Mrs. Meldrew rushed through the doorway and stormed down the corridor towards the Principal's office. Taylor had the envelope in her hand that Mr. Matsui had given her and decided to rush down the corridor after Mrs. Meldrew to ask her if Mrs. Dennis was around.
"MRS. MELDREW!" Taylor yelled while running down the corridor.
"Sorry Taylor, can't stop, if you want to talk to me, meet me at the Principal's office!" Mrs. Meldrew screamed without looking back.
Taylor took no time to loose to overtake Mrs. Meldrew and run forward, meeting Mrs. Meldrew at the Principal's office about 2 minutes after she had arrived. "Please Mrs. Meldrew, let me talk to you," Taylor pledged as if she had never been upset.
"Alright, talk to me," Mrs. Meldrew finally agreed.
"Mr. Matsui gave this to me and it was for Mrs. Dennis. Is Mrs. Dennis here?" Taylor asked.
"Thank you. Our Student Council committee for this school has joined an agency and we now run to different schools. I'm the new manager for this school so I am the one immediately called when Mr. Matsui wants the Student Council to be opened. Unfortunately, Mrs. Dennis has been called to be at South High, so she will not return. Thanks for reminding me, that will be another thing I want to speak to Mr. Matsui about. Please excuse me, I have to see the Principal immediately!" Mrs. Meldrew explained.
"Where do you want me to go?" Taylor questioned.
"Can you do me a favour by going down to the Basketball Courts to see where Troy and Chad are? Return to the Student Council room if you couldn't find them," Mrs. Meldrew requested.
"Alright," Taylor accepted.
--PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE--
"Come in please," the Principal's secretary welcomed.
"Thank you," Mrs. Meldrew thanked.
The Principal's secretary led Mrs. Meldrew through another corridor (staff corridor) towards the end room. She swiped a card and the light went green. The secretary pushed the handle down and the door opened. "Guest for you," the secretary explained.
"Thanks Lilly," Mr. Matsui acknowledged and Lilly smiled. "Please sit down," the Principal ushered and shut the door.
"Hello, I've come to speak to you regarding the Student Council," Mrs. Meldrew began.
"Yes, how can I help you?" Mr. Matsui enquired.
"Mr. Bolton, of the Basketball Court, has removed my students away from the serenity of the Student Council room, to take them to training. I am unhappy about this, because you have especially requested that Student Council is to take place and Mr. Bolton has no right to break this up, what can I do about this?" Mrs. Meldrew retold.
"Oh, ok, I see what you're trying to tell me, hmm… I'll give him a call," Mr. Matsui understood. "Please hold on," Mr. Matsui asked.
--IN THE BASKETBALL COURT--
Coach Bolton's mobile phone began ringing in a loud high-pitched tone which echoed in the Basketball Court. Troy, Chad and the rest of the team were running a practise match and were split up into two teams and were currently playing as if it were the finals. They had turned the scorer on as stimulation. Troy and Chad seemed absolutely fine; maybe it was because they were too engrossed in the game to worry about the past.
Coach Bolton blew his screeching whistle and pushed a large red button on the wall of the court to stop the timing. "HANG ON BOYS!" he yelled over his loud ringtone. Coach Bolton pressed a green button on his mobile phone and pressed it against his ear. "COACH BOLTON!" he greeted.
"Hi Mr. Bolton, this is Mr. Matsui speaking," Mr. Matsui greeted.
"Hi Mr. Matsui, the Principal, what did you interrupt me for?" Coach Bolton snapped.
"If you're so worried about me bothering you, I can send down a referee for you," Mr. Matsui came to solution. "Hang on," Mr. Matsui requested.
--PRINICPAL'S OFFICE--
Meanwhile, Mrs. Meldrew refused to go back to her classroom to sort things out, so she just sat in Mr. Matsui's office staring into space.
"LILLY!" Mr. Matsui yelled.
"Yes Mr. Matsui, coming!" Lilly screamed.
In about 5 seconds, Lilly came rushing in the door. "Lilly, please call for a referee in the staffroom, I've got one on call," Mr. Matsui instructed.
"Yes Mr. Matsui, BRENDAN!" Lilly yelled as she ran out of the door.
Brendan, the referee on call, who would be the referee for the Finals, ran out as quick as he could and arrived in the basketball court in no time.
--BASKETBALL COURT--
"Are you still there Mr. Bolton?" Mr. Matsui asked.
"YES! I can see that your referee on call has arrived," Coach Bolton remarked.
The basketball game was up and running again.
"Mr. Bolton, I'd like you to be in my office immediately. We need a well-needed discussion," Mr. Matsui instructed. "If you do not wish to come in the next 5 minutes, I shall consider your job may be terminated. I know I am a fan of basketball, but this may have to happen," Mr. Matsui considered.
"I'll be there in no time," Coach Bolton concluded.
(THE LINE CUTS OFF)
2.5 minutes later…
"Mr. Matsui!" Coach Bolton calls. "So great to see you!" Coach Bolton pretends to be all nice.
"Yes, Mr. Bolton, I've got some things and issues I want to discuss with you," Mr. Matsui says seriously.
"Why is that MELDREW here?" Coach Bolton returns to his normal self.
"Let's begin…" Mr. Matsui begins.