Round Character Sketch- Elle

Elle pulled her short brown hair into a bun on the top of her head. She let it down, and repeated it until every piece was perfect. She hated lecture classes because every word was a number. She organized every surface in the classroom, grouping everything into categories by color. She changed her outfit four times during the day, all at specific times. She clamped her hands tightly and moved her fingers in a repetitive manner, that to the naked eye, it just looked like clenched fists, but to Elle it was a distinct pattern. The angrier she got the more intensely she twicked, the more her hands cramped up.
The doctor’s told her she developed her obsessive behavior during her parent’s divorce. She was the oldest of three, the one with the most responsibility. Daddy’s little girl until the divorce but after, he abandoned all responsibility for his children. He treated Elle the worst, ignoring her existence. The only time he would feed them was when the hamburgers at McDonalds were 42 cents. She clothed her siblings, fed them, made sure they did their homework. She felt like an adult, before she was even in middle school. She was their mother, now. It was only after they realized how terrible they were being, that her mom tried to take the reigns. Elle fought with her like a mother bear, defending her cubs. Her mother’s failed attempts wouldn’t matter anyways, her little brother and sisters wouldn’t respond to their parents. She was the only one her little brother would talk to. Nick became a mute after they split up. She felt like she missed out on her adolescence and shot straight to adulthood.
She had been writing her father a letter for three years. The relationship between her and her mom had improved in the least few. She was now attempting to become a mother. She kept asking her mom if what they said was true. Elle didn’t understand the denial. She questioned everything now. She said it over in her mind a thousand times, but couldn’t put it down on paper. She rewrote the words, making sure they were equal distance apart.