Here's chapter eleven. Enjoy! :)

Chapter Eleven

It was another day at Montessori. As Lisa walked into the classroom, she saw that her 2nd grade teacher. Mrs. Peterson wasn't at her desk.

" Hey, where's Mrs. Peterson at?" Lisa asked her friend Roxanne as they sat at their desks.

" She's home sick with the flu, we're getting a substitute teacher today." Roxanne said as she and Lisa each took out some paper and a pencil.

The principal then walked into the classroom with a man who was dressed like a cowboy.

" Class, this is Mr. Bergstrom. He will be substituting for Mrs. Peterson until she gets better." The principal said briefly as he walked out of the classroom.

As Mr. Bergstrom went about doing the daily lessons, Lisa was smitten by his teaching methods and the way he made learning fun.

Meanwhile, Bart's teacher, Mr. Olbertson was talking to the class about the upcoming election for a class president. Bart was interested in running for class president. His opponent was the equally snobbish and stuck-up cousin of Martin Prince, Nathan Prince.

" I wouldn't even bother trying to run for Class President if I were you Simpson. Everyone here knows that I'll be the victor." Nathan said arrogantly, which made Bart's blood begin to boil, but he quickly calmed himself by mentally reminding himself that Nathan was just being a stuck-up jerk.

" What makes you think that you'll win?" Milhouse asked Nathan who turned and looked at him with a smug look on his snobbish face.

" Because I am the smartest boy in the entire fourth grade. I see Bart here as nothing more than an incompetent loser who will one day end up being my chauffeur." Nathan said gloatingly as he walked out of the classroom.

" If that snobbish jerk thinks he's gonna win this election, he's got another thing coming." Bart told Milhouse as they walked to the cafeteria.

Later that night at dinner, Bart was telling everyone about his interest in running for Class President. Homer congratulated him and promised to help him with his campaign before turning to listen to Lisa talk about how her substitute was such a great teacher. Lisa then asked Homer if he could take her to the Natural History Museum tomorrow, to which he said yes.

The next day, Homer took Lisa to the museum. Once there, he paid for the admission fee and slipped a fifty dollar bill into the donation box. As they were walking over to the dinosaur exhibit, they ran into Mr. Bergstrom.

" Hi Mr. Bergstrom." Lisa said happily. Mr. Bergstrom smiled warmly at her.

" It's good to see you here Lisa, and this must be your father." Mr. Bergstrom said, looking at Homer.

" Homer Simpson. It's nice to meet you Mr. Bergstrom, Lisa told me all about you." Homer said as he shook Mr. Bergstrom's hand.

As they explored the different exhibits, Mr. Bergstrom saw that Homer was being an excellent father and male role model for Lisa. As they left the Museum, Lisa told Homer that they should have Mr. Bergstrom over for dinner one night, and Homer thought that was an excellent idea.

Soon the day came for the class president election. After everyone casted their votes, Nathan was both shocked and horrified to see that Bart had beaten him by a landslide. Nathan began to protest by demanding a recount, but Mr. Olbertson told him to pipe down or he would have to send him to the Principal's office.

Meanwhile Lisa was walking to her class hoping to see Mr. Bergstrom and invite him to dinner. As she walked into the classroom, Lisa was shocked to see her teacher, Mrs. Peterson instead. As the class started, Lisa did her best to conceal the sad and disappointed look on her face.

After school, Lisa headed to Mr. Bergstrom's apartment only to learn from one of the residents that he had already moved out that morning and was taking a new job in Capital City.
As she arrived at the train station, she saw Mr. Bergstrom getting ready to board the train when she called out to him.

" Mr. Bergstrom, please don't go! You're the best teacher I've ever had!" Lisa cried as Mr. Bergstrom got down to her level.

"Lisa, I know, you don't want me to leave. But the life of a substitute teacher is transient, and I have to go help the more needy people out there. Besides, you have a wonderful father who is a great role model for you. And I can already see that you're going to go on to do amazing things with your life."
He then wrote something down on a piece of paper and handed it to Lisa.

" Whenever you feel like you're alone or unsure about yourself, just read this and it'll tell you all you need to know." With that, Mr. Bergstrom boarded the train and left. Lisa looked at the note and saw that it said " You are Lisa Simpson."

Later at dinner, Homer was congratulating Bart on becoming Class President when he saw that Lisa was looking really sad.

" Lisa honey, are you okay?" Homer said in a concerned tone. Lisa looked up at him with tears in her eyes.

" Mr. Bergstrom left today Dad, he's gone!" Lisa cried. Homer was immediately at her side to comfort her.

" Oh Lisa, I may not know what it's like to lose someone special, but I can tell you that Mr. Bergstrom isn't gone forever. He'll be back someday. In the meantime, you have that little note he wrote you to give you hope for the depressing moments of your life." Homer said, hoping that would cheer her up.

Lisa smiled at her dad's encouraging words of comfort. Homer was happy that he was able to cheer up Lisa. He was such an amazing father.

And that is the end of chapter eleven. Leave a review and I will get chapter twelve posted here soon.

-Jedi Master 325