Helen breathed a sigh of relief. She had made it through the first day all
right, and the rest of the year now didn't seem quite so formidable. Some
of her new students showed quite a bit of promise, and she intended to help
them realize their potential in any way she could.
She was snapped out of her thoughts by someone calling, "Mrs. Girardi?" She turned and saw Adam in the doorway. She said, "Adam, what are you doing here?" He responded, "I had a bit of a talk with your daughter, and some strange things came up. I'd just like to talk for a bit." "Okay, I'm here for you."
Adam went on, "Did she ever tell you what she thought was going on when she had the disease?" "No, I don't think she's comfortable opening herself up like that." "Well, she did to me, and I said I believed that she believed it. I thought that was the right answer. Since she didn't tell you I guess she doesn't want you to know, and I'll respect her wishes there. But ever since then, things haven't been the same. It's like she's become more introverted."
"Well, Adam, I'm not sure what I could say that would make you feel better," said Helen. "The people at the hospital said the disease could make her a completely different person, and she may have had it the entire time I knew her. Was she like this before? Have you noticed any changes in her since you moved here?" Helen bit her lip, then gave what she hoped was a good answer. "She was closed off to me before, but she's stayed that way while we moved here. She's never been comfortable really opening herself to me. I'm sorry, that's all I can tell you."
"Okay, thanks," Adam said as he started to leave. Helen called out, "Wait! I noticed you haven't said Joan's name since you came in. I think you can help yourself with this by saying what you feel like calling her." Adam thought for a few seconds, and realized, "I don't know."
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"Here's my findings," said Kevin as he put some papers onto Rebecca's desk. "Thanks, I'll see you tomorrow," she said coldly.
Before getting back to work, Kevin told Rebecca, "You know, I really did mean what I said before. It's not easy, but I don't like the kind of person I am and I'm trying to change it. You believe me, right?" "Yeah, sure," she said.
"Well, that's all I had to say." Kevin started going back to his desk, when Rebecca called his name. He turned around, and she said, "Once you do think you're ready, why don't we have dinner some place?" "I'd like that," he replied. He started back again, with a smile on his face.
She was snapped out of her thoughts by someone calling, "Mrs. Girardi?" She turned and saw Adam in the doorway. She said, "Adam, what are you doing here?" He responded, "I had a bit of a talk with your daughter, and some strange things came up. I'd just like to talk for a bit." "Okay, I'm here for you."
Adam went on, "Did she ever tell you what she thought was going on when she had the disease?" "No, I don't think she's comfortable opening herself up like that." "Well, she did to me, and I said I believed that she believed it. I thought that was the right answer. Since she didn't tell you I guess she doesn't want you to know, and I'll respect her wishes there. But ever since then, things haven't been the same. It's like she's become more introverted."
"Well, Adam, I'm not sure what I could say that would make you feel better," said Helen. "The people at the hospital said the disease could make her a completely different person, and she may have had it the entire time I knew her. Was she like this before? Have you noticed any changes in her since you moved here?" Helen bit her lip, then gave what she hoped was a good answer. "She was closed off to me before, but she's stayed that way while we moved here. She's never been comfortable really opening herself to me. I'm sorry, that's all I can tell you."
"Okay, thanks," Adam said as he started to leave. Helen called out, "Wait! I noticed you haven't said Joan's name since you came in. I think you can help yourself with this by saying what you feel like calling her." Adam thought for a few seconds, and realized, "I don't know."
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"Here's my findings," said Kevin as he put some papers onto Rebecca's desk. "Thanks, I'll see you tomorrow," she said coldly.
Before getting back to work, Kevin told Rebecca, "You know, I really did mean what I said before. It's not easy, but I don't like the kind of person I am and I'm trying to change it. You believe me, right?" "Yeah, sure," she said.
"Well, that's all I had to say." Kevin started going back to his desk, when Rebecca called his name. He turned around, and she said, "Once you do think you're ready, why don't we have dinner some place?" "I'd like that," he replied. He started back again, with a smile on his face.