Chapter 3 - The Beginnings in Queens
The two young friends were therefore finally in the establishment they were going to have to attend for two years, until the age of their eighteen years.
They did not know it yet, but they were going to live intense things during these two years, they were going to see more clearly on their future, their vocation or their absence of vocation would be clarified more.
Who knew what was going to happen during this period which seemed so short but nevertheless decisive.
The two students saw the small group of girls waiting for them near a large clock in the hall. The four girls seemed to be having a very engaging conversation, so engaging, that they hadn't heard the two best friends arrive.
Josie had the voice that sounded the most as usual, so it was this one that we heard the most exclaiming, "Um! I can't believe it, it's not the kind of Gilbert, he would have dropped this girl from Charlottetown! And I who thought he was probably the most trustworthy boy of Avonlea ... In the end it may not be much better than this Bil ... Finally you see who I am talking about. "
The other three girls ended up seeing Anne and Diana who were both standing behind Josie.
Ruby decided to ask one of the two girls about Gilbert, "Oh well! Anne, Diana, you knew about Gilbert, Tillie told us all about it!"
Anne panicking, "What-what about Gilbert? The Sorbonne, Winifred, Paris, it's wonderful, I-"
Diana interrupted her friend, "Indeed, I ran into Gilbert on the train yesterday, and it turns out that he had a completely different destination, but it's not really up to me to talk about this... so suddenly change. "
Tillie looked at the two friends,a scowl darkened their faces, which made react the very well-mannered Diana Barry, she looked at the girl too talkative in the eyes, to make her understand that she had to stop her digressions immediately.
Tillie opened her mouth, and realized that it was something that should definitely not be on the agenda. And then after all, today there was more important, it was the first day in Queens, gossip had to be outlawed.
Anne then took the upper hand, then made a speech to the group of young girls, "My dear friends, please hold out your hands before you, and please repeat after me: Today is a new chapter in our lives, as young women left to their own devices, free to choose and to choose their future, please accept this inevitable pact, when we are done Queens, let it not change, let our future remain in our hands! ". The girls all rehearsed at heart, and laughed loudly, which made the other students react around them.
Some time later, the young girls were at their first course in English literature, Anne was more excited than ever to start this course.
A man came into the classroom, it must have been the teacher, he was a man in his twenties, so he was relatively young and more charming, he had blond hair and was particularly elegant. It seemed to be to Tillie and Josie's taste, they both exclaimed, "I'm going to like this class ...". Which rolled eyes Jane and Anne, who then looked at each other laughing.
The professor settled at his desk and then spoke, "Hello everyone, I introduce myself, Mr. MacPherson, so I would be your teacher of English literature throughout the year, and may be the year after who knows ... "He said smiling, which made his two admirers melt.
The young professor continued, "You seem to me to be a pleasant class, I hope I am not mistaken in saying this, I dare to hope that you will live up to my expectations, you may not know it yet, but a scholarship is the key for the most hardworking and ambitious among you, this scholarship will consist of paying the university fees if you wish to continue your studies, but unfortunately there will only be one elected official. Have a good school year and welcome you to this establishment! ". Thus, he concluded his speech, he suspected that this declaration was going to boil the minds of some, but he was far from imagining that a young red-haired girl was going to be the most determined of all, and by far.
The end of the lessons had sounded, it had been a day rich in information, but all that Anne had retained was the scholarship, to go even further, to university! She hadn't even thought about it until now. Because the vocation she thought she had found was to become a teacher in elementary schools, of course her dream was largely attainable if she graduated in Queens. But if she could hope for more than that, if becoming a teacher was only one of her dreams, if she discovered other ambitions ...?
On the way back, Anne was lost in thought, while the other girls discussed the events of the day with each other.
When Diana noticed the too long silence of her friend, who was far from being usual, "Anne? All is well? You think of this famous purse don't you?".
It startled the red-haired girl, "Uh yes ... But how-"
Her friend cut her off "I know because I have known you for a while!" She replied, smiling.
Ruby who had been attentive on the side, intervened in her turn, "Oh Anne, you are still going to want to be the first, this time you have more chances, there is no longer Gilbert to compete with you! Finally even if he was present you would have all your chances! ".
Anne smiled at the young blonde and her best friend Diana, then finally they all arrived in front of Miss Blackmore's house.
This day had been rich in innovations, they all deserved a little rest, the serious things were going to start soon!