It wasn't something they enjoyed looking at, of course no parent would enjoy looking at their child slowly breaking apart. No matter how bright she told them she was home, or how happy she sounded when she informed them of her plans with friends, Hiram and LeRoy Berry were not stupid people. They say the tiny hints, when her smile was just that much dimmer, her eyes that much more lifeless than the day before, and the muffled sobs that seemed to come from their daughter's room more than it has ever. But no matter how much it hurt them to see their baby girl break down from the stress that high school brought, they weren't stupid, and they knew if they pushed her on the topic, she would push them back further and further away.
Right now, the only thing they were able to do was sit back and watch their daughter pick herself up from another fight with that troublesome boyfriend, or a bullying incident at school, or when her beloved glee club turned their backs away from her.
They knew she was strong, they knew each time no matter how heart broken she became, she would push through, and they knew that no matter how hard people pushed her, hoping she would give up and break, they knew that their daughter wasn't a quitter.
So of course their surprise was expected when their beloved daughter called them down from their office for a family meeting, eyes red and puffy from hours and hours of crying, and asked,
"D-dad and Da-Daddy can I. Can I t-transfer to y-your school? C-can I transfer to-to Dalton Academy?"