First Person Voice – a new Student & a Parent
A new Student
It is my first day at the Welton Academy. I take the stairs step by step - I don’t want to fall and embarrass myself even more in front of Neil Perry. Earlier, when I was in my room, Neil, who is my new roommate, had some friends over to see our new room, and I heard his friend describe me condescendingly, and though Neil seemed quite friendly and told me to ignore his friend, but I still felt inferior. His other friends that I met earlier seemed rather nice people though, and I wouldn’t mind knowing them better. Perhaps Neil could introduce me to them someday, I wonder as I reach the bottom of the flight of stairs.
A Parent
As I am striding out of the school in a brisk pace, thoughts are flying through my mind in a mess. My mind is in a whirl as I wonder if the change I have just asked Neil to make would destroy his future. I had asked him to pursue a different career path as that was the wishes of his mother. My wife always comes first, I tell myself. This does not help and I am still in a dilemma. Earlier on, I had been very firm with Neil, not allowing him to offer even a shred of resistance against the decision I had conveyed to him. I had asked him to change his course of study from one he has always wanted to one he dislikes. I hope I have not caused him to lose interest in studying and impact his future career severely.
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