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Making Connections
A speaker in the corner of the room crackled to life, and the office secretary’s voice said: “Missus Fletcher, I’m sorry to interrupt your class, but Maylene is wanted in the chancellor’s office, thank you.”
The male students in the homeroom class began talking disruptively, the instructor wrote out a hall-pass for the student, and the teacher’s aide gained control of those students who were talking out of turn. Maylene’s head was down, those other students were teasing her about being in trouble, but she had not gotten reprimanded for anything recently, causing the royal one to overthink the situation. She took the pass which allowed a student to be in the hallways during class time and began to gather her backpack from the back of her chair.
Before leaving the classroom, her teacher said, “It’s your responsibility to read the chapters for this lesson, you’ll have to do the class assignment, and the homework. These things will be due tomorrow.”
“Yes, ma’am, I understand,” the young elf said as she took the pass.
The door was slightly ajar, indicating an unspoken invitation to enter had been extended, and Maylene went inside; she gave the pass to the elf sitting behind the big wooden desk, and the school official offered her student a seat.
“I’ve been looking at the file being kept since the day you began classes here, and there’s one thing I’ve noticed that you and I need to discuss,” Chancellor Wells said.
“Alright, I’m listening,” the royal one said.
“Well, the thing is, you haven’t made any friends, and from what I’ve seen, there are not any standing invitations into your world,” she said.
“This is a problem?” Maylene inquired.
“Yes, actually, it is, and it’s something that I must insist you change,” the chancellor said.
“If I’m going to have to make friends, apparently it’s something I cannot get out of, I’d like some questions answered, please,” the young student said.
“That’s why I said we needed to discuss this, so that you can ask whatever questions you have,” Chancellor Wells reassured her.
“Why is it so important for me to make friends? I mean, I’m here at this school, against my will, and I’m doing very well in my classes. So, what is the point?” she asked.
“If I could allow you to go through school without making friends, you would be able to do that, however, this is not my decision. I’ve got a boss myself, and she’s telling me that it is vitally important to your development that you make at least one friend,” the school official said.
“There’s no way I can get out of this?” The royal one asked.
“Not unless you want to see me lose my job for disobeying my superior. I’m sorry about this,” she said.
“No, I do not want to see you lose your job, but I do reserve the right to protest, if only for a moment,” the royal elf replied.
“I would like to offer you any kind of help you may need while in search of someone to call your friend. There must be one student you’d like to know on a more personal level,” Chancellor Wells offered.
“To be completely honest, I’ve never really given it much thought. I mean, I came here because of my involvement in a prank that caused my little sister’s wrist to get broken, and my father felt it would be best for me to attend school here. That’s against my will, as far as I’m concerned, and now, I’m being given no other choice but to make a friend. That sucks, excuse my French,” Maylene said.
“Have you ever discussed what happened with anyone outside of your family?” the official asked.
“No, is that something I have to do as well?” The royal one inquired.
“No, it’s not a requirement, and you know where my office is if you ever want to talk about it,” she said.
“I know this is going to sound strange, but do you have any ideas about who I could easily make friends with? I mean, you’ve obviously known about this longer than I have, so you must’ve thought about it, and knowing who I am, you also know that is not going to be something which comes easy for me,” the young elf said.
“To be completely fair, I’ve known about this since yesterday, and yes, I’ve already thought about someone you could attempt a friendship with....
The male students in the homeroom class began talking disruptively, the instructor wrote out a hall-pass for the student, and the teacher’s aide gained control of those students who were talking out of turn. Maylene’s head was down, those other students were teasing her about being in trouble, but she had not gotten reprimanded for anything recently, causing the royal one to overthink the situation. She took the pass which allowed a student to be in the hallways during class time and began to gather her backpack from the back of her chair.
Before leaving the classroom, her teacher said, “It’s your responsibility to read the chapters for this lesson, you’ll have to do the class assignment, and the homework. These things will be due tomorrow.”
“Yes, ma’am, I understand,” the young elf said as she took the pass.
The door was slightly ajar, indicating an unspoken invitation to enter had been extended, and Maylene went inside; she gave the pass to the elf sitting behind the big wooden desk, and the school official offered her student a seat.
“I’ve been looking at the file being kept since the day you began classes here, and there’s one thing I’ve noticed that you and I need to discuss,” Chancellor Wells said.
“Alright, I’m listening,” the royal one said.
“Well, the thing is, you haven’t made any friends, and from what I’ve seen, there are not any standing invitations into your world,” she said.
“This is a problem?” Maylene inquired.
“Yes, actually, it is, and it’s something that I must insist you change,” the chancellor said.
“If I’m going to have to make friends, apparently it’s something I cannot get out of, I’d like some questions answered, please,” the young student said.
“That’s why I said we needed to discuss this, so that you can ask whatever questions you have,” Chancellor Wells reassured her.
“Why is it so important for me to make friends? I mean, I’m here at this school, against my will, and I’m doing very well in my classes. So, what is the point?” she asked.
“If I could allow you to go through school without making friends, you would be able to do that, however, this is not my decision. I’ve got a boss myself, and she’s telling me that it is vitally important to your development that you make at least one friend,” the school official said.
“There’s no way I can get out of this?” The royal one asked.
“Not unless you want to see me lose my job for disobeying my superior. I’m sorry about this,” she said.
“No, I do not want to see you lose your job, but I do reserve the right to protest, if only for a moment,” the royal elf replied.
“I would like to offer you any kind of help you may need while in search of someone to call your friend. There must be one student you’d like to know on a more personal level,” Chancellor Wells offered.
“To be completely honest, I’ve never really given it much thought. I mean, I came here because of my involvement in a prank that caused my little sister’s wrist to get broken, and my father felt it would be best for me to attend school here. That’s against my will, as far as I’m concerned, and now, I’m being given no other choice but to make a friend. That sucks, excuse my French,” Maylene said.
“Have you ever discussed what happened with anyone outside of your family?” the official asked.
“No, is that something I have to do as well?” The royal one inquired.
“No, it’s not a requirement, and you know where my office is if you ever want to talk about it,” she said.
“I know this is going to sound strange, but do you have any ideas about who I could easily make friends with? I mean, you’ve obviously known about this longer than I have, so you must’ve thought about it, and knowing who I am, you also know that is not going to be something which comes easy for me,” the young elf said.
“To be completely fair, I’ve known about this since yesterday, and yes, I’ve already thought about someone you could attempt a friendship with....
