"You do realize it's stupid to force someone to do something they won't do. It doesn't matter if your the greatest person in the world, if your forcing someone there's not a way they will do it....."
Maria turned her eyes to the girl. She would admit that the girl had somewhat of a point. Sometimes just asking nicely didn't exactly help, though, unfortunately. She didn't like forcing people to do things, but she would if she had to, and she believed this to be one of the times when she had to. Drinking was a serious matter, especially for someone of his age. And he had been drinking for six years... this did need to be taken care of.
"..... You only try anger like with the Americans and the tax on tea. They didn't like it, so they fought back. History only repeats itself like a broken record. Only some things can be broken but like a broken ankle they must be broken the right way if it's set wrong. You got to be gentle."
She knew that she had to be gentle. She wasn't going to make him stop doing it in one day; she didn't expect that from him. She knew drinking could become a bad habit or addicting for people, that most people couldn't just drop the habit in one day. She sighed inwardly, knowing that this was going to become more of an argument if she kept both of them there. She could always go after the boy every now and then to help, and did plan on doing that. Even if it needed to be taken care of as soon as possible, it would probably take a while to do so. But, that didn't matter; however long it took, she was still determined to help him.
She decided not to comment on what the girl had said, and the force-field that was acting like a second door went down. She would let them leave, but this wasn't their last little meeting, that was for sure. "I suppose you two may go," she said. "I'll be seeing you around the school, though."
Maria turned her eyes to the girl. She would admit that the girl had somewhat of a point. Sometimes just asking nicely didn't exactly help, though, unfortunately. She didn't like forcing people to do things, but she would if she had to, and she believed this to be one of the times when she had to. Drinking was a serious matter, especially for someone of his age. And he had been drinking for six years... this did need to be taken care of.
"..... You only try anger like with the Americans and the tax on tea. They didn't like it, so they fought back. History only repeats itself like a broken record. Only some things can be broken but like a broken ankle they must be broken the right way if it's set wrong. You got to be gentle."
She knew that she had to be gentle. She wasn't going to make him stop doing it in one day; she didn't expect that from him. She knew drinking could become a bad habit or addicting for people, that most people couldn't just drop the habit in one day. She sighed inwardly, knowing that this was going to become more of an argument if she kept both of them there. She could always go after the boy every now and then to help, and did plan on doing that. Even if it needed to be taken care of as soon as possible, it would probably take a while to do so. But, that didn't matter; however long it took, she was still determined to help him.
She decided not to comment on what the girl had said, and the force-field that was acting like a second door went down. She would let them leave, but this wasn't their last little meeting, that was for sure. "I suppose you two may go," she said. "I'll be seeing you around the school, though."