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Anonymous Meeting Analysis

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A timid teenager tries to make sense of her parents divorce by going to a therapy group for children of divorce, and sparks an unlikely friendship with another girl in the group that challenges her to explore her identity independent of her new family situation. The room is arranged like an Alcoholic’s Anonymous meeting, because that’s the room’s use every other day of the week. Julia sits in the company of Danielle, Britney, Kyle, Andrew, Dr. Marsh and most importantly, Kat for the first time. The meeting unravels much like an AA meeting. Dr. Marsh calls on Julia to introduce herself, since she’s new to the group, followed by others’ introductions and a group discussion. Julia doesn’t participate much in the discussion beyond her short introduction. Instead she listens to the others. Julia is enamoured by Kat since she the beginning of the meeting when Kat walks in late, and Julia has her eye on her for the majority of the meeting. At the end of the meeting, much to Julia’s surprise, Kat personally introduces herself to Julia at …show more content…

Kat finally goes into detail about the trauma she’s endured from her dad leaving, and the fact that her image of him was ruined at such a young age when she found out he cheated on her mom. They share a moment, and Julia kisses Kat again, but this time she’s rejected. The two of them get into an argument about what the basis of their friendship is. Kat reveals that she could tell all along that Julia liked her romantically, but dismissed it because she needed a friend to confide in. Julia gets angry over the fact that Kat was knowingly toying with her emotions. The fight comes to a head when Julia uses something Kat had previously told her about her parents in confidence to fight back against her. Kat storms off, leaving Julia stranded in the

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