Madeline was called to the guidance counselors office durning her seventh period study hall. She was unaware of the reason for her presence being requested but made her way to the office. According to the secretary, another student was finishing up their meeting so Madeline took a seat on the couch near the window. She took out her phone and sent Liam a text, asking to meet up at her locker after class. The only issue with that was Liam had already ditched school with Niall and Keith.
"Madeline!" The guidance counselor, Mrs. Hastings, greeted. "So nice to see you again!" She pulls Madeline into an all too generous hug. "Come in and have a seat, honey." Madeline drops her bookbag on the floor and sat in the oversized leather chair across Mrs. Hastings desk. "You look wonderful, dear. You really do and I can see you've made an excellent recovery."
"I guess." Madeline quietly says and looks down at her skirt. "What am I doing here?"
"Well," Mrs. Hastings opens Madeline's file and pages through it. "Before your return I met with your parents. They expressed their concerns for you, wanted to make sure things ran smoothly here at school."
"You met with my mom?" Madeline asks becoming somewhat hopeful that her mother was actually trying to be apart of her life now.
"Jessica, yes. She's a lovely lady."
"Oh." Madeline frowns.
"We will be meeting twice a week during study hall. If I feel we need to meet more often, I'll arrange that. I would also like for you to see a therapist outside of school." Mrs. Hastings scribbled notes down in Madeline's file. "I see here that you do not participate in any school activities."
"I model. That takes up all of my free time." Madeline explains.
"Madeline, you are no longer going to model. So with all this free time I'd like to see you join a sports team or some kind of club here at school. Something to keep you busy, you understand?"
"I keep busy plenty! When I'm not modeling I'm with my sister, Liam and our friends!"
"Who is Liam?" Mrs. Hastings looks at Madeline perplexed.
"My boyfriend..."
"Oh dear." Mrs. Hastings shakes her head. "Less boyfriend, more books, okay? You have great potential, Madeline. You're very smart and you need to get more involved in school activities! Extracurriculars will get you into great colleges, not Louis."
"Liam." Madeline corrects.
"Excuse me?"
"You said Louis. My boyfriends name is Liam."
"Yes, of course." Mrs. Hastings wrote down more notes. "We will meet again on Friday and by then I expect you to have joined a club or sports team and be in contact with some kind of therapist, all right?"
"Um, yeah. Sure." Madeline uneasily answers. Mrs. Hastings took note of Madeline's tone.
"Listen Maddy, I'm not tying to be the bad guy here. I want to help you get better and keep you from going back to that place. Let me help you."
"Are we done here?" Madeline snaps.
Mrs. Hastings sucked her teeth in and sighs. "I guess we are. The secretary will write you a pass for class." with that Madeline got up and bolted out of the office.
Vrandia has been in the gym all day with her volleyball team practicing so they can win their first championship game. She's been on this volleyball team for 3 years, both seasons and they still have yet to beat their rival school.
Vran was helping everyone with the plays and making sure there were no issues. She nodded signaling for them to start the game and they began to play. Amid her game the loud speaker went off.
