The Notebook of Hope

13

After a week of absence from her studies Josie was back on her right element. As she walked towars the changing room her fellow classmates were happy to see her.

Some of the female students looked up to her after winning the trial at the board members office. She got to be the first woman whom got justice after being sexually harrased by a fellow student.

The male students knew about the case as well. Some agreed that what he did was wrong and deserved to be punished and some said that she deserved it becasue she was openly gay and was flaunting it openly.

Josie didin't really care about what other's thought about her as long as they did not mentioned Hope's name.

Hope was a sensitive topic to her and she would do whatever she needed to protect her from harm.

Since Keelin was the owner of the establishment she had issued a public apology on live TV on the campus so that the rumors about Josie would die down.

This was something Josie did not know and say the least when the information tv was interrupted by the braking news everyone was staring at the tv.

"We apologize for the interruption of your class. We have a very important message today by our own founder and owner of this school. May we present Mrs. Keelin Malraux Mikelson." The reporter said

"Dear students of CUCB VP & S and CUCB Law. Last week the trial of Josette Saltzman was held. She was wrongly accused of threatened a fellow student who sexually harrased her and her partner just because she is openly gay.

The board members had decided to suspend her for defending herself just because the Dean found it more appropriate and convenient to blame her because she is a woman.

My family built this establishment to teach other people the proper way of saving others. The men back then had more respect for their fellow female classmate then now.

This school is not built for students who thinks that they can get away with this kind of behavior. I will not allow it and I will make sure that it will never happen again.

You are the future doctors and nurses in this school. This is where you will learn about taking care of others. Not hurt them. If this is too hard for you people to understand then you have no business to be here or in this line of work.

Now that being said I give the mic to Mr. Machado." Keelin took a step back and let the boy speak.

"My fellow clasmate and schoolmates. I am deeply regrettable and very sorry for hurting Miss. Saltzman.

I should have known better then to harring her and her partner Miss. Mikaelson.

I hope that you can forgive me like they have and give me a second chance to redeem what I've done towars them." He said and  walked away.

"Thank you Mr. Machado for your apology but if I was them I would have suspended you but since I know Miss Saltzman well she always tries to see the best in people even if they treated her bad. You should be thankful that she convinced me and my wife to let you stay in the program. You better take this second chance and make a difference because next time it won't be another chance" Keelin said.

"Now there be a few changes in the board. Mr. Devon is no longer the Dean and will be replaced by Doctor Maura Isles Rizzoli and she be working side by side with Detective Rebeckah Mikaelson and Detective Jane Rizzoli who we now are offering our assistans to the New York Police Department and New York Fire Department meaning all students will be helping at our Medical Center as a part of your studies." She said.