Episode 763: Out Of The Woods?

Therefore, he’d entered her office, under not so honest circumstances, and the look on her face was about as welcoming as he’d expected.

Lucy stood beside her desk, her arms tightly folded. "I’m busy with a student at the moment as I’m sure you can plainly see, so-"

"I didn’t know." Paul backed towards the door. "I wouldn’t have interrupted if I’d known." He hoped she believed him. If she thought he didn’t take her work seriously, it would only make her less inclined to hear him out and possibly join him in this fight.

"Ms. Delta said you were available to speak with me. I wouldn’t have set foot in here otherwise. I’m sorry about this." He sent apologetic looks to Lucy and the girl.

"We’re both sorry, of course." The vice-principal took a rather strong hold on his arm as if to stop him from leaving. "No one wants to interrupt anyone, naturally, it’s just that Mr. Jordan is a very busy man, he doesn’t have many openings in his schedule. His time is very valuable. Terry is a bright girl," the woman gestured to the kid, "I’m sure she understands."

"Her name is Tansy," Lucy corrected, as she moved to stand beside the seated girl. "And Tansy’s time is valuable, too, so, again, if you wouldn’t mind waiting while we finish up, or, better still, perhaps you could meet with someone more familiar with our fundraising needs."

"It’s okay, Ms. Lucy. I don’t mind." The girl rose from her chair. "I don’t really have anything to say, anyways."

"Tansy," Lucy called after the child, but Tansy had already grabbed her backpack and hurried out the door as if she hadn’t heard anything.

The vice-principal clapped her palms together with a wide grin on her face. "Now that everything has worked out, I’ll leave you two to your conversation. Lucy, make sure you fill Mr. Jordan in on all the strides you’re making with Tracy."

"Her name is Tansy," Lucy and Paul simultaneously corrected. Paul hoped the united moment might alleviate some of the tension between them. It did not.

Episode 764: All You Had To Do Was Stay