Ivan Bruel

"Are you going now to the school psychologist?" Questioned Nino, who sat on the stairs along with Ivan Bruel, Mylène Haprèle and Alya Cèsaire.

"Yes, Miss Bustier already knows I'm the one next to Alix," Mentioned Ivan making the Moroccan kid nod.

"Ok. There's no need to worry, dude. She's been really nice so far," Added the boy making Ivan nod.

"You just have to answer some simple questions and that's it. She's just here in case we have trouble in the future with something. If you want we can walk there together," Offered Mylène making Ivan smile.

Moments later, the couple stood by the entrance of the door, then Ivan knocked on the door waiting for someone to open or answer the door.

"Did she hear me? Questioned Ivan making Mylène shrug her shoulders and Ivan opened the door carefully to take a look into the empty room. " There's nothing,"

"I'm almost there!" Said a voice shrieking both teens, which looked aside to see the psychologist come along with a cup of coffee in their direction.

"I'm sorry, that we opened the door we thought you didn't hear us," Mylene apologized. "I just showed Ivan, where to go,"

"Thank you for your kindness. I had gotten to the teacher's lounge to get myself a coffee with extra Ovaltine in it. It makes me a little tired sitting the entire day in here and do paperwork," Stated Miss Ecofinisher making the duo nod, then Alfida offered the boy to follow her and he glimpsed back at Mylene again.

"She puts cocoa into coffee?" Questioned Ivan making Mylene shrug her shoulders, afterward, Ivan entered the office to sit down while the woman took out the necessary items for the questioning.

"I just need a second and I'll be ready," Stated Alfida making Ivan nod.

"It's alright, I can wait," Responded Ivan gently and the woman took a look over her entire table to make sure she was ready.

"Good, I'm ready...You're Ivan Bruel. Am I right?"

"Yes," Responded Ivan, then held out his hand to greet her. "You're Miss Ecofinisher according to the class,"

"Exactly. I'm questioning all the students here from your school to know you a bit. In case there's an issue with you in the future I can figure out how to help you. All your answers are kept private. You know nobody will hear anything that was spoken here, even your darkest secret if you had one,"

"Ok, I think I'm fine there,"

"Good, Ivan, Id like you to introduce yourself to me, your origin, age, and what else you'd like to say,"

I, Ivan Bruel was born here in France. Originally from St. Etienne. My grandfather was Russian and every one of the rest of the family is from France. I'm 15 years old and I play since a child, drums,"

"Good, good. Is music your hobby then?" Asked Alfida making Ivan nod.

"In my free time, I play drums and listen to rock music. Occasionally I practice in the breaks together with Luka and we've got together with his sister and a friend of hers a band called Kitty Section,"

"That's pretty cool. Are there in the band friends of you?" Asked the brunette making the raven-haired boy nod.

"Well just Luka, but he's from a class above. My other friends aren't in the band, they're just in my class. They're Nino, Nathaniel, Alix and my girlfriend Mylene. They're the ones I get along with pretty well,"

"Good, is one of the groups your deskmate?"

"Actually not. I think the first semester I might have scared potential desk mate buddies off my way because I behaved a little too serious and I think that they assumed I wouldn't be nice at all. I didn't notice that at the start, but I did understand it at some point. At the moment I'm fine the way it is. It was all a little misunderstanding,"

"You must be the tallest one in class, right?" Questioned the woman making the boy nod. "I can see, why they assumed that couldn't be as unpleasant as you seemed. Sizes really do matter in the eyes of most people. Otherwise not in all cases, the bigger ones are stronger or different. Compare this case as an example between a little Chihuahua dog and a Labrador. The Labrador is a gentle, giant while the Chihuahua basically loses its mind with everything. As an example. I know many people declare these small dogs as overdramatic sometimes," Stated Alfida making Ivan cackle.

"I think one of Luka's classmates does have a small dog and it's adorable their behavior with other dogs," Confessed the tall boy.

"Okay, do you at the school have any subjects you're really good at and one you would like to be better?"

"I would like to get better in chemistry or at least have it easier to understand what the heck I am learning at that moment. I don't quite understand Mrs. Mendeleievs way of teaching. Frankly, I am not the only one. Her rigorous ways of teaching scares most of us in there or even is very demotivational. I think she's also overstrained with us all or generally. I can't tell it exactly,"

"Hmm okay, I have seen her in the break and so far the only thing she gives me is a strict appeareance. Overall she looks pretty neat,"

"Ok and at the moment I'm very good at literature and history. I almost pass over a 15 at tests,"

"Wow, genial!" Complimented the brunette making the boy smile. "Have you got in mind, what you would like to become someday?"

"I had car salesman and mechanic in mind at the moment. I heard once from Nathaniels mom I could someday come for aircraft mechanics or logistics there. They could use there very strong men," Told Ivan making Alfida nod. "Mylene once even said I could go for cooking in a restaurant or something cause I'm pretty good according to her and my own mother. What bothers me a little about it, is that in restaurants we end up working a lot of extra hours every day and night, which will makes us have less time to spend with the family or friends,"

"There would be the options to cook for a hospital or a canteen. Theres it more regulated, for an example. The one with the airport I do have no knowledge. I think at night and the evening not many people will there working as its known by day. This is something you had to ask someone there,"

"Yes, its okay," Answered the boy, watching the woman write down the explanation of Ivan in short words as he waited for the next questions.

"Okay, okay. Have you got any health issues like allergies?"

"So far I'm allergic to Cashmere. I cant wear or touch their texture. My skin turns very red, when I am very long in contact with them,"

"Is it only with Cashmere?"

"Yes, so far I know,"

"I had a similar issue years ago, but I began to have it on my blouses and pants as well. One day I figured out it was the detergent I was allergic to and would make my skin look like raw meat, almost," The brunette tried to explain well making the boy nod curious.

"I have to be honest, I have to ask it my mom. I don't know what products she uses for our clothing,"

"Is a little tip. It may be the Cashmere anyway but just in case you can analyze it by yourself," Offered the woman making Ivan nod. "As you had mentioned your mother now, tell me a little about your parents and eventually siblings if you have them,"

"My mother's a geriatric nurse and my dad's an ingenieur. I have older step-brother I never met in Moldova. One of my dad's previous girlfriend had been pregnant and she had been unable to contact him about her until a few years ago. At the moment both were unable to meet due to the expensive flights for her side, so both are waiting for another improvement of this situation,"

" Oh I hope this ends well for your dad," Commented Alfida. "Moving on onto a similar topic, eventually. If there's an issue, you can't discuss with any random person, who of your family or outside of there would you trust to talk with about?"

" My mother and Myléne are so far the only people I trust the most. Just a moment ago, Myléne came with me all way up here to show me I had noting to worry about going in here,"
"You really don't have to. We're here to help out. Many teachers or students don't know, what's going on behind other students lives and it's really important to have at least one adult here see those issues and help them out, to show them they're not alone,"

"Thank you," Said Ivan with a little smile, then the psychologist took a look on the sheet for the next question.

"Vacation dreams….Where would you love to travel someday?"

" Canada and Ireland for now," Responded Ivan. "Otherwise, I haven't seen any place I would love to go. The entire planet has many places, that are worth to be visited, it's just unrealistic to go throught the whole thing,"

" What are your talents, Ivan? Inside or outside of the school?"

"I have a good feeling for rhythm, I' m capable of writing my own music lyrics, depending on a feel or emotion I feel and I'm strong enough to throw heavy things. So objects around 10 kg more or less. Throw with distances somewhere. Once back at the sport lessons, Kim and Alix challenged each other to throw a medicine ball across the gym hall, then they asked me to join them. At some point we out on the break tried with other objects and they cheered for me being able to do that easily,"

"Nice," Commented the brunette while writing the last phrase, then returned to the middle to cross a word and write the corrent spelling of it above. "Okay, the last question. If you were now left alone in a lonely island for a few weeks. Which three objects would you pick to survive for the rest of the days there?"

" Uh I don't know," Responded Ivan unsure making Alfida chuckle.

" There are no right or wrong questions. You just need to pick 3 objects you're sure of, are useful there for you,"

"Well okay…. A army knife is always useful. A hammer and nails. I could build a little house for me to live there for a while. The army knife has multiple uses. I can cut meat with it, fruits, sharpen wood with it. I believe this is already good enough for me, if I had to be there,"

"Very well, Ivan. Thank you for taking your time for me," The woman said grateful as she wrote down the last answer of the raven-haired boy.