Winnie stood in the doorway, holding up her book report, she was real proud of it, and had wanted to show to her parents. Her father brushed past her as he walked into the hallway.

"Dad, look. I got a perfect score!" Winnie tried to show her father, but he just looked down, patted her head, and continued down the hallway. She turned back to her mother as she continued to look through her PDA. Winnie walked over and stood next to her, holding the book report where she knew her mother could see the perfect score. 

"Mom, look," She said, waiting for her mother to look up for one second to see what she had done. She was sure her mother would tell her she did a great job and praise her like she did her older brothers. But her mom just held up a finger, telling her she'd look in one second. "But mom, you're about to leave." She begged, wanting her to just look real quick. 

"Honey, I'm a little busy. Maybe later." her mother stood up and walked away, leaving Winnie to stare down at her perfect score and wondering if she should have tried harder. She walked out of her parents room while they discussed what they needed to do before leaving and made her way back to her room.