Aurora 2026

Krislyn Moreland

could produce in a week. What do you think he would say if he could see you now? Would he be disappointed?

Mariana He always said creativity bows to no schedule. No man can harness half of what he pretends to. He would see the struggle as proof of care.

Narrator Or as a lack of ambition.

Mariana He never said such a thing. Papa was always kind to me in all my ventures. He let me learn at his feet. Narrator And how disappointed he would be to see his tutelage wasted. Look at all the paper and fabric you’ve wasted just today. Trying in vain to impress the dead. He was a wise man and entrusted this to me. That must mean something. He wasn’t one to delegate responsibility for the sake of one’s vanity. Narrator Maybe not. But he might have assumed his offspring would care enough to inherit his genius. Mariana (doubt seeping into her voice)

Mariana (annoyed) What is that supposed to mean? Narrator

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