Pitch: What if the counselor wants to help a student, but it goes a little too far.
Ashe Morgan, and Nathan Wright are both in the same grade - 10th grade. They are called to the counselor's office but have no idea why.
"I haven't done anything recently. So, why call me up?" Nathan wonders. He turns to Ashe. "You didn't do anything, and put me in it, did you?" He asks Ashe.
Ashe shakes his head no.
"Do you know why you were called?" Nathan asks as he keeps walking.
Ashe shakes his head once again.
"Alright." Nathan says as they reach the counselors office. "You're usually too quiet to do anything stupid anyways. So, I'll trust you on this."
Nathan knocks on the door and waits for the signal from Ms. Watts to enter. Once they get it, they enter into the office.
"Ahh. Hello boys. Don't worry you two aren't in trouble. I called you two here to talk about something regarding... your mentality." Ms. Watts says as they enter the room fully.
Ashe freezes, and his breathing starts to get heavy. Nathan looks at Ashe, then back at Ms. Watts.
"Oh, alright. Who are you going to talk to first?" Nathan asks Ms. Watts.
"Nathan, would you stay outside of my office for a while? I'll call you when I'm done with Ashe." Ms. Watts says.
Nathan nods and walks out of the counselor's office.
"Please, sit Ashe." Ms. Watts gestures to the seats in front of her desk.
He walks closer to the desk hesitantly and sits down cautiously.
"So, Ashe, I know that you have a really troubled past regarding your parents dyi-" Ms. Watts starts to say but she gets interrupted by Ashe.
"Please, stop. I don't want to talk about this, just lets me out of here, please." He speaks with a hasty breath.
"I understand that this is a sensitive topic for you, but please, I only want to help you with it. " Ms. Watts says in a gentle tone.
"I said no, Ms. Watts! Please, just drop it! I'll be fine if you don't bring it up at all!" Ashe says. He feels his blood start to boil, meaning that he's close to a breakdown.
"Please, calm down Ashe. As I said before, I just want to help y-" Ms. Watts says. But is interrupted once more, by Ashe.
"STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP!" Ashe yells.
Nathan hears the outburst from out in the hallway. He walks into the office, banging the door against the wall, causing Ashe's breakdown to get worst.
"What happened? Is everything okay?" Nathan asks observing the room.
The loud bang causes Ashe to remember the gunshots and his dead parents' bodies. Ashe begins screaming and shouting even louder.
"Please, help me, Nathan. We need to take him to the nurses office." Ms. Watts pleads with him.
"Yes, Ma'am." Nathan responds. He starts carrying Ashe and taking him to the nurse's office.
Ashe starts to struggle out of Nathans grip. Nathan is trying his best to hold his grip on Ashe.
"NO, NO, NO! LET ME GO!" Ashe shouts.
They enter the nurse's office.
"Ms. Rose, Ashe is having another breakdown!" Ms. Watts calls to her.
"Okay, please put him on the bed, and leave. I need this room to be quiet." Ms. Rose says as she enters the room, and heads to Ashe.
"MOM, DAD! PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME AGAIN! PLEASE!" Ashe cries out loudly.
The nurse closes the door, and wraps Ashe in a warm blanket, in which calms him down eventually.
"Do you want anything?" She asks softly. "I'll get it for you."
Ashe stutters. "W-Water."
"Okay, I'll be right back." Mr. Rose says sweetly.
Ms. Rose leaves, and a few minutes later she returns with the water for Ashe. He drinks the water to calm his nerves.
"Much better?" Ms. Rose questions.
"Yes." Ashe answers back weakly. "Thank you."
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Counselors Office Meeting Gone Wrong!
Short StoryTwo students are called to the counselors office to talk about their mental health. They're handled one at a time, but the first kid starts to have a breakdown at the mention of a past incident, and causes things to go south. Story written by: Aleja...
