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#1: School bully ashamed finished 21/8 Author: PhilLocation: London UK PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:58 pm
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Hello.

I don't expect you to like me. I suppose you are all die hard fans of my great rival, Mary Lou Trelawney. Yes. Everybody loved her. Except me. I was very much a loner at the Chalet School.I didn't fit in with anyone. I didn't like Mrs Maynard for a start. Come to think of it, I felt rather threatened by the way the whole thing seemed to be a family affair. There were the Bettanys, the Russells, the Venables and the Maynards. So many of them! And they all seemed to know the teachers as "Auntie" this and "Auntie" that. It didn't seem right somehow.

I dare say I am being foolish, but it just seemed it paid to be part of that great family. So when Mary Lou, who acted like she was ten going on for a hundred and ten, started calling them all "Auntie" and "Uncle" I wondered what on earth was going on. People may say I have a suspicious and paranoid mind. Unfortunately it was what I was born with.

years after leaving the Chalet School, it has bugged me why that girl was so popular. Of course, I have plenty of actions which I did at the Chalet School which I bitterly regret now. If I could turn back time, I would.

But I just could not abide Mary Lou. Was there something wrong with me?


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#2:  Author: arky72Location: Cheshire PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:00 pm
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Hmmmmm.... who is it?

This looks good!

#3:  Author: brieLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:06 pm
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thanks phil

#4:  Author: Alison HLocation: Manchester PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:33 pm
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It's no wonder people felt left out! Thanks Phil.

#5:  Author: ChairLocation: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:40 pm
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Thanks, Phil. I am wondering who the person is, though I have made a guess.

#6:  Author: FatimaLocation: Sunny Qatar PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:25 am
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She's a bit of a rebel, whoever she is! Thanks Phil.

#7:  Author: LizBLocation: Oxon, England PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:38 am
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Oooooh - intrigued to know who this is!

Thanks, Phil

#8:  Author: leahbelleLocation: Kilmarnock PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:02 am
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No, there's nothing wrong with her, whoever she is!!

#9:  Author: PhilLocation: London UK PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:39 pm
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I remember my first few days. I had come from my last school with a glowing report. My parents were in Cape Colony at the time. It was decided I should board and the reputation of the Chalet School was second to none. I didn't mind boarding so much. I was "a tough old bird" to quote my late grandmother and could generally take anything thrown at me.

I remember I didn't understand why the new girls had to be sent to Mrs Maynard. I simply didn't understand her connection with the school at my young age. Anyway, there was nothing but wailing toddlers and screaming babies left right and centre! Being an only child, I felt very awkward around so many kids. This showed and I think people laughed at me. They may have had good intentions about this, but I felt acutely embarrassed. Then Mrs Maynard had a talk with us all. When my turn came, she was very direct and to the point and I was quite taken aback. I think she must have thought I was thick with my "yes" and "no" answers.

I opened up when she asked me my favourite subject. Maths! I adore it! Mum and Dad are excellent mathematicians and they would both tell me how maths could be brought into everyday things such as cooking, sewing, building bridges and houses and ships. I had an excellent maths teacher before the Chalet School and she encouraged me in this subject. However, I knew I had sealed my fate with Mrs Maynard on that day! When I started to tell her how I loved maths, she looked at me as if I had sworn at her and insulted her parents! She looked at me as if I had a disease! I felt crestfallen when she said, "I hated maths!" She then went on to tell me how she would make Miss Leslie and Miss Maynard (who were they?) groan over her maths! She almost seemed to revel in the fact she hated the subject.

What was worse was when I tried to ask one of the senior girls if I had offended Mrs Maynard. I asked her niece, Peggy Bettany. She burst out laughing so loud and broadcast to all and sundry what I had said to my intense embarrassment, making me feel like a fool. All I got was, "Aunt Joey never takes any offence at anything! She's just a complete duffer at maths!"

I then asked if I should apologise if I upset her so badly. Peggy was in stitches.

"I've already told you, she won't take offence!"

By this time the girls in my own class were sniggering at me. Of course, they had spent a lovely time with the wonderful all seeing all knowing Mrs Maynard who was so sensitive to everybody's feelings and could understand all points of view! Well, I certainly hadn't seen that on display! So, I was humiliated. Totally humiliated. Neither did I like Peggy Bettany much. Another niece, Daisy I think, saw I was upset and tried to make a fuss of me. I didn't want that. I wanted to go back to school and forget the whole wretched thing. This wasn't allowed. We stayed for hours, very painful for me. A joy no doubt for the rest. By the end of the evening, I was called "sourpuss" by the other girls. Especially because I was reluctant to handle Mrs Maynard's precious babies. How was I supposed to know how to handle a child? Were all her precious nieces child loving mothers to be?

I'm afraid my paranoia and mistrust or lack of understanding of people my own age came into play. I always felt I had to be on the defensive. I was not making friends easily. The community I came from was very small and isolated. I had some close chums, but they were scattered across the world!

Occasionally I attracted the attention of the teachers. If I was in a really foul mood, I would snap at other girls. because I was tall for my age, the teachers really pounced on me with ferocity. They wanted to make an example of me. Especially that Miss Burnett. She was vicious. And she taught history. I did like Miss Linton though. She could reason. That was the difference. She said things that got through to my mind. Miss Burnett was just shout scream and punish. She would frequently ostracise me. I would have to sit apart and be asked "Are you prepared to behave and return to our nice community?"

If I did not submit meekly and beg her forgiveness and that of the class, the alternative was the Head and Miss Annersley was frightening beyond belief! Well, I didn't want the class pitying me. Why should they? I was so clearly bad news (thanks Miss Burnett, for pointing that out!) Why didn't they hate me? I was bad tempered, I didn't fit in, I didn't understand why! It was so humiliating. I felt thick and pitied. I hated my humiliating appeals for mercy, but it was what I had to do to avoid trouble with the Head and Matey.

I also knew that troublesome girls had that awful brusque Dr Maynard come over to see if anything was wrong. He would then read you such an unpleasant lecture on proper behaviour and he wasn't even a teacher at the school! He was just there to diagnose and treat injuries and illnesses! What right had he to interfere? I think he was a bully. Snapping at girls like that. I wouldn't like to be in the room if my father caught him giving me a lecture!

The worst thing was, and I knew this from school gossip. if you were deemed a problem, Mrs Maynard, or "Aunt Joey" to about 99% of the school would "take you in hand". Apparently she would probe into your background, your life and that of your parents, criticise your parents, you and assign someone in school to mentor you! Well maybe, I didn't want to be reformed! Maybe I felt it was wrong for a former schoolgirl, even if she was related to the founder, to butt in on people's lives and tear their backgrounds apart. I loved my parents and I would never do anything to hurt them. This was another reason why I did not push my luck at school. Any bad report sent to my parents would upset them. Mrs Maynard and her nieces had already shown me what they were like. I would like to know what sort of "qualified and experienced teachers" at the Chalet School were so helpless they had to run to a former pupil every time they met a problem girl. It didn't inspire me with confidence in them.

Surely I had a right to remain away from that crowd? but they were inescapable as was that awful girl, Mary Lou Trelawney.

#10:  Author: LesleyLocation: Allhallows, Kent PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:57 pm
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Yes, it's obvious who this is - poor girl.

Thanks Phil Wink

#11:  Author: nikkieLocation: Cumbria PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:53 pm
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Thanks Phil (you are on a roll at the moment aren't you!)

#12:  Author: Alison HLocation: Manchester PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:57 pm
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It's horrible when you're not "one of the crowd" at school - must've been even worse somewhere like the CS.

I can't remember the person in question ever having a close friend - everyone in their class seemed to hate the poor girl!

#13:  Author: TaraLocation: Malvern, Worcestershire PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:35 am
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I don't know who it is! Embarassed Embarassed Embarassed

#14:  Author: MiaLocation: London PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 1:15 am
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Tara wrote:
I don't know who it is! Embarassed Embarassed Embarassed


In white text:

Phil Craven, right?

#15:  Author: leahbelleLocation: Kilmarnock PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 1:09 pm
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I must admit I always felt sorry for this girl. I'm sure there was a lot more to her than met the eye and that EBD ever bothered to tell us about, so thanks for writing her story! She's an interesting and complex character.

#16:  Author: PhilLocation: London UK PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:51 pm
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Now, dear readers, and Mary Lou fans, I can hear cries of "But you were a malicious bully, Phil Craven! Look what you did to Ruth Barnes!"

I freely own up to that and I admit. I also admit I am thoroughly ashamed of myself. I admit it because I must apologise for that. Unreservedly. You all know the story of how Ruth had a school text book with the answers by mistake? The poor girl was so upset by it! I knew she wasn't a cheat really. Anyway, maths was literally the only subject I was any good in. I have bad handwring, sometimes, when reading the words seem to be all jumbled up! I really have trouble spelling and rading, so you can imagine what my foreign languages were like! Still more of my learning difficulties later!

Maths was all I had to go on. It was the beginning and end of the world for me! It was my strong suit and the only thing I could take pleasure in and be positive about! It was heart rending to hear everyone (especially Mary Lou and Vi Lucy) groan whenever we had maths! It almost became a personal insult. They kept squashing me by going on about the subjects I was no good at! So I became angry. Now, what do angry, bullying cowards do? Instead of fighting the "establishment" (Mary Wretched Lou) I behaved as a coward and a bully. I accused Ruth Barnes of cheating at maths during a game of impertinent questions. Why I picked on someone weaker than myself I shall never know. To this day I remember her distress and the feeling of immense guilt.

Guilt turned to anger as Mary Lou and Vi Lucy went on the attack. I should have gone for them in the first place! But they always, always, always had an answer to squash me and then go on about their wretched "Auntie Joey"! The tears I wept (that nobody knew about) every time I lost a verbal match with that awful self righteous, pompous, stuck up Mary Lou and her precious Vi Lucy! It quite brings me to tears thinking about her now.

The class had a fight, and just for once I pulled Mary Lou's hair, then the Head came in. Of course, i was to blame. Miss Annersley was furious. She shouted! She raged! Apparently she never does this! I think she was telling me "Two can play at that game young lady!" I was so terrified. Then out came the judgements, the look of sheer contempt, the words "Coward!" "Bully!" I just wanted to go home. I wanted to die. I really had no friends, everyone loved Mary Lou. I was then told,

"If you ever do anything like this again, you will be out of the Chalet School for good!"

I wept, for the effect this would have on my beloved parents. Thankfully I was spared going back to class and going to my form the next day, not that they would welcome me. When I did return, the sickening looks of triumph and reproach from Mary Lou and Vi Lucy were awful. They made every effort to mother Ruth Barnes. Poor girl! I made my apologies to Ruthie. She accepted them with a smile. I then realised what a lovely smile she had! I felt like hugging her! Mary Lou stuck her oar in! Of course! Making a few trenchant comments about "bullies". I ignored her. Ruth was all that mattered.

Do you know, I still beat myself up about that incident with Ruth! I can't help it. I have to live with the shame and guilt of being a coward and a bully. Where I live now, there was church run group to help people who had bad experiences at school. I went along for several sessions. They were helpful. There were other bullies and victims there and they seemed to make progress! It must have been a miracle when I saw Ruth BArnes there once! I went over to her in front of the group and held out my hand, offerig my real and heartfelt apologies for my sin. Sadly Ruth did not accept. Her personal battle was to stand up to me and not accept that apology. She felt she was weak for apologising in the first place all those years ago. She was so nice about it too. I said the apology would always be there. I don't think she believed me. Sad. I hold no grudge against her for this, none whatsoever. If I were in her shoes, I would probably have done the same thing. She has never been back to the Church group since.

When that happened, I was not thinking about the awful Mary Lou, but I am sure she would be laughing seeing Ruth Barnes refuse my apology. Ruth had every right to refuse my apology, I suppose. I did have a little cry after the group broke up for that day. I was surrounded by comforters, most of whom had been victims of bullying themselves! Then one man suggested maybe Mary Lou was the bully! Perhaps she was.

Since leaving the Chalet School, I did keep up with the gossip! My parents were great friends with Miss Slater. An excellent maths teacher! She had left the Chalet School, but was still in touch with some old colleagues and old pupils, mathematicians, like me (we were a rarity at the Chalet School). Boy, did I hear how that Mary Lou was going from strength to strength! She would butt into people's lives, and take aside "problem girls" who were quite nasty on occasion to fellow pupils and "straighten them out!" I was gobsmacked! Surely I fitted into that "problem girl" category! But OOAO didn't even try with me. She left me to flounder.

#17:  Author: Alison HLocation: Manchester PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:57 pm
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It's a shame Phil was packed off to South Africa and not allowed to go to Switzerland and challenge The Gang's supremacy!

I'd never thought of it before, but OOAO stuck her nose in even at an early age, with Verity ... so why not with Phil? Hmm.

#18:  Author: leahbelleLocation: Kilmarnock PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:29 pm
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No-one really tried with Phil, I don't think. Perhaps if they had, she would have been a much happier person.

#19:  Author: LesleyLocation: Allhallows, Kent PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:15 pm
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She was labelled from an early age and not allowed to become anything else.

Thanks Phil.

#20:  Author: TaraLocation: Malvern, Worcestershire PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:18 pm
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I'd totallly forgotten about her (thanks, Mia!). Perhaps just as well I've started an entire consecutive re-read ...

#21:  Author: PhilLocation: London UK PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 4:41 pm
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So there we are! What goes around comes around! Ruth had every right to say that to me after all these years. I really upset her back then. But far from smoothing everything over, Mary Lou actually inflamed the situation. Well, it's all water under the bridge now.

The next clash I had with the saintly ML was over some gossip about Peggy Bettany. Peggy was Head Girl at the time and one of the sixth form had been spreading rumours about her deliberately missing a train or something. It caused quite a rumpus. I wasn't fond of Mrs Maynard and her huge family and I found Peggy rather bossy, but then she was Head Girl! What really made me turn against Peggy was not Peggy herself, but the sanctimonious, ingratiating way May Lou rallied support for her! Honestly! Peggy was a big girl! I'm sure she could sort out that little rebellion, which she did! The impression Mary Lou gave was that she single handedly saved Peggy's career as Head Girl. Well, that's my interpretation! I was not going to be a sheep and follow Mary Lou! Oh dear me no! So, I took it upon myself to argue the case against Peggy. Just to annoy Mary Lou.

This might get me in trouble with Miss Annersley, but I was past caring. I had lost confidence in Miss Annersley. I felt she was too biased towards the Maynard Mafia as I called them. Peggy did overcome the rebellion, but she did not punish anyone who spoke against her. Perhaps she wasn't so bad. I think Mary Lou could be as spiteful as me. When the rebellion was pronounced crushed, she got up and shouted "Told you so Phil Craven!" I gave her a nasty smile back as she was promptly squashed by a pree.

I didn't have any close chums at the Chalet School. It was a lonely existence for me. Very lonely. An only child tries to learn how to cope with other girls of her own age and ends up lonely! Oh I don't say I was blameless! I had a temper. A barrier that was my undoing. You reap what you sow, and I certainly did! So, I do apologise to all you fans of Mary Lou. I don't expect you to take my word or accept my apology. I just want to be allowed to say, "I don't like Mary Lou Trelawney" and not be shouted down as if I were on the way to my doom at the scaffold.

I left the Chalet School and returned to my parents in Cape Colony. I said I kept in touch with Miss Slater. Do you know the poor woman was criticised for having ambition! For wanting to become a Headmistress! She worked hard to get a new job and they criticised her! WHy should she not better herself? She confided in me that she wasn't too fond of the Maynards either. She said that Margot, one of the triplets was a spoilt little brat who always answered back, but because she was a Maynard, she got away with murder. What can I say? My views on the Maynard Mafia? Vindicated!

You will never believe what I saw when I was eighteen and holidaying in Switzerland. I had finished school and was wandering around the town of Zermatt with my parents, when I saw six girls of about fourteen in school uniform, having the most outsize of all rows! When I saw who was involved, I took no pleasure whatsovere in realising how true Miss Slater's words were! I certainly did not want to overhear but they were shouting so loudly! Someone had been blackmailing, eavesdropping and bullying and the villain of the piece was: Margot Maynard. My father nearly intervened to tell these girls what he thought of their behaviour and report them to their Headmistress at once! They deserved it! Thankfully for them, Mary Lou intervened! I hid. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry! She was furious. After all her robust defence of the precious Maynards, she now had to deal with one who was a criminal! One of the precious triplets! How she yelled at them!

Mixed feelings surged through my body. How couldn't they? There was the girl who made my life misery and ensured I was an outcast whilst she helped out other "problem girls". Double standards or what? There were the precious triplets at war, one of whom should be in a young offenders institution and she had a temper hotter than I ever had! The thing was she would undoubtedly get away with it! I knew she would! Because it pays to be a Maynard and to be a triplet! On the other hand, the Maynard family would be devastated. And what of the school? It would be such a blow to morale if the ruling family of the school were forund to have a criminal in their ranks! I almost felt sorry for Miss Annersley! I did not feel sorry for Mary Lou! Or Mrs Maynard! They had brought up a criminal between them. I hardenend my heart, knowing that if any other girl had done this, expulsion would have been the only solution, whether or not she showed remorse. I showed remorse over Ruth Barnes, but I was still threatened with "the sack"! Oh they would have loved to expel me! But I knew young Margot would get away scot free!

I wrote to Miss Slater, now Mrs Maxwell, Head of a huge girls school near Lincoln. Her husband was Head of the corresponding boys school. She echoed my thoughts.

"Dear Phil,

Thank you for your letter,

One cannot resist a touch of Schadenfreude here! I did warn them about Margot! A rotten apple if ever there was one! But she will not be punished, even though she thoroughly deserves it! As for that cheeky Mary Lou, she has failed to look after one of the precious triplets and keep her on the straight and narrow. She has failed. And she was so proud of being their mentor and butting in on their lives!"

It was Miss Slater who put me on to a specialist dealing in children's learning. Apparently this chap was doing some research on children who excelled in one subject but had trouble spelling or writing. I was quite keen on this. He wasn't a doctor as such, more an educational psychologist or something. Do you know this fellow gave me new hope! I had always been shamed of my spelling. I was always wrong and my composition was always poor. it wasn't through lack of trying either. I didn't know what was wrong with my brain! Boy, did the girls rip on me! Led by Mary Lou of course! Whenever I countered by highlighted my mathematical skills, the whole class booed me. It seemed maths didn't matter at the Chalet School! Probably the influence of Mrs Maynard! It's that attitude which also drove Miss Slater away! The idea was "Girls shouldn't do maths, because Mrs Maynard couldn't do them!"

Anyway, this man got me special books, special glasses, he tried all sorts of tests, and finally the words stopped jumbling about before my very eyes! I could read and write! Oh joy of all joys! I called Miss Slater. I didn't mind that he diagnosed a "learning difficulty" it was official! I realised I wasn't stupid! Miss Slater told me, she was concerned when she noticed a girl at her school have similar problems to me. Miss Slater always liked new things and was reading about education research. The result? She called this chap in and the girl concerned is nearly top of the class in everything and she has heaps of confidence now! I'm really happy for her!

I remember asking Miss Slater if she thought she would have been able to bring that research to the Chalet School when I was there and if it was available. Guess what her response was,

"Phil, I did bring it up, several times! I said Phil Craven is having trouble learning in subjects which involve reading and writing. Do you know the response? Miss Burnett said you were idle and lazy and stupid, Miss Wilson said to pack you off to Mrs Maynard and that would cure you of your behaviour problem, Mlle agreed it was solely down to your behaviour and some bright spark, the Head I think, suggested putting Mary Lou onto you!"

I started to cry then. They all thought I was thick, and I wasn't! Miss Slater and this professor chap tried to comfort me. They succeeded allright. I have said all this to my Church group, the ones that support former bullies and victims. Do you know nearly all of them have "A learning difficulty" Oh how I wish my poor late parents could see this now!

My Church group think it a good idea if I cleanse my soul by contacting the Chalet School! I've said I will on condition I have my friends by my side.

#22:  Author: FatimaLocation: Sunny Qatar PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 4:47 pm
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I'm feeling really sorry for Phil now, she did get a rotten deal, didn't she. But I liked the idea of the Maynard Mafia!
Thanks Phil.

#23:  Author: leahbelleLocation: Kilmarnock PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:03 pm
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*also loves the Maynard mafia idea!*. Thanks, Phil.

#24:  Author: Alison HLocation: Manchester PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:37 pm
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I like the Maynard Mafia idea too - but feel so sorry for people who were on the outside. & it really was annoying that Margot was allowed a) to chuck a bookend at Betty Landon and nearly brain her and b) blackmail Ted and hardly get any punishment in return, whereas other people got into all sorts of trouble for much less!

& I can well imagine the CS taking that approach to learning difficulties, which is very sad.

Thanks Phil.

#25:  Author: ChairLocation: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:52 pm
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Thanks, Phil. I guessed who it was after the 1st post but I didn't want to spoil it for anyone else. I'm sorry that her learning difficulties weren't recognised and she was given such a hard time.

#26:  Author: LesleyLocation: Allhallows, Kent PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:32 pm
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It all sounds so feasible too. Poor Phil. Glad Miss Slater succeeded!

Thanks Phil.

#27:  Author: PhilLocation: London UK PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:14 pm
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I want to thank you readers for hearing me out. That's something Mary Lou would never do. Well, I made it back to the Chalet School. Felicity Maynard was Head Girl and Miss Annersley was looking at retiring. I had never been to the Swiss branch before and was secretly impressed by it. There were photographs and portraits of previous Head Girls in the long corridor towards the Head's office. One portrait in particular I hurriedly passed and did not even look at. I have no need to tell you who that was.

I knocked on the door and was sent back decades in time when I heard a familiar voice announce, "Herein!"

She knew I was coming. I wondered if she was as nervous as I was. I wondered if she would have contempt for me. Did I really know my former Headmistress? She looked exactly the same! How did she keep her natural colour hair? And her face still looked young!

"Come on in Phil! Take a seat! Won't you have some Kaffee und Kuchen?"

She kissed me and I sat. She was kind! She was actually kind! I could not believe it! I wobbled in my resolve to get some answers, but no, I had come this far!

"Thank you Miss Annersley!"

"You may call me Hilda if you wish!"

"Th...Thank you Hilda."

"I was interested to get your letter! It's always nice to have letters from old girls and hear their news! I have been reading about this professor's work myself! I do think he is on to something here! ANything that can help children learn is a benefit to us all!"

I nodded.

"You weren't happy with us, were you Phillida?"

I shook my head.

"You were one of our finest young mathematicians!"

Now she tells me! I never felt valued before! I felt close to tears. I was in tears. I felt her arms around me. Then she apologised.

"I'm sorry we let you down. At the time, we didn't know about learning difficulties. And your only fault was your temper. You were never really a bad Chalet School Girl! We've had plenty of naughty girls here before you and after! We even had a girl try to burn the school down last year and now she is Games Prefect! And she isn't one of the Maynards either!"

"It was made worse by Mary Lou. She didn't know when to stop!" I sobbed.

"So I understand from your letter! I'm proud of you coming all this way to tell me this. I am proud you want to clear the air. I know Mary Lou did rather dominate the school! She left you out didn't she? We can't expect to get along with everyone."

That meeting with Miss Annersley was one of the best moments of my life. It was an indescribably good feeling! I felt forgiven, redeemed, like I was no longer an outcast! I shall never forget that feeling of goodness. I didn't want an apology from Mary Lou. She and I are totally different people. We clash. Apologies would have meant nothing. By contrast, Miss Annersley's kind words meant everything to me. I left the study and went back to the portraits of Head Girls. I looked at the one of Mary Lou, right in the eye. Her eyes stared out at me in defiance. I felt nothing. No anger, no pity, no sadness, nothing. I just moved on to the next head girls, Josette Russell, Maeve Bettany etc. At last I was free of my demons. Miss Annersley said I was welcome to return at any time. I might just accept that!

#28:  Author: LesleyLocation: Allhallows, Kent PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:22 pm
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Awwwww, that's nice - so pleased for Phil.


Thank you.

#29:  Author: FatimaLocation: Sunny Qatar PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:23 pm
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Miss Annersley was so good there. I'm glad it helped Phil to see her again. Thanks Phil.

#30:  Author: AquabirdLocation: North Lanarkshire, Scotland PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:28 pm
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Awww! Very Happy
Thanks, Phil.

#31:  Author: nikkieLocation: Cumbria PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:32 pm
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Good old Hilda.
Thanks Phil

#32:  Author: JennieLocation: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:33 pm
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Thanks, Phil. It would be good to see OOAO get what's due to her, in spades.

#33:  Author: Alison HLocation: Manchester PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:22 pm
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Thanks for the happy ending!

#34:  Author: JustJenLocation: sitting on the steps PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:38 pm
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Wonderful story Phil. Thanks for sharing

#35:  Author: leahbelleLocation: Kilmarnock PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:49 pm
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Thanks, Phil. I'm glad this had a happy ending.

#36:  Author: ChairLocation: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:26 am
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Thanks, Phil. I'm glad that Phil got a chance to talk to Hilda.

#37:  Author: ElleLocation: Peterborough PostPosted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 1:45 pm
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Loved the Maynard Mafia.

A brilliant drabble Phil, thanks.

#38:  Author: wheelchairprincessLocation: Oxfordshire, UK PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:50 pm
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Just found this and read it straight through. Loved Hilda at the end and also the "Maynard Mafia"

I don't remember Phil Craven, what books was she in?



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