
The Brat
Release Date: Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
Pages: 38 pages
In 'The Brat' by David Phillips, a family's fragile stability is shattered when fourteen-year-old Cindy's entitlement and defiance lead to a life-altering decision, blurring the lines of identity and reality.
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A Short Story. In an upscale suburban neighborhood, fourteen-year-old Cindy reigns supreme, her adolescent whims dictating the household's uneasy rhythm.
Her parents, Ron and Joanne, observe her volatile moods, clinging to the hope that this tempestuous phase of growing up will soon pass. However, when Cindy's unchecked entitlement collides with the real world—clashing with peers, defying authority, and culminating in an explosive reaction to a low grade—the family's fragile equilibrium shatters.
Pushed to his limits, Ron makes a fateful decision that instantaneously and irrevocably alters Cindy's reality, propelling them all into a realm where the familiar becomes the unimaginable, and the boundaries of identity and existence blur beyond recognition.
Embark on a journey where reality twists and turns, and discover how a single decision can unravel the very fabric of a family's existence.
Her parents, Ron and Joanne, observe her volatile moods, clinging to the hope that this tempestuous phase of growing up will soon pass. However, when Cindy's unchecked entitlement collides with the real world—clashing with peers, defying authority, and culminating in an explosive reaction to a low grade—the family's fragile equilibrium shatters.
Pushed to his limits, Ron makes a fateful decision that instantaneously and irrevocably alters Cindy's reality, propelling them all into a realm where the familiar becomes the unimaginable, and the boundaries of identity and existence blur beyond recognition.
Embark on a journey where reality twists and turns, and discover how a single decision can unravel the very fabric of a family's existence.