Didn’t She Have Other Clothes?
Soon, Julia was the topic of William Allen Middle School. She wore her grey dress every day of the week, and people could not turn their eyes away from it. The hypothesis began to fly. Some teachers were worried. Has Mrs. Mooney struggled? Pupils, too, started to think. But as any high school student learns, teens can be brutal.
Didn’t She Have Other Clothes?
The Elephant In The Room
As she ignored the elephant in the building, Julia kept teaching. She was mindful of the snickers and whispers that accompanied her in the halls and the playground. And her friends had begun to look at her differently, addressing her as if she were fragile while declining to ask her regarding her wardrobe directly. Yet, she was conscious that she had to ride it out. She was involved in continuing on the course. So, she set her head down and moved the only way she knew how.
The Elephant In The Room
