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What is a
student friend, whether girl or boy?
One day
during my administrative service years I found out.
A teen boy
appeared at my office door and asked to come in.
Of course,
he was welcome; he seemed to have a need. ANYTHING else
could just wait!
Student:
???Mr. Agee, I have a friend who is being hit by her dad.??? (I
believe that ???friend??? was ???girlfriend???, but this still shows
true caring.)
Agee: ???Has
she reported it????
Student:
???No, she is afraid to! Last time, the school called HER
DAD!???
Agee: (With
great intelligence) ???Oh????
Student
(nervously): ???Well, I better go.???
I stood, as
he did.
Agee: ???Do
you want her death on you; I don??™t want it on me!???
The pause
which always counts!
Student:
???OK??¦. What should we do????
Agee: ???You
take the pass and get her out of class. I??™ll wait on the
stairs, where she can??™t see me.???
The two of
us set out on our mission.
He brought
her to me, and I told her ??“ with no upset involved ??“ that we
were going together to the office.
The closure
is that we got her official help, relations at home were
unfriendly, she was now safe, and her student friend wrote
me the most beautiful thank-you note which I have ever
received from anyone ??“ about the changing of lives forever.
?© 2005
Vance Agee |
