Qualiteria High Preview (Part 1)

                                                                              Introduction

     It was a cold night in England, October 24th, 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Welter had sat their eyes on their first child. She was a beautiful baby girl with sleeping eyes and flawless skin, wrapped around in a white blanket. They were very proud of their new baby. They named her Amelia.

     Four years later, 1887, Amelia was already an avid reader. She had her own bookshelf and it was filled with stories like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Little Women. But her favorite book was Moby Dick. Her parents recognized her talents and were fascinated with their daughter being able to read such a big book.

"She is very smart for being four years old," Mr. Welter said, "We should educate her."

"I agree," said Mrs. Welter.

"Yes. So we should send her to school," Mr. Welter suggested. Mrs. Welter looked up in surprise.

"Send her to school? No, no!" Mrs. Welter shook her head, "How about a tutor?"

"A tutor? What could be wrong with sending her to school?" Mr. Welter asked.

"I… just thought that she wouldn't be fit to go out there. What if she misses us? Maybe she will be terribly frightened by the other children that she wouldn't make any friends."

      Amelia's parents could never take their child outside. In the busy streets of London, there is no place for her to play. Amelia usually sits and reads in her room, never taking her eyes off her book. She never had the time to make friends.

"Alright," Mr. Welter said, "It might be best to get her familiar with things before she goes outside. So, let us try a tutor."

     A few weeks later, the parents invited a young tutor. She was a cheerful woman that is great with meeting people. The parents greeted her and led her to the room where Amelia usually reads. Her first reaction was a puzzled look. She never met anyone like the woman in her life. What does she want in her room?

"Hello, little darling! My! You are awfully cute," the tutor said as she reached out to Amelia. As soon as she saw the hand, Amelia got up and stepped back.

"Oh! I do apologize, Ms. Adams," Mrs. Welter apologized.

     Amelia was scared, confused, and frustrated as well. She had just a few pages of Moby Dick to read. She hoped that this stranger could go away, but her parents managed with her fear and told the tutor about her problem. The tutor understood and was instructed to stay a few feet away from Amelia to avoid conflicts.

     A few more weeks had gone by and Ms. Adams had managed with her. And that involved numerous shouts, running, and numerous space for Amelia to try to get away from the tutor. But apparently, she did learn new things that could help her in the schoolhouse. After all of that, Ms. Adams still wondered about how she could learn about socialization. After the tutor left, the parents made the decision to send their daughter to school.

     In her first time in a room full of loud children, Amelia had never been more frightened in her life. She was sitting in a chair in the corner while everyone played and shouted. This was all quite new to her, as the other children don't look anything like her.

     Amelia figured she can be as loud as the other children. So, she got up on the floorboard and shouted as loud as she can. But, nobody could hear her. She shouted again, but still, nobody can hear her. She shouted one last time, and still, nobody can hear her. The room was too noisy, and the other children were causing it to be this way. She was just not like them. None of them were like the characters she read.

     She sees dancing, singing, boys yelling at each other, boys playing tag and falling on top of each other, and laughing. It was all colorful. She was just standing there and not doing any of the things the children were doing. It was clear that she was the outsider. Amelia sat back down, watching the colorful kids.

     Amelia had grown up while she was reading. She was the only child of the Welters. By the time she was in secondary school, she never did learn the activity of socialization and never spoke to anyone but the characters from her books.

Every day, she focuses on how the kids are different than her. It just fascinates her, the thought of people that were born the same year as her is different in the future now.

     Through the years, she had read many books and gathered many stories in her head. All of them were of good value to her, but there was this one book that was truly special. She never shared this with her parents. The book was about a fairy who lived in a magical forest and all her friends are different compared to her. They go on magical adventures to protect their home. Amelia noticed that most of the concept is similar to the world she is in now, except the adventure part. (end of part 1)

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