Learning the hard way

Round 10: Autumn 2014

Principal Nyah Marlowe is 28.
Students: Danny Cooper is 18, Liv Harris is 16 and Stephen Marlowe is 13.
Townie students: Veronica Andrews, Calista Morgan, Nico Morris and Jay Winters.

Nyah wants to concentrate on gradework this school year. After some whining and grining from the students they finally settle at their desks and get to work. Nyah has the patience of a saint and she's always fair but she can be one tough cookie if the students start rebelling too much.

Danny is released from gradework since he's already been accepted to Brixton University and his grades couldn't get any higher anyway. Nyah is pretty proud of this kid. For years it seemed that he wouldn't get to go to university because his parents were quite poor and also because he never really worked to get those scholarships but now he's well on his way. Nyah gives him a book on art history to read since she knows that Danny is quite interested in that sort of stuff.

Liv has felt quite lonely at school ever since Erin went to college. The other two girls are so childish and she's not very interested in being their babysitter. It'll be even worse next year since Danny won't be there anymore. She'll be surrounded by these stupid kids all day!

There's still one thing about school that Liv truly enjoys: the new music room. Nyah has divided the students into two groups, one group studies music and the other works at the arts and crafts class.

Liv is lucky enough to be in the same group with Danny and Stephen who both are very good players. After Nyah sees and hears that they can play the basics she lets them play whatever they want. They immediately start practising some pop and rock songs.

Nyah is exhausted after running between two class rooms but she's delighted to see that the students are working even when she's not in the room.

Notes:

• Title from "Learning the hard way" by Gin Blossoms
• I thought it was about time to start using the music room even though there's only three instruments. The school is just one customer loyality star away from going up one rank so they'll get some money then.
• This is the last time you'll be seeing Veronica, Jay, Calista and Nico. I'm giving them new names and changing their appearances. No, they haven't joined the witness protection program, I'm just sick of seeing the same teen townies over and over again ;)