Wretched And Divine
Chapter One
Lena was finally given the opportunity to make all her dreams come true and she dove for it. When her teacher, Mr. Hutch, assigned them this project to do, Lena was unsure of what the project consisted of. She'd heard wonderful things about the class and how the end of the year project was basically anything you wanted it to be.
"As you guys know, this class participates in the annual Astronomy Jam we have every year." Mr. Hutch explained. "I'm not the type of teacher who says 'Do it this way.' or 'You have to make a poster, you have to do this, you have to do that.' I want your project to reflect your passion. Whatever you're passionate about is what I want your project to be."
Lena's eyes lit up at the teacher's words. The idea came to her immediately when he had said they could do anything. Lena wanted to dance. It was her biggest passion after all and she wanted a chance to prove to herself and others that she wasn't just the quiet girl in the back of the class with no talent.
After class, Lena went to talk to her teacher about the project. She wanted to start this right then and there. She wanted to make sure that everything would be perfect.
"Mr. Hutch? I was just wondering..." Lena began.
"I saw you get excited when I was talking about the project. You know, I love seeing students like you get excited about something their passionate about." Mr. Hutch was always very optimistic.
"I wanted to do a dance for my project." Lena looked down at the ground, unsure of how Mr. Hutch would react. She really hoped he would agree because it was the only thing she was really good at. If he didn't approve, she would have nothing else to do.
"That sounds like a wonderful idea!" He exclaimed. "What kinds of things do you need me to get for you or supply you with?" Mr. Hutch was always very generous as well. He was one of those teachers who everyone, no matter how much of an attitude or behavioral problem you had, everyone respected him.
Lena smiled widely. "I just would need access to the auditorium is all. I'd need a space to practice in and I feel that would be perfect."
"You got it, kiddo. Any time the auditorium is empty, it's yours to use." Mr. Hutch smiled and sent Lena on her way.
Lena was overcome with an immense feeling of joy, excitement, and happiness. She was finally getting a chance to show everyone that she really was good at something. Lena had been talking dance classes for ten years and over the course of those ten years, she felt degraded. No matter how much begging and pleading, she would always be placed in classes at a lower level than what she was at. She was just as old, if not older, than all the girls in the advanced classes. She just wanted to be with them. But no one ever listened to her.
As soon as Lena got home, she ran to her room to start working on her choreography. She wanted to be admitted into the auditorium as soon as possible. This was the start of her dream and it was only going to get better from here. Or so she thought.
"As you guys know, this class participates in the annual Astronomy Jam we have every year." Mr. Hutch explained. "I'm not the type of teacher who says 'Do it this way.' or 'You have to make a poster, you have to do this, you have to do that.' I want your project to reflect your passion. Whatever you're passionate about is what I want your project to be."
Lena's eyes lit up at the teacher's words. The idea came to her immediately when he had said they could do anything. Lena wanted to dance. It was her biggest passion after all and she wanted a chance to prove to herself and others that she wasn't just the quiet girl in the back of the class with no talent.
After class, Lena went to talk to her teacher about the project. She wanted to start this right then and there. She wanted to make sure that everything would be perfect.
"Mr. Hutch? I was just wondering..." Lena began.
"I saw you get excited when I was talking about the project. You know, I love seeing students like you get excited about something their passionate about." Mr. Hutch was always very optimistic.
"I wanted to do a dance for my project." Lena looked down at the ground, unsure of how Mr. Hutch would react. She really hoped he would agree because it was the only thing she was really good at. If he didn't approve, she would have nothing else to do.
"That sounds like a wonderful idea!" He exclaimed. "What kinds of things do you need me to get for you or supply you with?" Mr. Hutch was always very generous as well. He was one of those teachers who everyone, no matter how much of an attitude or behavioral problem you had, everyone respected him.
Lena smiled widely. "I just would need access to the auditorium is all. I'd need a space to practice in and I feel that would be perfect."
"You got it, kiddo. Any time the auditorium is empty, it's yours to use." Mr. Hutch smiled and sent Lena on her way.
Lena was overcome with an immense feeling of joy, excitement, and happiness. She was finally getting a chance to show everyone that she really was good at something. Lena had been talking dance classes for ten years and over the course of those ten years, she felt degraded. No matter how much begging and pleading, she would always be placed in classes at a lower level than what she was at. She was just as old, if not older, than all the girls in the advanced classes. She just wanted to be with them. But no one ever listened to her.
As soon as Lena got home, she ran to her room to start working on her choreography. She wanted to be admitted into the auditorium as soon as possible. This was the start of her dream and it was only going to get better from here. Or so she thought.
This story was amazing! I'm gonna go read the sequel now!
2/10/15