Triton's Bay

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Chapter 4

Five Years Ago

Lonnie sat outside the office door and fidgeted with the loose string at the bottom of her sweater. She had been trying for months now to convince the headmaster that she was the perfect fit for the new gym teacher position and that swordplay would be a fun activity to try and incorporate into the lesson plans. One of the gym teachers was in her third trimester, which means that she would have a more difficult time instructing her classes and had mentioned that she would like to take a couple of years off after her maternity leave to recover and focus on her children. Lonnie had finally gotten the call that he wanted to meet with her. Lonnie only hoped that it was good news. Jay could really use some right now. He had been so frustrated lately, and nothing she said or did seems to help.

"Lonnie! Thank you for coming. The headmaster opened the door to his office and gestured to one of the chairs opposite to him. He sat down behind his desk and smiled politely at Lonnie. She continued to fidget with the loose string as she waited for her boss to say something.

"We're fortunate to have you on staff with us, even as an assistant librarian. I've thought a lot about what you proposed for the physical education curriculum. While I like the idea and we do have the money for some swords and equipment, I don't think permanently adding swordplay to the program is possible. Some parents might not be comfortable with us forcing their kids to handle swords, and some kids are not mature enough to be trusted with weapons."

Lonnie felt her heart fall. She wanted this so badly and had really gotten her hopes up.

"I did, however, come up with another idea. We could offer swordplay as a drop-in activity a few times a week for grade seven and eight students? This way, you can reserve the right to remove misbehaving students and we don't have parents complaining about us letting kids handle weapons." The headmaster smiled as he saw Lonnie's excitement. "How would you like to continue to work part-time in the library and teach part-time? Then, when Jennifer leaves to have her baby, we can talk more about who will cover her position full time."

"Yes! Absolutely! This is perfect. You won't regret it, I promise." Lonnie could barely contain her joy. By the time Jennifer goes on maternity leave, Lonnie will almost be done with her teaching degree, which means that she is now basically guaranteed a full-time job after graduation.

"Good! I'll draw up the liability waivers and have them in your mailbox by Monday morning."

She rushed home after the meeting, so excited to tell Jay the good news. Lonnie thought that she flipping her schedule around and studying part-time while working full time would take a lot of financial pressure off of Jay.

Her mod dropped completely when she walked through the door and that saw Jay's bags were packed and sitting by the front door. "Jay? What's going on?" Lonnie felt like a cold fist was tightening around her heart and an uneasy knot was being tied in her stomach. This wasn't good. What was happening?

Jay walked in, grinning and carrying a large box. "We're going home, Lon! Ben called. He offered me a job, and not just a job, but the perfect job! He wants me to help with training a new army for him!" Jay set the box down and took hold of both of Lonnie's hands. This was the happiest he had been in a long time. "This is perfect for us. I'll start as soon as we get back to Auradon. Ben's taking care of housing and everything. We don't have to worry about anything anymore. This is exactly what I've been wanting."