0247: The Vampire's Daughter Book Three

That night, slightly after dusk, an assistant teacher came to get Susan. They walked quickly to the Headmistress' office. As Susan walked in, the headmistress said, "You may sit down," pointing to an open chair between Mary and Mina.

Susan quietly complied, looking at Mina who was smiling broadly.

"Please Janet," Mina started, "explain the problem to me."

The headmistress asked rhetorically, "Where should I begin?

"This impudent little girl has refused to be social in any way with the other girls. She rebuffs all of their advances, and, in the most recent situation, actually attacked one of our kindest and smartest students. We cannot tolerate this type of antisocial behavior.

"You have brought us difficult children before, but none like this child."

Mina looked at Susan and asked, "Is this true?"

"No," the little girl answered.

Looking at the headmistress, Mina said, "There must be some confusion as to the circumstances of the situation. Susan would never attack someone unless provoked or attacked. I'm sure you understand that and we can forget about the whole incidence."

The headmistress blinked oddly, then said with a smile, "I can see that there has been a misunderstanding and we'll just forget about the whole the thing."

Susan looked at Mina with an empty expression.

"Good," Mina said, "I'm glad this is behind us. Will you please leave us now, so I can talk to Susan alone."

"I'm going to retire for the night. Please feel free to use my office as long as you like. Just pull the door shut when you are done." She then got up and walked out, closing the door behind her.

Looking at Susan, Mina said, "You know very well that you could have done that on your own."

"What you did was wrong," she replied.

"Why?"

"Because you had no right to make her think that way."

"Really? And who is the arbiter of what my rights are?" Mina asked.

"She has free will."

"So do I. And I willed her to think what I wanted her to think. Is it my problem that her will is weaker than mine?" Mina asked.



[The Vampire's Daughter: An ongoing vampire story. Copyright Reuben Gregg Brewer, 2005, 2006. All rights reserved.]