“Who’s Kelly?”
“My friend.”
“You didn’t give Kelly any toast.”
“Here. What type
of jam does she like?”
“Strawberry.”
“Kelly’s getting her jacket so she can come to Nana's too.”
“Son, you’re
getting to be a big boy. Can you ask Kelly to stay home this time?”
“OK."
"You can come anyway since they can’t see you.”
"You can come anyway since they can’t see you.”
“Kelly, why’d you leave my birthday party?”
You forgot me.
“No, I didn’t. You left. You left me.”
“Mom, I’m going next door.”
“Is Kelly going
with you?”
“…No. I'm going to play with Brandon.”
“Kelly. Where are you?”
…
“Are you ever coming back?”
…
“I’m sorry I forgot you.”
***
This prompt came from a Pinterest page called "Writing Prompts." The first one that popped up was, "You're a kid's imaginary friend. He's growing up. You're fading away."
I decided to do the story in dialogue form because that is how adults hear or come to know children's imaginary friends, they have to be told and they always seem to play along in the beginning. Sometimes adults hear seemingly one-sided conversations from children and I wanted to portray that too. I also felt it was important to acknowledge the role adults play in the fading away of imaginary friends by trying try to wean their child. Another critical moment is when the child acknowledges that they are the only ones who can see their friend. Then there's the moment when a child becomes aware of the consequences of their choices. It was tricky to compose the story entirely of dialogue and get these points across but I am happy with the story this prompt inspired.
I decided to do the story in dialogue form because that is how adults hear or come to know children's imaginary friends, they have to be told and they always seem to play along in the beginning. Sometimes adults hear seemingly one-sided conversations from children and I wanted to portray that too. I also felt it was important to acknowledge the role adults play in the fading away of imaginary friends by trying try to wean their child. Another critical moment is when the child acknowledges that they are the only ones who can see their friend. Then there's the moment when a child becomes aware of the consequences of their choices. It was tricky to compose the story entirely of dialogue and get these points across but I am happy with the story this prompt inspired.
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