Post by Maddie Lott on Oct 18, 2016 21:35:29 GMT
Maddie stands in a small, dimly lit room. She smiles proudly as she looks to the A2 piece of paper she has pinned to the wall. Written in the top right corner is ‘Miss Lott’.
“We have similar stories, Veezy. Can I call you Veezy? Thanks! I can empathize with the life you had as a child – I’m still living it you see.”
Maddie throws her hands up, showcasing the room around her. It now becomes clear that she is in her room at the hostel. There’s no more room than in a prison cell but she looks around it happy.
“It’s mine for the night, and that’s all I need it for. I’m sure it’s nothing like where you’re living now what with that big inheritance. I had all that once, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.”
Maddie shakes her head too harshly making her dizzy.
“One thing that was really different was that I loved school. Maybe it was because I was good at it? Really it’s sad that you didn’t get the same joy, so I thought if I helped you understand some concepts that maybe you’d view school differently."
Maddie smiles showing her faith in her methods. She looks to the large piece of paper again and forcefully whips the makeshift cane at the first heading resulting in a loud thwack.
“1. Probability. This is a maths thing, Veezy. I liked maths; it was always just absolute facts, you always knew where you stood. To help you, I’ll give you an example of probability. You’ve won your matches by performing your ‘Blood In’ move - obviously not counting the DQ last show. Your skills in the air were better than theirs, but they’re not better than mine. So, what’s the probability of you performing that move on me? Pretty damn low.”
Maddie shrugs.
“Like I said, just facts. There’s no room for opinion in maths.”
Once again she smacks the cane off the sheet on the wall, this time landing on number two.
“2. Physics. There was a lot to learn there and I won’t pretend that I remember it all. What I do remember was a whole lot of talk about speed. We learned all sorts of equations and formulas about it. What I can tell you is that the faster the speed, the further you’ll go. For example, I’m faster than you so when it comes to climbing those ropes or reacting to an attack coming at me, I’ll do it quicker.”
Maddie turns her attention to the wall where there’s now loud music playing, almost vibrating the thin false walls. Maddie looks a little irritated but continues on.
“3. Fitness. Now, I’m going to guess that you loved gym class, I sure did! So this shouldn’t be difficult for you to understand. You know the overweight kid who would either find an excuse to sit out, or fall way behind in relays because they just didn’t have the fitness to keep up? Well that’s you in this scenario. I’m the kid who was always top of the class. Way out in front, able to keep going when everyone else is too tired to continue. I’ve always had great stamina, endurance and ability to recover. The better you are at those things, the better you do at sports. Simple stuff really.”
The music gets louder so Maddie, who is only getting more frustrated, decides to speak louder to compensate.
“4. Final one, and this one is more from the school of life. Smarts. You’ll know a little something about this. The problem you have though is that your life changed. You might still have had it a little rough, but it wasn’t living every single day and night looking over your shoulder. I’ve spent the last seven years using my surroundings to my advantage. If I miss something, or someone, it could be the difference between life and death! That’s a pretty big deal. To be honest, I can’t really teach you that. That’s a lesson you have to live to learn.”
Suddenly the person playing the music bangs on the wall, unhappy with Maddie’s volume. Maddie throws down her cane and rushes off out of her room, with a completely different demeanor than we were greeted with.
“We have similar stories, Veezy. Can I call you Veezy? Thanks! I can empathize with the life you had as a child – I’m still living it you see.”
Maddie throws her hands up, showcasing the room around her. It now becomes clear that she is in her room at the hostel. There’s no more room than in a prison cell but she looks around it happy.
“It’s mine for the night, and that’s all I need it for. I’m sure it’s nothing like where you’re living now what with that big inheritance. I had all that once, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.”
Maddie shakes her head too harshly making her dizzy.
“One thing that was really different was that I loved school. Maybe it was because I was good at it? Really it’s sad that you didn’t get the same joy, so I thought if I helped you understand some concepts that maybe you’d view school differently."
Maddie smiles showing her faith in her methods. She looks to the large piece of paper again and forcefully whips the makeshift cane at the first heading resulting in a loud thwack.
“1. Probability. This is a maths thing, Veezy. I liked maths; it was always just absolute facts, you always knew where you stood. To help you, I’ll give you an example of probability. You’ve won your matches by performing your ‘Blood In’ move - obviously not counting the DQ last show. Your skills in the air were better than theirs, but they’re not better than mine. So, what’s the probability of you performing that move on me? Pretty damn low.”
Maddie shrugs.
“Like I said, just facts. There’s no room for opinion in maths.”
Once again she smacks the cane off the sheet on the wall, this time landing on number two.
“2. Physics. There was a lot to learn there and I won’t pretend that I remember it all. What I do remember was a whole lot of talk about speed. We learned all sorts of equations and formulas about it. What I can tell you is that the faster the speed, the further you’ll go. For example, I’m faster than you so when it comes to climbing those ropes or reacting to an attack coming at me, I’ll do it quicker.”
Maddie turns her attention to the wall where there’s now loud music playing, almost vibrating the thin false walls. Maddie looks a little irritated but continues on.
“3. Fitness. Now, I’m going to guess that you loved gym class, I sure did! So this shouldn’t be difficult for you to understand. You know the overweight kid who would either find an excuse to sit out, or fall way behind in relays because they just didn’t have the fitness to keep up? Well that’s you in this scenario. I’m the kid who was always top of the class. Way out in front, able to keep going when everyone else is too tired to continue. I’ve always had great stamina, endurance and ability to recover. The better you are at those things, the better you do at sports. Simple stuff really.”
The music gets louder so Maddie, who is only getting more frustrated, decides to speak louder to compensate.
“4. Final one, and this one is more from the school of life. Smarts. You’ll know a little something about this. The problem you have though is that your life changed. You might still have had it a little rough, but it wasn’t living every single day and night looking over your shoulder. I’ve spent the last seven years using my surroundings to my advantage. If I miss something, or someone, it could be the difference between life and death! That’s a pretty big deal. To be honest, I can’t really teach you that. That’s a lesson you have to live to learn.”
Suddenly the person playing the music bangs on the wall, unhappy with Maddie’s volume. Maddie throws down her cane and rushes off out of her room, with a completely different demeanor than we were greeted with.
