Word count: 189
2 Week Drabble Wars: (scenario) Write about your character dealing with a mental illness/dealing with a loved one's mental illness / (dialogue) "A dirty mind is a terrible thing to waste."
Minerva's life was turned upside down, when she had learned that her mother had clinical depression. Her life hadn't been easy up to that point either, but at least she could live her life like it was absolutely normal. Well, at least as normal as it gets when one was a teenager witch.
Her friends often said that 'A dirty mind is a terrible thing to waste', and she was used to hearing that when they talked about their experiences with boys, but now, it only reminded her of her mother. Even though she tried to look strong on the outside, it hurt her. It really did.
She tried to help her as much as she could, but at the same time, she had little to no experience with depression, so all she could do was to struggle along with her family, and try to hide her fears and worries as much as she could.
It was not a happy life she led with the knowledge that her mother was so unstable, but she had to make the most of it. If not for herself, then for her mother.