A Chat With A Character (Part 3 of 3)
“Here’s something you might be able to answer,” I said to Gene as we continued our conversation in Ellen’s café. “I have this character—“ “It isn’t me is it?” He asked. “No,” I said. “It’s a woman, but you wouldn’t know her. You know her pastor.” “So what about this character?” Gene moved his coffee cup to the edge of the table to make it easier for the woman with the coffee pot to fill it. “She’s doing something she shouldn’t. She as this girl she’s taking care of. The girl is the daughter of a friend who died. This character has run into some hard times and she wants to give the girl a better life, so she goes to these rich people and claims the girl is a member of their family.” “It sounds to me like you’ve got it all figured out.” Gene sipped his coffee. “That isn’t the problem,” I said. “This woman has mixed emotions about what she’s doing.” “Don’t we all? He asked. “Just as soon as I get back to my desk, I’m going to draft my resignation. It isn’t something I want to do, but I kn...