<div class="floatleft">(http://25.media.tumblr.com/38539b100bb1f67da40e72d1b5153d22/tumblr_mgzcxqfVqD1rlxy60o1_500.jpg)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Character name: </strong></td><td>Monica Hemmill</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Location:</strong> </td><td>Monica's House, the Kitchen</td></tr><tr><td><strong>With:</strong> </td><td>Cassandra and Adriaana</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Doing:</strong> </td><td>Getting the Daily Report</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Tagging:</strong> </td><td>Cassandra and Adriaana</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><hr/><br/>"I'll speak to your English teacher," Monica said.  "I'll get you permission to read ahead on your own and begin to tackle more challenging material.  You have my talent for literature and I won't see it squandered."<br/><br/>The lip bite.  One of Cassandra's signs that what was coming next wasn't entirely pleasant.  Her daughter showed some of Monica's inner nature, but she was still just a girl and hadn't learned that her subconscious signals told a person whom knew what to look for a lot about your inner emotions.  She'd learn.  Perhaps Monica could enroll her in a speaking club or some such.  It was worth looking into.  Cassandra was her daughter, and Monica wished the very best for her future.<br/><br/>"Cassandra, don't deflect, please.  You know I won't have it," Monica said calmly.  "Since you neither called nor texted me about the incident, I will assume you handled it as I taught you; exchanged information, took pictures with your phone and got the names of anyone who saw it.  Later on we'll go over things and I'll show you what to do next.  I am pleased neither you nor Adriaana were hurt.  Things can be replaced but never people.  Taking care of someone in your control is your primary duty as we've discussed."<br/><br/>"Now, finish up and go get ready for this evening, dear."  Monica leaned over and kissed the top of her wild daughter's wild hair and ran her fingers through it before going back to finishing up things in the kitchen, completely ignoring Adriaana in the corner.