You're So Sweet by Charis Marsh

Author:Charis Marsh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 2012-07-06T04:00:00+00:00

Taylor got changed into her jeans and shirt, pulled on her shiny new Vans and walked over to the mirror, rubbing off the blush and some of the lipstick. Not all of the lipstick would come off, so she put some pale pink lip gloss over top to cover it up, and then she slung her bag over her shoulder. Her counsellor was outside the door, and Taylor frowned, surprised. “Hi, Mr. Briggs,” she said politely.

“Hi, Taylor,” Mr. Briggs said, smiling at her. He seemed to have something on his mind, and Taylor ran through what she had done lately, getting worried. “Excellent job today. You really make us proud.”

“Thanks.” Taylor shifted her feet, confused.

“Do you mind if I talk to you in my office for a moment?” Mr. Briggs asked.

“Um, yeah. Sure,” Taylor agreed. They walked to the counselling suite in almost silence. Taylor didn’t mind. Even though she was worried about what Mr. Briggs wanted to say to her, she always found his presence very soothing. He was that sort of person. He didn’t tell you what to do, he just placed information in your hands in such a way that you came to the right conclusion by yourself and then he praised you for your admirable grasp of life.

Mr. Briggs opened the door and let Taylor in. “After you. Have a seat.”

Taylor set down her backpack and sat in the comfortable armchair Mr. Briggs kept in his office. Mr. Briggs sat down at his desk and pulled up her student profile on his computer screen. “How are your classes going, Taylor?” he asked absently as he did this.

“Good, good,” Taylor said, feeling herself about to babble. “I mean, I’m doing okay, but not great —”

“You’ve been working hard at dance, though?” Mr. Briggs looked at her.

“Yes,” Taylor said, suddenly reminded of the fact that she had skipped contemporary class the other day because her ankle had been hurting and she hadn’t wanted to watch at the side.

“Good then. Now, Taylor, I called you in here because as you know, the Super Achievers program requires a B+ average, yes?”

“Yeah?” Taylor giggled nervously. She hadn’t had a B+ average since grade two when her mother had bought her teacher a fruit-dehydrating machine. She assumed that the B+ average requirement at McKinley was just one of those things that wasn’t a real rule.

“Now, I just want you to take a look over here —” Mr. Briggs swivelled his chair around to look at his computer, and Taylor stood up to peer over his shoulder.

Taylor’s grades appeared on the screen next to her school photo. She looked at her photo: she had worn her yellow tank top and straightened her hair, and the blond and yellow looked really good with her blue eyes and the mottled blue-grey photo background. She didn’t remember where she had put that necklace, though — it was a silver chain with a heart pendant in it that her aunt had given to her. She’d better find it before her aunt came to visit again …

“Taylor, look here,” said Mr.

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