Changes
by A. Gautam
Now that Belle was falling in love, she wondered why her parents had fallen apart. This was the first time she was spending her summer in her father's farm in Nebraska, miles away from her mom in Texas. Although the idea of being around the rolling hills and the sand hill cranes sounded enticing, Belle found herself unprepared to spend two months without seeing Ed. She knew that e-mail, text, and phone calls could not replace Ed's charming smile.
"Welcome home, kiddo," her father planted a kiss on Belle's forehead as he took the suitcases from her hands. "Had a nice flight?"
"It was alright," Belle replied, clasping her father in a warm hug. She realized how much she had missed him. Her father looked the same since she saw him last Christmas. He had the same clean-shaven face, strong physique, and warm demeanor. Throughout the two-hour drive from the airport to her father's home, Belle quietly soaked in the scenery. Besides, she was afraid of asking the wrong thing to her loving father. She had come here only to find out why her parents had separated. Why can't two people love each other forever? Belle found herself thinking about big, unanswered questions.
How can the reader tell the mode of writing used in this passage?
A.
It has dialogue and climax.
B.
It presents a universal theme.
C.
It shows a daughter's dilemma.
D.
It has a plot and characters.