The Thorndlike of Valley Spring

Chapter II Twelve Years Later, August of 1984, A New Life, A New Hope

Elisabetta's goal

After graduating high school, Elisabetta went off to college to get her teaching degree. For as long as she could remember, she had always wanted to teach children and help them succeed at school. She was graduating tomorrow and had started to look for a teaching job away from her parents, to be independent, and to support herself. A few months after graduating, she was offered a teaching job at an elementary school as a fifth-grader teacher in Valley Spring, California. She was so excited to go out west and build a life for herself and to fulfill her calling as a teacher. Elisabetta planned on leaving in a few days for California to find an apartment and to get settled before the school year started in two weeks, as she got ready to start her first teaching job at Valley Spring Elementary. Elisabetta was excited, and she could not wait to start her first job. As soon as she got to California, she checked into a hotel and got right to work searching for an apartment to rent that was within her budget. She was quickly able to find a small house instead of an apartment from a widowed woman named Abby Sutton, who was looking for a part return to her house and move in quickly, and that included all the furniture as well. A few days after she had arrived in California, her father, Wilbert, called to check in on her to see how she was doing, as he asked.

''So, Elisabetta, how are you sitting in California, I hope it is well,'' Wilbert asked his daughter

''Just fine, father, I am excited for this adventure in her life and starting my teaching job next week Elisabetta replies

''That is great, Elisabetta; I am so proud of you. I know you will do great'' Wilbert replies

After Elisabetta finishes her phone conversation with her father, she starts to plan how she will decorate her first classroom. The next day, she will finally see the school she will be teaching at and the room that will be hers, as well as meet some of the other teachers and get to know the school before the year starts. In her heart, she knew she would be a great teacher, as her friends have told her over the years growing up that she would help them study if they had trouble with assignments for class, so she knew she was capable of teaching fifth graders. As she was planning her first day, her mind went to her friend Seth, whom she had kept in touch with until the past four years when they had lost touch, and she wondered if he fulfilled his dream of becoming an officer of the law just as she had in becoming a teacher, just like they had promised they would years ago, but she decided to date each other in the meantime with no commitment, so she went on with her life