Angels_Chapter 15
Graduation~~~~~~~~~~
"And now I introduce to you, one of our most promising students, Lucy
Camden Kinkirk."
Everyone burst into applause as Lucy walked up on stage to make her
speech and get her diploma.
In Lucy's speech, she thanked her family and Kevin, then she talked
about all the good, she and her fellow theology majors were going to do
in the community, by the time she was finished, almost everyone was
crying, Even Kevin was teary eyed.
Next Tuesday~~~
Lucy's first day at Floyd~~
Lucy is wearing a ¾ length white skirt, and a dressy white tank top,
with white high heeled sandals.
Lucy knocked nervously on the classroom door. She remembered Aunt
Julie's stories about the abused children, and drunk parents. What had
she gotten herself into?
"Oh, you must be Lucy Kinkirk?" The teacher, asked smiling as she
opened the door for Lucy.
"That's me." Lucy smiled back at the teacher, at least she's nice. Lucy
thought to herself.
The teacher motioned for Lucy to join her in front of the class, "this
is Mrs. Kinkirk, she is going to be helping us out for the rest of the
school year," (I don't know if this is true in all cases, but where I
live, the college gets out a few weeks before the public schools
close.)
"I hope that you will all be nice and respectful to her."
Lucy quickly scanned the room. Most of the kids weren't paying
attention to her, or the teacher, but one little girl was staring right
into her eyes. Lucy stared back for a moment, smiling slightly, she
could tell from the girl's eyes that something was wrong, very wrong,
It was only when she moved her eyes from the girl's massive blue eyes
to notice the bruises on her arms, and her oversized, stained and
shabby dress.
"Do you have any questions for Mrs. Kinkirk?" Hearing her name, Lucy
shifted her gaze back to the teacher and other students. The class,
however, continued to ignore both her and the teacher.
"Well then, we were just about to go out for recess, class dismissed."
Almost all of the students, popped up and ran out of the classroom, but
the girl, she wbas the last to leave the room, slowly she got out of
her seat, her eyes still on Lucy as she backed out of the classroom.
Once she was gone the teacher turned to Lucy, "would you mind going out
to the playground to watch them?"
"No of course not, but can I ask you a question first?"
The teacher sighed, "you want to know about the girl that just left,
why she was staring at you, and why she has bruises on her arms?"
Lucy nodded, glad that the teacher had noticed.
"She says the bruises come from her clumsiness, and that that dress is
her favorite. As for why she stared at you, I have no idea, usually she
always just looks down at her feet."
Lucy frowned, knowing that the bruises didn't come from clumsiness, and
the dress was not her favorite, "have you asked her parents about the
bruises?"
"No." The teacher replied simply..
Graduation~~~~~~~~~~
"And now I introduce to you, one of our most promising students, Lucy
Camden Kinkirk."
Everyone burst into applause as Lucy walked up on stage to make her
speech and get her diploma.
In Lucy's speech, she thanked her family and Kevin, then she talked
about all the good, she and her fellow theology majors were going to do
in the community, by the time she was finished, almost everyone was
crying, Even Kevin was teary eyed.
Next Tuesday~~~
Lucy's first day at Floyd~~
Lucy is wearing a ¾ length white skirt, and a dressy white tank top,
with white high heeled sandals.
Lucy knocked nervously on the classroom door. She remembered Aunt
Julie's stories about the abused children, and drunk parents. What had
she gotten herself into?
"Oh, you must be Lucy Kinkirk?" The teacher, asked smiling as she
opened the door for Lucy.
"That's me." Lucy smiled back at the teacher, at least she's nice. Lucy
thought to herself.
The teacher motioned for Lucy to join her in front of the class, "this
is Mrs. Kinkirk, she is going to be helping us out for the rest of the
school year," (I don't know if this is true in all cases, but where I
live, the college gets out a few weeks before the public schools
close.)
"I hope that you will all be nice and respectful to her."
Lucy quickly scanned the room. Most of the kids weren't paying
attention to her, or the teacher, but one little girl was staring right
into her eyes. Lucy stared back for a moment, smiling slightly, she
could tell from the girl's eyes that something was wrong, very wrong,
It was only when she moved her eyes from the girl's massive blue eyes
to notice the bruises on her arms, and her oversized, stained and
shabby dress.
"Do you have any questions for Mrs. Kinkirk?" Hearing her name, Lucy
shifted her gaze back to the teacher and other students. The class,
however, continued to ignore both her and the teacher.
"Well then, we were just about to go out for recess, class dismissed."
Almost all of the students, popped up and ran out of the classroom, but
the girl, she wbas the last to leave the room, slowly she got out of
her seat, her eyes still on Lucy as she backed out of the classroom.
Once she was gone the teacher turned to Lucy, "would you mind going out
to the playground to watch them?"
"No of course not, but can I ask you a question first?"
The teacher sighed, "you want to know about the girl that just left,
why she was staring at you, and why she has bruises on her arms?"
Lucy nodded, glad that the teacher had noticed.
"She says the bruises come from her clumsiness, and that that dress is
her favorite. As for why she stared at you, I have no idea, usually she
always just looks down at her feet."
Lucy frowned, knowing that the bruises didn't come from clumsiness, and
the dress was not her favorite, "have you asked her parents about the
bruises?"
"No." The teacher replied simply..
