Miss Menace by Nancy Lavo

Author:Nancy Lavo [Lavo, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-60742-930-2
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2005-04-15T00:00:00+00:00

Mr. Harris was waiting for her. He sat behind his desk, his hands folded on top.

He didn’t look like wrathful Jehovah. His dark eyes sparkled, but not with the unnatural glow of banked anger. Today they looked lively and intelligent. And curious.

His posture was relaxed. He’d loosened his tie, resulting in a warm disheveled sort of look. He looked friendly and approachable.

“This is a surprise,” he said.

“I don’t know why. I’ve been in here every day.”

“Yes, but not by choice.”

Sunni frowned. “Didn’t your mother teach you that it’s in poor taste to bring up the past sins of others?”

“Probably.” He raised his hands in a conciliating gesture. “Okay, forget I said that. So what brings you here today? Some new crisis I didn’t hear about? A plague that has yet to reach my ears?”

“Very funny. I thought you were going to forget.”

“Can I help it if I have a memory like an elephant?”

“Evidently not.” She took the seat across from him. “Isn’t it possible I just wanted to talk?”

He seemed to consider. “Possible, yes. Likely, no.”

“It’s true. I had an idea about what we talked about yesterday, and I wanted to run it by you.”

“Okay, shoot.”

“Remember when you told me to find my unique gift?”

“Yes. I confess I’m surprised you remember. I didn’t think you were listening.”

She frowned at him. “Are you trying to be tacky?”

“No,” he said with a grin. “It comes naturally.”

“I don’t think tackiness is a good quality in a principal. You’re supposed to set an example for the rest of us. Anyway, for your information, I was listening. I’ve been giving it a lot of thought. I’ve prayed about it, and I’ve talked with several unbiased third parties to get their opinions. The consensus is that my talent is friendliness.”

He just looked at her.

“I can see you’re underwhelmed. I’m not offended because frankly I was, too. Friendly doesn’t seem like much of a gift. But, such as it is, it’s all I’ve got. And I promised God I’d do something with it. You told me to find a need and fill it. There are kids in this school without friends, and I’m going to do something about it.”

“You’re going to be their friend?”

“No. I’m going to start a club so they can make their own friends.”

He didn’t seem to recognize the genius in her plan. “They’re a bit young for sororities, don’t you think?”

“I wasn’t talking about starting a sorority. I’m talking about a club. For boys and girls. The Club.”

He appeared to warm slightly to the idea. “It’s true some kids here don’t seem to have a place to belong. It’s a problem with schools everywhere. But I don’t see what good it will do to have a club. The kinds of kids we’re talking about—disenfranchised kids—don’t join clubs.”

“They’ll join this one.”

He cocked a brow. “How do you figure that?”

“I’ll invite them personally. I’m not naive enough to think it will work for everyone, but I’m counting on the fact that some of them would join if somebody went to the trouble to ask them.

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