Always by your side

Chapter 18 - Name please

Of course, Luz was trying to cheer me up, but I still felt like I disappointed her. I will study twice as hard to make Luz happy, but first I need to get into high school. It was time to get my ID, Camila told me that it was ready, she knew because I left her phoon number as contact information. As before she drove me to the city hall, but she immediately noticed that I was a bit bummed out.

"Amity, did something happen? I can see something's on your mind."

'It's nothing, I'm just a little stressed about the school. Especially taking language classes."

"Why is that?" she asked.

"When Luz tried to teach me Spanish I wasn't able to learn it with ease... What if I can't handle it in school? What if I get a B, or worse..."

"What do you mean 'B or worse' Amity? Your grades do not define you, try to do your best, you are new here, you don't have to get straight A's."

"I- I don't? But you are doing so much to let me go to the school, I can't disappoint you Ms. Noceda."

"Hey, getting a lower grade is not a disappointment, it simply shows that you need a bit more work with the subject. I may have met you not so long ago but I'm sure you'll figure everything out, and don't worry about grades as long as those are not the finals it does not really matter."

"Are you sure? I would hate to be a burden."

"Nah, don't worry Amity, between you and me, Luz gets a lot of bad grades, but am I mad at her?" No. Well, maybe if the grades were bad due to her laziness, but if someone gives 100% effort and does not manage to get an A it doesn't matter, you learn for yourself Amity."

"If you say so... Back on the Boiling Isles if I got anything lower than A I would be heavily punished for being 'a disgrace for the family' so it's a nice change of pace."

"Wait what?!" Camila looked at me confused. "Are your parents insane?!! How can you say something like this to your kid."

"Well, I suppose they weren't the best..."

"Amity, that's not being 'not the best' , something like this is unacceptable, I'm so sorry."

"Don't be, I learned how to live with this. It was tough at times but I managed."

"I had no idea... Anyway, here you don't have to stress about the grades or being a burden. You are always welcome and I want you to feel as comfortable as possible."

"Thank you."

"Anytime, if you need... let's say to talk about anything... I'm here, I won't judge you."

"Thanks, I will certainly use this possibility in the future. By the way, I think we missed our exit, if I remember our last trip correctly."

"¡Mierda!" Camila exclaimed. "We will have to go around a little, I got caught up in the conversation."

We indeed circled around a little but soon enough we reached the city hall. Camila parked the car and went inside with me. The lady in the reception gave us directions, on where we should head for the ID pick-up. After half an hour and signing a few more documents I had it. I became an official member of the human society. Something I never thought I would be.

Now it was time to enroll in a school. Camila told me that we can go right off the bat and so we did. I have to admit, this human school wasn't anything extraordinary compared to Hexside on the Boiling Isles but I suppose it looked cozy. We entered the building and once again, the inside was nothing compared to Hexside.

Camila looked at me and said; "On the contrary to the city hall, I will directly help you with the whole process here since it's a bit different than managing official matters."