Prompt: In Letters 46–50, Celie begins to see Albert more clearly—his flaws, his regrets, and the ways he changes when he is no longer in complete control of her. Their relationship slowly shifts from fear and dominance to honesty and distance. Write about a relationship in your life that changed over time as you grew older or more aware. What made the dynamic shift, and how did your understanding of that person evolve?

 Prompt Response: A relationship that I didn't know that I so deeply needed was my relationship with my mother. I grew up as a dad's girl and overtime that changed because I was dramatically changing throughout my teenage years. I kept things in when things got mad for me mentally, at some point I told myself that I needed my mother. I had hard times approaching her since I would always bump heads with her and we would always disagree on things no matter what it was. I opened up to my mom when I felt that my siblings couldn't be there for me or when I thought my friends were friends but it turned out to be another story. My understanding of my mother quickly shifted, a woman whom i so deeply love because she is my mother and gave me life was becoming my one and only best friend instead of someone that I thought would always disagree on. She was aware that I needed her, and other compares to the bond of a mother and her child. 

Summary: December 2, 2025, Absent from school 

Reflection: I strive to be the best that I can be so that my loved ones are aware that there is always someone there for them when they are in need. For my greater good and for my future. I achieve what I've always wanted to be and to live up to my potential.