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fardell24Esteem of the Transfer Student – Conclusion
Angela Li heard the knock at her office door. “Come in,” she said.
Brittany entered. “Hi, Ms. Li.”
“Ah, Ms. Taylor! You’re here for an update?”
“Yes,” Brittany answered as she took a seat.
“So, how is Ms. Morgendorffer progressing?”
Brittany handed a sheet over to the Principal. “It was difficult at first, but we made friends. She has also got along with Kevin and Donna. She’s starting to fit in.”
Ms. Li read the sheet. She saw that Daria had started to fit in. “It seems to be in order, Ms. Taylor.”
“Good.”
“However, I’ll need to interview her to see if things are in order on her end.”
“Right.”
Brittany noticed Daria as she approached the table. “Hey, Daria.”
“Hey, Brittany,” Daria responded as she sat with Brittany, Donna, Kevin and a gothic girl whom she didn’t know yet.
“How did it go with Ms. Li?” Donna asked.
“She said that I ‘fitted in better than expected,’ and that I don’t need to do the Peer Support Program full time.
“That’s great news,” Donna said.
“Yeah,” Brittany said.
Daria took a bite from the ‘meatloaf’ and looked to the goth. “I’ve seen you in class,” she said.
“Daria, this is my friend, Andrea,” Brittany said.
“Brittany told me that you thought she was stereotypical,” Andrea said. “I don’t think a stereotypical cheerleader would keep hanging out with someone like me.”
‘They aren’t going to let me live it down, aren’t they?’ Daria mused.
“However,” Andrea added. “She also said you were willing to look past your preconceived notions.”
“I came to Lawndale not expecting to make friends, but Brittany managed to get through my shell.”
“Cool,” Andrea said. “That’s all she really said,” she added with a look at Brittany. “Other than you being from a bad town in Texas.”
“It’s more rough than Lawndale that’s for sure…”
The next day, Ms. Li called up Brittany and Daria at Assembly. “And once again, the bake sale was a tremendous success. We raised more than $400, which was subsequently stolen from the office, but I am confident we will get that money back. In a related note, the school nurse will be visiting homerooms tomorrow to collect DNA samples. Now, our Peer Support Program has proven successful, with one misfit transfer student being able to connect with a couple other students. Here is Brittany Taylor with an explanation.
Brittany gave a succinct explanation of the Program, before handing over to Daria.
“Thanks, Brittany. I have to say, that I hadn’t expected to make friends in Lawndale, but I now know that judging on first impressions isn’t the way to approach moving to a new school. But then a family environment in which the younger sister isn’t willing to acknowledge the elder sister as such wouldn’t be conducive to one’s social development, wouldn’t it, Quinn.”
Brittany could see, Daria’s sister, Quinn, shrink down between the two boys she was sitting between.
“Thank you,” Daria said before going back to the seat.
“That was, an unexpected twist,” Ms. Li said.
“You’re going to annoy Quinn more?” Brittany asked Daria as Ms. Li went on.
“Not today. She’s embarrassed enough. For now,” Daria said with a smirk.
‘It’s just beginning,’ Brittany thought.
Angela Li heard the knock at her office door. “Come in,” she said.
Brittany entered. “Hi, Ms. Li.”
“Ah, Ms. Taylor! You’re here for an update?”
“Yes,” Brittany answered as she took a seat.
“So, how is Ms. Morgendorffer progressing?”
Brittany handed a sheet over to the Principal. “It was difficult at first, but we made friends. She has also got along with Kevin and Donna. She’s starting to fit in.”
Ms. Li read the sheet. She saw that Daria had started to fit in. “It seems to be in order, Ms. Taylor.”
“Good.”
“However, I’ll need to interview her to see if things are in order on her end.”
“Right.”
Brittany noticed Daria as she approached the table. “Hey, Daria.”
“Hey, Brittany,” Daria responded as she sat with Brittany, Donna, Kevin and a gothic girl whom she didn’t know yet.
“How did it go with Ms. Li?” Donna asked.
“She said that I ‘fitted in better than expected,’ and that I don’t need to do the Peer Support Program full time.
“That’s great news,” Donna said.
“Yeah,” Brittany said.
Daria took a bite from the ‘meatloaf’ and looked to the goth. “I’ve seen you in class,” she said.
“Daria, this is my friend, Andrea,” Brittany said.
“Brittany told me that you thought she was stereotypical,” Andrea said. “I don’t think a stereotypical cheerleader would keep hanging out with someone like me.”
‘They aren’t going to let me live it down, aren’t they?’ Daria mused.
“However,” Andrea added. “She also said you were willing to look past your preconceived notions.”
“I came to Lawndale not expecting to make friends, but Brittany managed to get through my shell.”
“Cool,” Andrea said. “That’s all she really said,” she added with a look at Brittany. “Other than you being from a bad town in Texas.”
“It’s more rough than Lawndale that’s for sure…”
The next day, Ms. Li called up Brittany and Daria at Assembly. “And once again, the bake sale was a tremendous success. We raised more than $400, which was subsequently stolen from the office, but I am confident we will get that money back. In a related note, the school nurse will be visiting homerooms tomorrow to collect DNA samples. Now, our Peer Support Program has proven successful, with one misfit transfer student being able to connect with a couple other students. Here is Brittany Taylor with an explanation.
Brittany gave a succinct explanation of the Program, before handing over to Daria.
“Thanks, Brittany. I have to say, that I hadn’t expected to make friends in Lawndale, but I now know that judging on first impressions isn’t the way to approach moving to a new school. But then a family environment in which the younger sister isn’t willing to acknowledge the elder sister as such wouldn’t be conducive to one’s social development, wouldn’t it, Quinn.”
Brittany could see, Daria’s sister, Quinn, shrink down between the two boys she was sitting between.
“Thank you,” Daria said before going back to the seat.
“That was, an unexpected twist,” Ms. Li said.
“You’re going to annoy Quinn more?” Brittany asked Daria as Ms. Li went on.
“Not today. She’s embarrassed enough. For now,” Daria said with a smirk.
‘It’s just beginning,’ Brittany thought.
