After wiping off a chair she sank slowly down, keeping her eyes on her mother. As she settled into her chair her mother burst out angrily with phrases like, "WHAT could have POSSESED YOU to do that?!" and "Do you realize you could have been KILLED?!" Lia let her eyes glaze over as she began to think over other things away from the yelling, purple-faced woman in front of her.
"Wait, what did you say?" Lia said, springing back into consciousness. Something her mother had said caught her attention.
"What do you mean, 'what did I say?' Haven't you been listening to a word I've been saying?! Lia, how many times have I told you, you can't just ignore what you've done wrong, you can-"
"-Only strive to correct it. I KNOW mom, you've told me this for years, anything that I've slipped up on, any mistake in appearance, any loose thread in that stupid empriodery, anyone I've been pert to, it has only been 'Lia, you need to stop messing around,' 'Lia, you need to do that better, 'Lia, you need to be perfect!' What is it with you? Why do I have to be better than anyone else, why do I have to try and be something that I'm not? Is it because you think I'll never live up to my potential, or is it because I just won't please YOU?"
At this Lia stormed off, not giving her mother a chance to yell back at her, or to even think of something to yell. Lia knew she'd be in trouble for that later, but she didn't care. She started thinking of plans in her head. 'Maybe,' she thought, 'I should leave for Corus tonight, the new year of Page training starts soon. Or I could go to the Yamanis, they know women aren't weak. They even teach women who are princesses or commeners to use the glaive!'
She slammed the door to her room, and gather up some thigns to start packing...
"Wait, what did you say?" Lia said, springing back into consciousness. Something her mother had said caught her attention.
"What do you mean, 'what did I say?' Haven't you been listening to a word I've been saying?! Lia, how many times have I told you, you can't just ignore what you've done wrong, you can-"
"-Only strive to correct it. I KNOW mom, you've told me this for years, anything that I've slipped up on, any mistake in appearance, any loose thread in that stupid empriodery, anyone I've been pert to, it has only been 'Lia, you need to stop messing around,' 'Lia, you need to do that better, 'Lia, you need to be perfect!' What is it with you? Why do I have to be better than anyone else, why do I have to try and be something that I'm not? Is it because you think I'll never live up to my potential, or is it because I just won't please YOU?"
At this Lia stormed off, not giving her mother a chance to yell back at her, or to even think of something to yell. Lia knew she'd be in trouble for that later, but she didn't care. She started thinking of plans in her head. 'Maybe,' she thought, 'I should leave for Corus tonight, the new year of Page training starts soon. Or I could go to the Yamanis, they know women aren't weak. They even teach women who are princesses or commeners to use the glaive!'
She slammed the door to her room, and gather up some thigns to start packing...
