While Emma Jelkon sat in her office waiting for her next appointment to show up,
she looked at her appointment calendar and underlined Timmy Floyd's name in red
pencil! He was scheduled for a one period meeting because his teachers had recently
contacted her about his lack of interest in his classes, and being a counselor for twenty
six years, the last fifteen at Lincoln High, Emma had heard just about every story you
could think of, so it shouldn't take long to find out what Timmy's problem was. With
1800 students to watch out for, Emma could hardly be expected to know all of them by
sight, especially if he or she was a freshman or sophomore, but in this case, Timmy was a
eighteen year old junior who had just moved into the district at the beginning of the
current term. Pulling his permanent file, the attached picture showed a some what pale
young man who appeared to be of a slight build, and as Emma eyed the photo, she
wondered exactly ... MORE
