Chapter 9.5 - Not Fitting In

The week passed and the week after that, and no word from Jane.

“Her father probably found out she was here, I don’t think she’ll be back any time soon,” Grandmother tried to soothe Claire’s worry. 

“It’s not that, it’s just…I’m not like her, maman. I’m not like anybody,” Claire’s face darkened with unease.

“It is a terrible waste of a life trying to be like somebody else. So you’re not like everybody else. Nobody really is like anybody else, we’re all different,” Grandmother counseled.

“Not so different,” Claire replied.

“Maybe not. So what?”

“So, how am I to live my life if I don’t fit in anywhere?” Claire whimpered pitifully.

“Life is not about fitting in, dear. We’re all just passing through. Sometimes we share the journey and sometimes we travel alone.”