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“It’s my firm, I can’t be late anyway.
Reaching for her sunglasses, she noticed that she had left her briefcase at home.
“The house is not far from the office, she surmised, so I might as well pick it up. Besides, I’m not on the clock.”
She left the car running in the driveway and went into the house still wiping tears from her eyes. Inside she grabbed her bag by the stairwell and turned to walk out when something caught her eye.
Sienna’s report card was sitting on the third step on top of a book. Jennifer walked over picked it up and opened it. Of seven classes she had four A’s, two B’s and one C. “C” thought Jennifer. “This is not right someth . . .”
Before she could finish her thought, her eyes found the per- formance and evaluation side of the card.
“Sienna is exhibiting short attention spans for a reason unde- termined. We have tried to find out what her problem may be, however, with her no-nonsense reputation, we feel it is best left to the parents. Please attempt to determine what her problem may be. This student is too academically astute and assertive to have a B in anything, not to mention a C. I stand open and ready to dis- cuss and attempt to solve the problem at your convenience.”
Suddenly Sienna walked by her stepmother as if she wasn’t there and headed upstairs. “Sienna,” said Jennifer, “I have just finished reading your report card. Would you like to talk about it?”
Sienna froze on the step as if a magic spell had been flung from the rear and didn’t turn around.
Honey, the grades are not bad, but I must say I am very surprised. Is there something wrong?”
“I guess I wasn’t up to par this month or something,” Sienna said.
“That will do for now, but we will talk about this further when I get home. You’re too smart to waste your gifts like this, and I know we can find a solution.”
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