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Special School for the Best

"And she will be able to go to the Elite School for the Special. There will be a rigorous course but I'm sure she will do just fine in it. It will be a huge jump for her. She is going to be held back one grade but that will be just fine. She hasn't been held back a grade before so there won't be any problems. She's going against the best and she's an A student so this change will present a new challenge for her to learn. Thank you for your corporation," Sheila explained.

"It's an honor. Good thing you will work on a settlement for her too. She will do her very best. She's a fast learner when it comes to school. That school is an honor as well. I hear it's for the best kids around but has accommodations for slow learners. I can't wait to hear from her on how things are," Ashley's father Jake said.

"Good things only. We trust she would be safe in your hands. You take time to teach her the basic things like cleaning. She's behind in that. My two other daughters and sons learned their cleaning well by now," Ashley's mother Aqua said.

"I will make sure she can learn it well. I'm experienced with much worse conditions. Just like I'm the guardian of this planet we live on, I can be a guardian for her too. I'll make sure that she is well cared for. For her situation, she couldn't have any other way to get out. I'd say she did the right thing. You can petition for her too and I'll cover the expenses. I'd love to hear what you have to say in the matter," Sheila informed them.

"Only being an honor instead of a punishment. Even though it is in some ways. I'll miss being with you and can't wait to visit you. I'll call you often. It's not like we'd be far away. Just an hour away. Every weekend I could visit you," Ashley said, hugging her parents.

"That settles it. Yes, you can visit them weekly. I'll make sure you get your homework done first though and, if you need to study for a test, you can do that while you visit them. Now, the hard part of registering you into that school. You'd be in 4th grade when you start," Sheila said.

"That's cool. I do hope they have enough room for me. I look forward to it, even if I don't deserve it," Ashley said.

"See you later," Ashley's parents said, then left the area.

"I miss them already," Ashley said.

Ashley and Sheila drove back to the castle and entered the school. The fancy columns by the door and extravagant space and drawings on the floor fascinated her. She continued following Sheila to the registration counter. There was no end to all the creature drawings she could see. This school had a rigorous course as well as a normal course for sixth grade and beyond. Here she was entering fourth grade, so she didn't have to worry about the test to the rigorous course yet. She felt confident she could pass though. There were some others with their parents heading this way. Then she spotted Ja'mour coming up from behind her.

"Hey Ashley! Looks like you're in claiming a spot for the big school. I'm already registered. There is one spot left. Wish you luck in registering. I'm going to be in fourth grade too. I heard you are going to have to miss fifth grade this coming year. Really sorry about that. The wilderness taught you and me a lot of things about our creatures, even if we only used the OP one. We had to. Those creatures were crazy levels. The ones that chose us are safe in special rooms. We can visit them whenever we choose to. That's great news. Bad news is the previous owner's bond is influencing them too," Ja'mour spoke up.

"I figured. They won't change and turn against us easily. If the owners knew then they would. The power of the bond is powerful. I can't wait to hear I get accepted," Ashley said.

"Me too. I need to check out my rooms, well room. Fourth grade is in one room all day. Multiple teachers though with their specialty. You know how to read and write don't you?"

"Yes, I do. And I assume you do too. I know my math well too. As far as what my school went. Calculator allowed on the hard problems. Oh, it's bad news, isn't it?"

"Oh, I see. You are first in the waiting list for fourth grade acceptance. There are kids who switch schools or drop out the first day so you need to wait and see what happens then. I was looking forward to having class with you but that will have to be a wait and see."

"Yeah, my first day here and I'm on the waiting list. This school is amazing though, isn't it? All filled with history about the creatures. I know there's more than what we have, but 32,000,000 is a start, isn't it?"

"Yes it is. It doesn't complete our local encyclopedia though. We still have to try to collect them all to fill the encyclopedia."

"Oh, a call came and sounds like one student is canceling their enrollment. This may mean that I'd be able to get in."

Ashley listened eagerly to the call the receptionist received. Indeed, a fourth grader was canceling their enrollment here and she was up next to be enrolled. She considered this her lucky day. Of course, girls played with girls and boys played with boys, but she knew Ja'mour and no one else in this school. She wondered if she would be able to make friends with the other girls. Even so, depending on how hard the classes were, she wanted to study and focus on her school work.

"Alright Ashley. Now you are officially enrolled in fourth grade here. You may need to do some catching up because this roster isn't an easy course just anyone could take. This school takes the top students of all schools and there is no Kindergarten here to start out with. You will be given a test on third grade course materials and if you pass then you won't need catching up to do for fourth grade. If you fail some areas we will host a summer session for you to catch up in those areas. You may begin the test now. Good to see you again Ja'mour. Ashley will be taking a test now and results will come in in just a few days," the receptionist said.

"Alright she is in! Is she in my class?" Ja'mour cheered.

"Yes, she is."

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Activity: "The Bradbury"