Chapter 195 THHS Guidance
Wednesday, January 18th, Morning
There was a knock on the door. She looked up from the desk and smiled. Putting down the pen, they sat up.
"Come in, Lucas," Ashlyn said.
Lucas came into Ashlyn's office. "Do you have a minute?" he asked.
"Sure, have a seat," Ashlyn said.
Lucas took a seat in front of Ashlyn's desk. "Thanks," Lucas said.
"You're welcome," Ashlyn said and checked the computer's clock, "What brings you here at this hour? It's your free period."
"Are you Sawyer's guidance counselor?" Lucas asked.
Ashlyn shook her head. "No, I would normally be, but the school considers us related," She said, "Mal is Sawyer's counselor."
"Oh, okay," Lucas said.
"You should know that," Ashlyn said.
Lucas nodded, "I should," he said.
"I'm Keni's, though," Ashlyn said.
"Okay," Lucas said, "So? I can't talk to you about her."
"Actually, yes, you can," Ashlyn said.
"I'm not her teacher," Lucas said.
"But you are listed as one of her guardians," Ashlyn said, looking up from her computer.
"I am?" Lucas asked.
"Yes," Ashlyn said.
"Let me see that," Lucas said.
"Go ahead," Ashlyn said and leaned back. Lucas leaned over and looked at the computer screen.
Lucas nodded, "Well," he said, and sat back down.
Ashlyn shrugged, "I guess Brooke listed you because she travels," she said.
"Oh, well, I didn't know that," Lucas said.
Ashlyn shrugged, "I don't know. Well, what do you want to know about Sawyer?" she said.
"I can't talk to you about Sawyer," Lucas said.
"What usually involves Sawyer involves Keni, and well, I'm Keni's counselor," Ashlyn said.
"Okay," Lucas said, "I was wondering about this kid, he creeps Sawyer and Keni out."
"Oh, it doesn't matter, that is something different," Ashlyn said.
"Alright," Ashlyn said.
"Okay, how did you find out about this?" Ashlyn asked.
"They spotted him at the River Court, and I was there," Lucas said.
Ashlyn shook her head, "No, I've not heard anything," she said.
"Okay," Lucas said.
"Do you have a name?" Ashlyn said.
"They just called him Creepy Noah," Lucas said.
Ashlyn nodded and turned to her computer and did a quick search. "There's only three Noah's in the school," she said.
"Oh, I didn't even know we had one," Lucas said.
"Well, we have three," Ashlyn said.
"What are their last names?" Lucas asked.
"Noah Gevorgyan, Noah Adams, and Noah Ruan," Ashlyn read off.
"I don't know any of those names," Lucas said.
"Noah Ruan is one of my students," Ashlyn said, "I wouldn't consider him creepy."
"What would you know, you dated Huck Burke?" Lucas teased.
Ashlyn shook her head, "Aren't you glad, you're my uncle," she said, "And yes, I did date, Huck, we was also a three-sport athlete and all-star in all three sports."
"Doesn't make him no different than most," Lucas said.
"True, he always moved to his own beat," Ashlyn said.
"Yeah, well, that's Huck Burke," Lucas said.
"That it is," Ashlyn said.
Lucas nodded.
"So, I heard you're having dinner with Meggy Reuter," Ashlyn said.
"Yeah, Sawyer and I are going over tonight," Lucas said.
"She finally wore you down," Ashlyn said.
"You too?" Lucas asked, "Aren't you glad you're my niece?"
"Touché," Ashlyn said.
"Why is everyone making a big deal about it?" Lucas asked, "She's someone I've known for years."
"Luke, you need to get out of the house," Ashlyn said.
"I'm going to the Frost Gallery tomorrow with Sawyer," Lucas said.
"Trying to get her back into her art?" Ashlyn asked.
"Yeah, and it's a display of local artists, so maybe get her inspired to take it up again," Lucas said.
"Luke, she might look like her mom, but she's not her mom," Ashlyn said.
"I'm not trying to make her into her mom," Lucas said.
"Good," Ashlyn said.
"Why?" Lucas asked.
"Sawyer is very much her parent's daughter," Ashlyn said.
"How so?" Lucas asked.
"Stubborn as hell," Ashlyn said, "Anyways, Sawyer gave up those things because she felt she had to, it just happened she lost basketball about the same time."
"She seems to have adjusted well," Lucas said.
"She's also not given up her art," Ashlyn said, "She's just changed the medium."
"How?" Lucas asked.
"Her video making, vlogging, and the whole thing the Terrible Three are into," Ashlyn said.
Lucas shrugged, "I never thought of it that way," he said.
"The student has become the master," Ashlyn said.
"Not yet," Lucas said with a chuckle.
Ashlyn gave Lucas puppy dog eyes. "Damn, I thought I was wise enough," she said.
Lucas shook his head, "I'm not even wise enough," he said.
"Why do I hear a parable?" Ashlyn asked.
Lucas shrugged, "That's more Huck's thing," she said.
"What would he say if we called him wise?" Ashlyn asked.
"Who?" Lucas asked.
"Huck," Ashlyn said.
"Knowing Huck he would play, the Socratic Paradox," Lucas said.
"What?" Ashlyn asked.
"Huck would say, I know that I know nothing," Lucas said.
Ashlyn chuckled, "That sounds like Huck," she said.
"Speaking of the past, I heard you had a bit of drama after the last few home games," Lucas said.
Ashlyn shrugged, "Just the past, trying to dreg itself back up," she said.
"Maybe, you should let the past dreg itself up," Lucas said.
"Maybe, you should let it go," Ashlyn said, the et ursus was coming out.
"Touché," Lucas said.
"Anyway, the choice was made," Ashlyn said.
Lucas sighed, "Can I quote Metallica?" he asked.
"I don't know, can you?" Ashlyn asked, to the confused look of Lucas. "Sure, I guess," she said, to solve his confusion. Ashlyn gave Lucas a strange look. She wondered what some heavy metal band would add to this conversation, and it would probably be from Nothing Else Matters. For some reason, people like quoting Nothing Else Matters, Ashlyn nodded.
"So, let it be written, so let it be done," Lucas said.
"Basically," Ashlyn said, not sure, considering she didn't expect a quote from Creeping Death.
Lucas sighed, then snapped his fingers, "Who were those three Noah's again?" he asked.
"Hold on," Ashlyn said, and looked at the computer, "They are, Noah Gevorgyan, Noah Adams, and Noah Ruan, which I don't think it's Noah Ruan."
Lucas nodded, "Who are Noah Adams' parents?" he asked.
"Hold on," Ashlyn said, "Yeah, his mom is Kristin Adams."
Lucas nodded, "And his dad?" he asked.
"Chase Adams," Ashlyn said, "That makes no sense, Chase Adams is Chastity Burke now and a woman."
"It's not her," Lucas said.
"Then, who?" Ashlyn asked.
"Chase Adams," Lucas said, with a short, almost bitter nod, which told Ashlyn to drop it, and their conversation was over.
