Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Oh, really? That’s good.

Yeah, it is. What do you do?

Don’t everyone can do that?

Trust building? For sure, if they want to. But, it’s the key to just let other people trust you and open up to you about something serious. In my case, teenagers with problems they might have. With their family, their friends etc.

If I can, I’ll do it forever. Why did you stop?

I hope you do. My job took most of my energy, actually.

Other serious stuff?

That is true.

Most common that I can think of: bullying that may lead to anxiety, depression, eating disorders and so on. A couple of students are diagnosed and I’m happy to say that relationship problems and being excited about life is the best thing that’s happening in their progress. Even though, I should really talk to their parents about that.

That’s even worse. Your job is to lsiten to them.

I do listen to them. But, I’ve listened to the story for four or five times the least and I do tend to listen while I draw, so no harm there, as well.

I hated those when I was a kid. No offense.

None taken. But why?

That actually sounds promising.

Is it? I’m glad.

Ouch… Love triangles are hard at any age.

Especially in High School that people are all hormones. I haven’t been in a love triangle so that I’d know about how it is, right now.

So that probably makes you better at your work. If people trust you, they are more willing to tell you stuff.

Exactly. And I’ve been through a lot until we’ve reached that level of trusting me.

That is really surprising.

And the reason behind it, is because I seem like a good relationship problem-solver.

I have…I think it’s the hormones. The mood swings, it makes me tired.

Oh it’s a lot, for sure. How do you work with them exactly? What’s your job?

Oh… The one on my old school was… Weird.

Define..”weird”.

I gave trouble to my counsellor on my high school.

Oh everyone does, believe me. Now, everything’s okay?

Not as much as I wanted to.

How long have you been working there?

It’s kind of a half half, but… The closest ones have moved to NY.

Oh....then, I guess New York and you can try and not lose contact with the ones in LA.

Oh… Cool. Do kids look you up a lot?

I really hope so.

Surely, I was a normal teenager.

Then, you surely needed someone to confide your problems with that, right?