The drama queen club…. Introduction
The drama queen club. Please come in Introduction.- When I moved to this great country I only knew what I films had taught me about it. And while it is true that cities are rather endless housing estates with a blob of glass skyscrapers in the middle, that schools are all the same and the concept of going for a walk is going to the mall, it’s not exactly like I imagine it.
When I lived in my native Spain, I would never have thought of coming to such a place. But honestly, considering that these people like a “support group” and a “problem” quite a bit, I decided to put my prejudices aside and enrol the group in my local community centre.
Of course, both my boss and my husband insisted upon it.
So, when the first day came, I asked a man with a serious weight problem where it took place and he said in an intelligible accent that it was the “second door on the right”. Well, actually what I understood was “‘it’s gonna be alright” but of course, between his accent and my lack of comprehension the confusion was more than justified.
Then, I walked down the perfect corridor and came to door number 12. And there it was, the posted that left me frankly surprised:
“The drama queen club.
Please come in. “
I stared at it, puzzled. What was the meaning of THIS? Drama queen? Who, me? Sure… What kind of sick joke was that? DRAMA QUEEN? ME? A DRA-MA QUEEN…
And I realised I was running around like a loony up and down the corridor and getting more and more hysterical every time I reread the sign. And I was craving a cigarette like mad… (Note: when we moved I swore to my husband that I would quit smoking. And I did. But the truth is that when things get out of hand I become a nicotine addict monster by some sort of grotesque metamorphosis.)
Then I realised what was going on. I was walking in circles. And I was in a very bad mood for no apparent reason. It was all nonsense. Definitely, a drama queen. Resisting my temptation to go out and smoke a cigarette, I grabbed the doorknob, took a deep breath, and muttered “I’m a hysterical drama queen.” and went in.