Alphabet Soup

Alphabet Soup by Amanda Visokay (a Short Story Contest entry) 

All her parents’ dreams - carefully lined up in alphabetical order – Achievement. Beauty. Confidence. Doctorate. Everything. Finalized. Get in everywhere. Hope with a capital H. Intelligent. Just so I can brag. Knowledgeable. Look. Mom did it.

It’s just that they forgot one thing – what she wants, in her heart. They forgot to ask who she is.

Artistic. Binge eater. Crazy about girls. Dreamer. Energetic. Fickle. Grateful. Hurt. Insubordinate. Jealous. Know-it-all. Lackadaisical. Miserable.