Ember by Skye Moon

Author:Skye Moon [Moon, Skye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Reign of Literature Publications
Published: 2020-04-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

With her hands on her hips, Danica peered warily around P.S. 14. The school could use a touch of TLC, that was for sure. It wasn’t her first round pick as far as employment went, but with weeks passing faster than she could keep up, Danica didn’t have the option to be picky.

Moving up the steps, she entered the school, feeling at peace. The children were out of school, but there were more than a few members of the staff bustling around the huge hallways. Following the sign to the administrative office, Danica smoothed her skirt down and sucked in a deep breath before pulling the door open.

The woman behind the counter looked up from the keyboard, giving her a warm smile. “Hello, how can I help you?”

“I’m Danica White,” she announced, reaching over the counter to shake the woman’s hand. “I’m here about the vacant music teacher position.”

“Oh yes, of course.” The woman’s smile grew wider. “I’m Sandra Andrews, Principal and whatever other role this place needs filled.” Danica picked up on the stress and disdain in Sandra’s voice, and it made her uneasy.

Walking around the counter, Sandra headed towards the doors that led out into the hallway.

“You can come with me.”

Nodding, Danica followed.

“So, our school is divided into three different halls. What we like to call A Hall, B Hall, and C Hall. The C hall consists of the music and other elective sectors. That’s where you’ll be assigned if you choose to take the job.”

“How many students are there usually per class?” Danica questioned, shaking her head at the rundown, metal lockers.

“We try to keep classrooms to a maximum of twenty students per class, so we don’t overload the teachers. Though on a good day, you’re lucky if you can get ten or fifteen to show up.”

“Seriously?” Danica stopped in her tracks. Her eyebrows knitted together as Sandra turned to face her.

“I wish I could say that I was joking. I can’t even tell you how many students I reprimand a week for skipping class.”

“They’re twelve years old,” she pointed out.

“I’m not sure how things were at your old school,” Sandra sighed heavily. “But parents here are a little different. Only a handful of them are fully invested in their children’s lives, and only a fraction of that already small number hold their children accountable for their behavior. You tell a parent that their child skipped a class, or even worse, school altogether, and they’ll call you a liar and say that you marked your attendance sheet incorrectly. They aren’t too big on accountability around here when they think it casts a bad light on their parenting skills.”

“Noted.” Danica nodded. That was a fact that she understood completely.

Sandra finished giving her the tour of the school, including the classroom she’d be working out of, before they returned to the office.

“Your credentials are excellent, and I love the passion in your voice when you talk about how much you love teaching.” Sandra walked back around the counter. “The position is yours, if you want it.

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