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The next day, in school, as Daria has read all books assigned to English class, [[Timothy O'Neill|O'Neill]] gives her a special assignment: to write a fictional story using real persons as characters.
Daria finds difficulty with the work. At the Lane's, as [[Jane Lane|Jane]] is painting and making suggestions, Daria writes and throws away two drafts, one
The next day, Daria laments to Jane her lack of progress in writing, confusing her friend about what kind of story she wants to write. That evening, as Helen tries again unsuccessfully to approach her, another emergency with Jake in the kitchen gives Daria another idea: in medieval times, knight Jake meets witch Helen, demanding to see his future, but the witch insists in payment before lamenting women's lack of power. Then lightening strikes and now Knight Helen meets witch Jake, demanding to see her future, even threatening him, but Jake is more interested in tasting his brew…
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The next evening, Helen once again finds Daria slumped and depressed over her lack of progress. After apologizing for her previous comments, she once again encourages Daria to write, providing her with a hint: what if, instead of using sarcasm and describing what she sees, her daughter writes about what she would like to see? Daria takes the idea and is finally able to complete her story:
''A few years into the future, adults Daria and Quinn visit their parents. Grey-haired Helen and Jake have now retired, with Jake having had heart surgery. As to the daughters, Daria is married to a college professor called Marcello and writes opinion columns, still defending the same ideas she had in
Daria anxiously shows her mother her story. Helen, after reading it, tears up and hugs her daughter.
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