Self Awareness

Building on the Main Character’s Personality & Characteristics transitions:

Setting: “What Happy Tears Felt Like”

She thought, ‘It feels like transformation for me with this measuring tape.’

She said, “It thinks I’m great. Of course I plan to keep you, an award paper with my name.”

But this time, she is consciously aware of a distance. It’s not just the award paper, but the distance that is making her feel proud & happy in a different way, and this realization makes her cry happy tears for minutes.

Then she is surprised to realize that no actual tears are coming down her eyes.

She thought, ‘Is it possible my tears are pouring inside instead of outside?
I feel like I’m literally crying, but no tears are coming out of my eyes.
Regardless, I feel pure happiness for myself right now, as this award paper here, for me’.

She stands up from the chair and walks to store it safely, taking a moment to appreciate her surroundings before going to bed.

She turns off the lights.

The next day, in front of the bathroom vanity mirror, she sees her swollen eyes, the way they usually look after she has cried the night before.

She said, “Well, I’m appreciating this confirmation.”