Ms. Sue having loads of trouble here could you please help me? Actually Mohammad and I just went on the site Animoto and it won't let us put full sentences. Maximum letter count is 30.

Exactly how do I shorten this sentence?

Jake draws himself away from everyone and thinks negatively about all relationships. He believes that his parents don’t perceive him well.

Even spaces count as letters.

I just wrote ( Jake draws away from family) is that fine?

Jake draws away from everyone.

Relationships aren't important.

He doesn't like his parents.

Thanks a lot Ms. Sue =)

You're welcome, Aaron.

Ms. Sue how am I supposed to shorten down the quotes? I can't do that otherwise they won't be considered quotes.

A quote can be any length. Pick out the most important words. You can show any words you leave out in the middle by using three dots . . .

I don't get how to make this smaller.

“It’s me, she said. Mother. I was almost glad to hear her, But something must be wrong. She never phoned me.” On the telephone, Jake felt some affection for his mom.

"She (Mother) never phoned me.”

Thanks Ms. Sue for my header I used - Telephone Affection. Is that fine?