they just don't have contact with my world. The 'normal' world, 'reality', whatever you call it, it's not as exciting or as entertaining as Divide 

Author's Note

Here's the new chapter two this story's beginning is going to suffer as I've decided I'm going to finish this story no matter what and for some reason everything i do sounds like shit. I'm not giving up otherwise nothing will get done. Chapter three will probably be a lot worse than this.

Reviews

[Gina]

WOW! I am truly speechless, this is a really great piece. Could not keep away from reading the rest (I am really picky about reading due to my laziness.)

[Pugsly]

Really? I've been considering revamping it since I don't know where to go with it... I started a rebooted version but I got caught up with other stories... I might work with this version instead :)

[Gina]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gina]

You are a really great writer.

[Pugsly]

Thanks :) I'll try to have another chapter up soon.