AN: I don't know if this will fly, but read the first chapy and tell me if
I should continue it or not. Please review!
Heh heh heh... can you see Kirby dancing? ("))
"BRIIIING!" The bell rang and students rushed for the door. All except one girl, a tall, skinny girl with her long brown hair tied up with a ribbon to keep it out of her eyes while she concentrated on the day's lesson.
"Um, Mr. Klinesfield? I need to ask you about my thesis."
"Violet, you're the fourteenth to ask me today; yes, you have to do one. I don't care that it's not real and you're only a freshman. The experience will help you for when you do have to write a thesis with your own topic."
Violet thought, then rephrased her question. "That's not what I wanted to ask Professor. I was wondering if it was possible for you to give me a new topic?" Violet knew that the chances of her being allowed a different topic were slim, but she really didn't want the one she had.
"Violet, I know you're not an English buff, your major's engineering, right? But I can't give everyone a new topic just because they don't like their original one. I mean, what would be the point of assigning topics if everyone just switched them around until they have a safe one? I'm sorry, but you're going to have to do the thesis I assigned you. What was it, by the way? I mean, how terrible is it?"
Violet paused a moment, knowing the response she'd get. "It's 'Parents and Teens: How They Get Along'"
Mr. Klinesfield frowned. "I don't understand. That's probably one of the easiest topics available. Not enough of a challenge for you?"
"That's not it. You see, as a teen, I didn't have any parents. My mother and father died in a fire when I was thirteen. I don't know how parents and teens get along, I never had that experience." Violet didn't want to guilt her professor into giving her a new thesis topic, but she really felt uncomfortable with her current one.
"Violet, thank you for bringing that up, but I still want you do this thesis."
"How?"
"Make a field study of it. Stay with a family for a while and write down how they interact. I know. My sister and her children live near the university. I could call them and ask if you could stay there a while, if you like. Since it's for a school project, I'm sure they won't object."
"Thank you for the offer, Mr. Klinesfield, but I already have a family in mind. I know them, so I'm sure it would be more natural for me and for them if I stayed there." Violet left Mr. Klinesfield's office and went to the nearest payphone.
"Ring...ring...ring...hello? *cough cough*"
"Hello, Mr. Poe. It's Violet Baudelaire speaking. I was wondering if I could stay with you and your family for a while."
"Oh my! What's wrong? *cough* You didn't get kicked off campus did you?"
"Oh, of course not. I have to write a thesis on how teens and parents interact and, since I don't have my own experience to relate to, I was wondering if I could watch your family as a field study."
"Well, I'll have to run it by the Mrs, but I'm sure she won't object. Pack a bag and *cough* come over later this week."
"Thank you so much, Mr. Poe. You're really helping me out by doing this. Bye then. See you later this week."
Violet smiled. She was going to have an excellent time with the Poes, write a thesis deserving at least a B, and get to see some of what she missed out on after her parents died. Who knows? She might even learn a few tricks for dealing with a soon to come teenaged Sunny.
~~~~ Does it sound interesting? Should I continue writing this story? I don't get story ideas too often, but I really like this one. I hope you guys do, too. Review and I'll update, ok? ^__^
-KittyWillow xoxo
Heh heh heh... can you see Kirby dancing? ("))
"BRIIIING!" The bell rang and students rushed for the door. All except one girl, a tall, skinny girl with her long brown hair tied up with a ribbon to keep it out of her eyes while she concentrated on the day's lesson.
"Um, Mr. Klinesfield? I need to ask you about my thesis."
"Violet, you're the fourteenth to ask me today; yes, you have to do one. I don't care that it's not real and you're only a freshman. The experience will help you for when you do have to write a thesis with your own topic."
Violet thought, then rephrased her question. "That's not what I wanted to ask Professor. I was wondering if it was possible for you to give me a new topic?" Violet knew that the chances of her being allowed a different topic were slim, but she really didn't want the one she had.
"Violet, I know you're not an English buff, your major's engineering, right? But I can't give everyone a new topic just because they don't like their original one. I mean, what would be the point of assigning topics if everyone just switched them around until they have a safe one? I'm sorry, but you're going to have to do the thesis I assigned you. What was it, by the way? I mean, how terrible is it?"
Violet paused a moment, knowing the response she'd get. "It's 'Parents and Teens: How They Get Along'"
Mr. Klinesfield frowned. "I don't understand. That's probably one of the easiest topics available. Not enough of a challenge for you?"
"That's not it. You see, as a teen, I didn't have any parents. My mother and father died in a fire when I was thirteen. I don't know how parents and teens get along, I never had that experience." Violet didn't want to guilt her professor into giving her a new thesis topic, but she really felt uncomfortable with her current one.
"Violet, thank you for bringing that up, but I still want you do this thesis."
"How?"
"Make a field study of it. Stay with a family for a while and write down how they interact. I know. My sister and her children live near the university. I could call them and ask if you could stay there a while, if you like. Since it's for a school project, I'm sure they won't object."
"Thank you for the offer, Mr. Klinesfield, but I already have a family in mind. I know them, so I'm sure it would be more natural for me and for them if I stayed there." Violet left Mr. Klinesfield's office and went to the nearest payphone.
"Ring...ring...ring...hello? *cough cough*"
"Hello, Mr. Poe. It's Violet Baudelaire speaking. I was wondering if I could stay with you and your family for a while."
"Oh my! What's wrong? *cough* You didn't get kicked off campus did you?"
"Oh, of course not. I have to write a thesis on how teens and parents interact and, since I don't have my own experience to relate to, I was wondering if I could watch your family as a field study."
"Well, I'll have to run it by the Mrs, but I'm sure she won't object. Pack a bag and *cough* come over later this week."
"Thank you so much, Mr. Poe. You're really helping me out by doing this. Bye then. See you later this week."
Violet smiled. She was going to have an excellent time with the Poes, write a thesis deserving at least a B, and get to see some of what she missed out on after her parents died. Who knows? She might even learn a few tricks for dealing with a soon to come teenaged Sunny.
~~~~ Does it sound interesting? Should I continue writing this story? I don't get story ideas too often, but I really like this one. I hope you guys do, too. Review and I'll update, ok? ^__^
-KittyWillow xoxo