What is the analysis of the story "How to Tell Renata"?

In the short story "How to Tell Renata," we are introduced to a first person narrator, Renata's daughter, who is fifteen years old and is soon starting high school. She has taken to reading the dictionary because her mind is on other things that worry her. Her worry is her mother's boyfriend, Jerry, who has started looking at her oddly and showing her inappropriate attention when her mother is at work.
The first word she sees in the dictionary is fact, something that really exists—emphasizing her situation with Jerry. The second word she reads is chimera,which means a creation of the imagination. She hopes that Jerry's attention is her imagination. The second word is realization; at this point, she knows his attention is not her imagination. The next word is ripe, which connotes maturity. She knows she will have to tell Renata about the situation, but she does not know how. She dreads telling her mother because she does not know whether her mom will believe her or not. Her mother cares for Jerry, so someone will be hurt. The last word is illuminate. This is a fitting word for the end of the story. The reader does not know what caused Renata's breakup with Jerry, but when the daughter comes home after trying to stay out late, his clothes are gone. He has moved out. Therefore, the situation is resolved before any further damage is done. Mother and daughter are safe.