When a child is growing up, the parent's relationship influences the child a lot. But happy married couples, don't always stay happy. In Claire Anderson-Wheeler's short story “Vernissage”, a child lives his life, oblivious to the change in his parent's relationship, until he 'happens' to overhear a private conversation.
The story, vernissage is about a family which contains a mother, a father and a son. The son - called Alex is the main character, and we're following the family through his eyes. Beside that we see out of his eyes, we also can hear/read what the boy is thinking. The story starts out in-media-res when the boy, Alex, is picked up at school by his mother. On their way home Alex questions his mother about the bag she's got in the car as well. And then the whole thing starts. Because the dress has been bought by Alex's mother because of the vernissage - which is a art exhibition, which her and her husband are going to later that night. Even though Alex's parents will not be home at night, Alex have the company of a babysitter named Anne-Marie. But Alex does not like Anne-Marie because she calls him Ally, which in Alex opinion was a girl's name. Another thing about Anne-Marie that Alex don't like is that there was fat under her eyes.
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