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Great Unexpectations Chapter 37
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She smiled, as she always did after reading those words, and carefully folded the note and put it back into her pocket. With renewed fortitude she continued on down the hallway. She was going to be late. Checking in with the office and receiving her class assignments and locker combination took longer than expected. She kicked herself for not taking care of those tasks yesterday. Being the new kid is always tough, but to also be unfashionably late was not a desired situation to be in. She finally reached room nineteen. First period. Introduction to Speech. Public speaking was not her forte, but being a late registrant didn’t exactly give her dibs on electives. She’d heard good things about the teacher and decided to bite the bullet. You’ll be doing a lot of new things now. She’d heard that expression ‘the first day of the rest of your life’. It had been around for ages. But she was certain that it was never more true for anyone else than it was for her at that moment.
She slowly opened the door, attempting to dampen the expected squeaking of the hinges. The door was at the back of the classroom and when Cora peered inside all of the students were sitting with their back to her. The teacher’s desk faced her and he smiled warmly at her. Cora felt at ease at once. Standing next to the teacher’s desk was a female student giving an oration on a Socially Relevant Issue, as was the assignment. Not wanting to interrupt or draw any attention to herself she stood at the threshold and quietly listened.
"Last year in this state alone", started the student, "over twenty thousand women under the age of 18 became pregnant. For what reason? Who is to blame?" It was a question meant to commence a discussion about poverty, or the ineffectiveness of abstinence programs, or lowered social mores, or any number of ‘socially relevant issues’. In a fraction of a second the pit of Cora’s stomach began to burn. She felt certain that the conversation would eventually turn to pornography and that her past life would be revealed by some kid in the third row who’d seen her in a movie at a party his older brother had thrown. For a moment she considered ducking back into the hallway and running like hell to her car. The question still hung in the air. Who is to blame? A hand shot up, much to the chagrin of the young lady giving her report. "Ok, I admit it", said a young man in the front row, with mock shame. "It was me." The girl was not amused. She, however, was in slight company. The entire classroom erupted into laughter. "You wish, Scott", chortled a classmate, throwing a wadded piece of paper at him. Even the teacher could not suppress his amusement at the smart-ass comment. Cora’s stomach immediately settled. The teacher waved her in with his first two fingers and as she made her way into the room she felt a gentle shift. Anxiety about her past led way to excitement about her future. And to a slight crush on Scott the smart-ass.
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Wow what a finale, glad to see another baby on the way. Thanks for a great ending and hope too see more.
Great ending….but it left me wanting more…how selfish!!!! lol
Loved it!!!! Really thorough ending especially Mr Buckley’s demise. Thx so much for a greatly intriguing story. And my soppy heart loves the ending. Maybe
maybe, one day u’ll let us in on how Cora progressed and do a little update on B, T, A, The poopy dog [u know they can be trained to do it in the one place], new baby and Alice. maybe…see my big pleading puppy dog eyes!!!!
Thanks for this great story. I’ve loved every minute of it.
well, well, well, look who finally posted her story! it was definitely worth the wait so i won’t bust your chops too much. can’t wait to read the new one. i was a bit surprised that mr. buckley’s demise. i kinda figured it would feature a shovel, a hammer, and a ticket to tahiti. anyway, thanks for giving us this story. i know the next one will be even better!!
I have missed you and this story. I loved the ending with Cora getting some of her childhood back and Richard doing whatever was needed to make sure she was safe from the “evil dad”. I loved the banter between Alice and the locals at the beach. Heck, in our area we still stop for funerals. I do hope that you will revisit this story at some time down the road. You left us hanging with a pregnant Tina and mommy Bette.
What a long awaited welcome surprise, hope you are back to writing a bit before dissappearing again.
Bittersweet. Yhat’s what it is. We are blessed with another post, but the post is the finale. Thanks for coming back to finish. Thank you for your story. I hope you will share another s with us.
Gotta echo Spumoni – very bittersweet it is. Thank you for this amazing finale….hope to see another one from you, whether it be a continuation of this one or something else – when you can, of course…till then ;)
Great story…loved every chapter!
I just wanted to express my graditude for your story I have been guilty of silent reading but just had to let you know how much I love this story. Great journey which had me scared happy and joyful for our girls and poor Cory. Thanks
Thank you for this story. It was a pleasure to read (and I’m delighted Angie got her dog).
This was a wonderful story, red. Thanks so much for writing it. Cheers
I absolutly loved this story and hate to see it go. So I’m with Rau in the pleading for a little tidbit in the future of how Cora is doing. And how B&T, Angie and her little brother or sister (or maybe both LOL)are doing….please???But every story of you will make me read it, thank you Red and hope it won’t take too long for a little somnething from you!
Fantastic ending! Though I will miss this story I hope to see more stories from you soon.
Great story, Red!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!