A Small, Good Thing

This drawing is depicting the scene when a man is calling the couple and taunting them about their son (the true reason for the cruel call is revealed at the end of the story). On the left is the angry caller who I drew in all black because of his lack of compassion and understanding, and I used red to depict anger. On the right is the mother of the child who is shocked and disturbed to receive this call. In the left side of her frame I made a golden background to symbolize the smallest bit of hope they have for their son's healthy recovery. But, as this call continues, the mother becomes full of hate and anger and focuses her energy on the caller as opposed to her son. The phone is red because it brings the hate into the mother's life and her eyes and closes are black as the hope is draining out of her.