I'd brush the Summer by - Tina
So, does anyone remember If you were coming in the Fall, I’d brush the Summer by? (I can’t believe it’s been over a year. Holy shit. Where does the time go?)
Well, I had this epic plan for that ‘verse, where I’d write a part from everyone’s pov. Unfortunately, I lost interest a couple hundred words into Tina’s part, despite coming up with an epic backstory for her.
I was rereading the whole thing tonight and realized that if I don’t feel compelled to finish it now, I probably never will. So just to complete the set, here’s what I have for Tina.
Jerry Cohen-Chang - advertising
Alicia Cohen-Chang - writes advice column
Tonya Cohen-Chang - troubled child
Tina faked stutter, quiet childhood, easy and compliant; dresses loudly to hide shyness; adopted; sister adopted (not blood-related); learns point because sister hates music; enjoys singing but not her passion - she likes to write and has three novels she never talks about; dated Artie because he was funny and nice, but started trying to change her and taking her for granted so she broke up with him at the end of sophomore year and started dating Mike over the summer; still together in senior year
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Tina’s older sister was always in trouble. She was loud, mean, and obnoxious. It was easy to vanish in her wake. Tonya was the first person to tell Tina she was adopted - Tina was seven and Tonya yelled it in her face, laughing.
Of course, Tonya was adopted, too. Mom sat Tina down that night and told her how she and Dad had lovingly chosen their two beautiful girls out of all the babies in the world.
Dad was away on business. Like always.
0o0
Dad had clients in every major company in the lower forty-eight. He was gone for the better of the year, but he made a hundred dollars an hour so Mom didn’t really complain.
Mom wrote an advice column for Lima’s newspaper. She also had a blog about household hints.
Tonya was such a hard child that Mom let Tina do whatever she wanted. What Tina wanted was to read quietly and come up with her own adventures. Scribbled quickly in code so Tonya couldn’t steal them.
Tonya stole everything. That’s why, when Tina was twelve, Mom sent Tonya away.
Tina swore to herself and Mom that she would never be such trouble.
0o0
She began stuttering in sixth grade. Her clothes were loud so she didn’t have to be. She faded into the background at school and Mom focused on writing for more newspapers; she was in talks for a TV show about her blog.
Dad came home, stayed a week, and left. Tonya ran away from reform school.
Tina wrote.
0o0
Glee club seemed like fun, a quick diversion from drudgery. Rachel was annoying, Artie interesting, Mercedes funny, and Kurt fascinating.
Well, I had this epic plan for that ‘verse, where I’d write a part from everyone’s pov. Unfortunately, I lost interest a couple hundred words into Tina’s part, despite coming up with an epic backstory for her.
I was rereading the whole thing tonight and realized that if I don’t feel compelled to finish it now, I probably never will. So just to complete the set, here’s what I have for Tina.
Jerry Cohen-Chang - advertising
Alicia Cohen-Chang - writes advice column
Tonya Cohen-Chang - troubled child
Tina faked stutter, quiet childhood, easy and compliant; dresses loudly to hide shyness; adopted; sister adopted (not blood-related); learns point because sister hates music; enjoys singing but not her passion - she likes to write and has three novels she never talks about; dated Artie because he was funny and nice, but started trying to change her and taking her for granted so she broke up with him at the end of sophomore year and started dating Mike over the summer; still together in senior year
.
Tina’s older sister was always in trouble. She was loud, mean, and obnoxious. It was easy to vanish in her wake. Tonya was the first person to tell Tina she was adopted - Tina was seven and Tonya yelled it in her face, laughing.
Of course, Tonya was adopted, too. Mom sat Tina down that night and told her how she and Dad had lovingly chosen their two beautiful girls out of all the babies in the world.
Dad was away on business. Like always.
0o0
Dad had clients in every major company in the lower forty-eight. He was gone for the better of the year, but he made a hundred dollars an hour so Mom didn’t really complain.
Mom wrote an advice column for Lima’s newspaper. She also had a blog about household hints.
Tonya was such a hard child that Mom let Tina do whatever she wanted. What Tina wanted was to read quietly and come up with her own adventures. Scribbled quickly in code so Tonya couldn’t steal them.
Tonya stole everything. That’s why, when Tina was twelve, Mom sent Tonya away.
Tina swore to herself and Mom that she would never be such trouble.
0o0
She began stuttering in sixth grade. Her clothes were loud so she didn’t have to be. She faded into the background at school and Mom focused on writing for more newspapers; she was in talks for a TV show about her blog.
Dad came home, stayed a week, and left. Tonya ran away from reform school.
Tina wrote.
0o0
Glee club seemed like fun, a quick diversion from drudgery. Rachel was annoying, Artie interesting, Mercedes funny, and Kurt fascinating.