Character: Eliza

Good Deeds:

Helped plan a birthday party and used her own money for a stranger.
Caring sister and daughter.
A good home cook.

Bad Deeds:

Tried drinking alcohol which ended terribly.
A master procrastinator.
Couldn’t help spending money unnecessarily.

The Speed Date Questionnaire:

Do you have a pet?
What is your favorite food?
What is your favorite clothing style?
How well do you keep your home tidy?
Who’s your favorite author?
Do you read comic books?
Do you play an instrument?
What do you like to do in the weekends?

Speed Date Answers:

Now:

Do strays count as pets?
Every authentic Middle Eastern food.
Vintage, retro, casual…
Once a week.
Everyone
YES
Yes
Sleep

2 years ago:

None
Shawarma
None in particular
Every other day
Adeline Yen Mah
I used to
I used to
Do the laundry and clean

2 years in the future:

Yes
Everything
Vintage, retro, casual…
Every other day
Everyone
Yes
Yes
Have a Night Out with the girls

POV Paragraphs

First Person:

The kitten meowed loudly as I prepared its food. I laid the metallic plate on the ground with a clang as the kitten dove in. It’s the weekend yet her loud whines entered through my window and woke me up quite early. I had to get up begrudgingly. I would want to sleep some more, but a lot of things must be done. Today is ‘general cleaning day’ and Uncle will visit us at lunch. I won’t worry what to cook by then. He said he’ll bring authentic Middle Eastern food. But first, I will have to cook breakfast for Mom and Sis. Then, I will have time to finally finish ‘Chocolat’ and Pachelbel’s Canon in D.

Third Person:

This Human of mine would prefer to read than play with me. I would have to sit on the book which she holds to remind her of our lunch. Finally, she went to the ‘cold box’ for her lunch, green like the aloe she grows by the window. Then comes my silver bowl of meat chunks with soggy fish tablets. Ick! Still I eat. After this she’ll bring out that horrid instrument of hers and play while I knock around in the carrier. I tore up a book of hers once and she locked me in the carrier since then. She whined it about being in ‘mint condition’.

Alex Atrist

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