||Hello Neighbour: A Better Timeline||

||Chapter 18: Speaking On Her Behalf||

Gerda had left early in the morning, she wanted to talk to him before School opened and her Bakery.
"Excuse me?"

Wilson looked up, his dogs chasing after the tennis ball,"Ah, Gerda; Been a few years, you look well; How can I help you?", Gunter brought the ball back, he tossed it and they ran for it.
"Uhm. . . It's about Valeria."
"Yes?"
Gerda fumbled with her fingers,"Listen, I have no right to speak as I am just as guilty as her, but I please ask you to give her another chance.", Gerda looked at Mr Wilson,"She was a great Headmistress, she really was, but. . . When all that happened from Theodore moving back, to the cult and then the Theme Park it all just clouded her vision and she strayed from the path.", Gerda bowed her head,"I'm so sorry to ask this, but could you give her a chance to redeem herself.", Wilson nods, his dogs running around him and sitting down once getting the notion he was doing work.
". . . I'm not one to give out 3rd chances, but I have asked a lot of students and it seems like their statements matches your pleas, she was good until she began to slip."
Wilson sighed,"I'll have a chat with The Board, see what we can do; But you have understand, why I hesitate; Given Valeria and your record.", Gerda gulped.
. . .
"It's not enough to say we changed, all I can say it. . . Not a day goes by that we don't regret it."
Gerda blinked away tears, she had no right to cry.
Wilson nods.
"I'll see what we can do; But it will become more serious if she's treating Delory different because he's the Mayor's son or because Leonard and her go back."
Gerda hoped Valeria wasn't doing that.

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Delory tapped his pen impatiently.
He wanted this class to be over so he could go to break.
And like a blessing, the bell rang and he was the first one out.
He ran through the hall, knocking into someone but he just ignored them and continued to his locker.

"Ivan!"
Ivan was picked up by Trinity and Enzo picked up his shattered glasses,"Delroy?", "He didn't mean to, he was just getting to his locker!", Trinity sighed,"If you say so. . . Let's just go to a teacher and hope they can help.", Enzo shrugged,"I doubt it, but sure.", without glasses, Ivan was practically blind so they had get a backup pair.

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"One week."
Valeria jumped, Wilson nods,"Gerda had a chat with me, and I managed to convince the board that if by the end of the week your performance can get back to normal; You can keep your job.", Valeria nods, bowing,"Thank you, Sir; I won't disappoint you.", Wilson nods, silently wishing she didn't.
Valeria was left alone in her office, but she could hear the screams of children as they played outside.
She sat in her seat, covered his face as she silently wondered why she let it get out of hand.
She thought she was looking out the children, but she strayed and neglected the bigger picture.

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Nicky joined Aaron, Mya and Maritza after school.
As they passed by the Mayor's gates, they heard loud music.
Loud Jazz Music.
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Aaron chuckled,"You're really expressive; Especially when you're confused.", Mya nods,"Our Mayor is a huge fan of Jazz, apparently he was a Jazz Preformer before he became our Mayor; He's real proud of it.", they continued walking.
Nicky got a glimpse of the Mayor, cutting the hedge as a dog ran around him and like he sensed a presence watching him, the Mayor looked at the gate.
Nicky gave a quick wave before running after his friends.

The Mayor, shrugged and continued his hedge cutting.