As soon as we sat down Trish handed out Pens, the really nice felt-tip kind, With our names taped on the side. Even Rachel couldn't complain.Trish asked us to take out our blank books."Journaling is a great exercise," she said. "It's a way to release some of that emotion building up inside you. You know how if you fill a balloon up With too much air ..." Trish held both hands out in front of her and moved them farther and farther apart, making a whooshing sound out of the side of her mouth. Then, she clapped so loud we all jumped. Pot) ! "Well," Trish continued, "emotions work the same way. If you don't find a way to let those emotions out, whatever they are-anger, fear, sadness-you can start to feel like you're going to explode. Writing is a way to let some of the air out of your balloon, before you pop, so to speak."If Mr. Minx were there, he would be nodding up and down like crazy at Trish and her feeling-balloon. A+ for use of figurative language.I was sitting on the same couch as last time, Mathilde on my right.
