GUIDANCE COUNSELOR: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. Just a follow-up after your ... your loss. And since I'm new here, I thought it would give us a chance to know each other.

DAWN: Great.

GUIDANCE COUNSELOR: So, I've been looking through your file and, um ... your grades have slipped a little.

DAWN: I have really hard classes this quarter.

GUIDANCE COUNSELOR: Yeah, still. Teachers say that you seem a little distracted lately.

DAWN: I'm not. I-I'm fine.

GUIDANCE COUNSELOR: Okay. It's just, you know, I know it must seem weird, talking to a stranger about stuff, but, um ... I want you to know that if something's going on, something's up, my job ... the most important part of my job ... is looking out for you.

DAWN: I'm really okay.

GUIDANCE COUNSELOR: I know there's been ... a lot of loss.

DAWN: Yeah. Kinda. I-I mean, yes. People keep ... people have a tendency to go away ... and, I miss them. And sometimes ... I wish I could just make them stop. Going away. But seriously, it's, it's no big deal. I'm fine.

written by: Drew Z. Greenberg; transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com). action descriptions shortened by me.. Full transcript at:
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