Here is Paul's feelings on his first meeting with Casey and his first meeting with Derek. Yay, Paul!
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Paul never would forget the day Casey McDonald walked through his door. Or, more accurately, the day she stomped through the door. Casey was the typical 'new kid' and to say she was frazzled would be an understatement. But, as Paul would come to learn, a frazzled Casey wasn't the worst possible Casey.
She was different than the others. She was a keener (though he would never say that to her face. He was the counselor after all) and the most opinionated high school student he had ever met. She was also bipolar. At least he though so and he was a counselor after all.
Everything started with Derek Venturi and never seemed to end. Paul had never really met the guy but, even before Casey, he had heard many rumors. Derek Venturi was the captain of the Hockey team and the king of the school. Who didn't talk about him? This was Derek's territory and Casey was like the enemy, invading.
Counseling Casey was certainly an experience but, more often than not, it was amusing. A new story every few days about how Derek was the spawn of Satan. It provided him with limitless entertainment.
Paul never would forget the day Derek Venturi walked through his door. The kid (who so couldn't be mistaken for a kid) was exactly as Paul had imagined him. The leather jacket, the messy hair, the arrogant smirk. It was all there. This man was most definitely indeed the spawn of Satan. The evil glint in his eye told him so.
Paul was the school counselor after all, so he listened to Derek and he made little comments every now and then but really, Paul was just examining him. To finally meet the cause of his most frequent visitor's problems...it was slightly overwhelming. Still, he was amazed at the way the charm just oozed from Derek. This was someone who knew the affect he had on people and the right way to use it to his advantage. Paul was impressed.
"So Derek, tell me how you feel about Casey." The words had just slipped out. Totally accidental but they were spoken and now Derek was narrowing his eyes at him and he suddenly got the distinct feeling he had overstepped his boundaries.
"Listen, I don know what Casey's told you about me but I don't do feelings. Let's just put it like this. We aren't a big, happy family and Case and I don't get along. I'm not sure how much she's told you and I really don't care. Casey and I, we aren't the normal kind of step-siblings. And you can take that however you want." With that little speech still whirling around in Paul's head Derek had gotten up and swaggered out of the office.
If anybody had walked into his office in the next twenty minutes they would have seen a huge grin upon the counselor's face. Paul had finally gotten it. Derek was just as much under Casey's spell as she was under his.
I know it's not long but none of them will be. Next is Kendra. She should be fun to do. Leave a review and tell me what you thought. I appreciate any feedback I get.