When Staff Find Out Janitor's Secret, They Confront Her In Front Of Everyone

Worry

When Frances the janitor was called to assembly, she never expected what they had set up for her.
Hearing her name, she started to become anxious as she walked towards the door. What on earth could they want? and why did she have to appear in front of the entire assembly? her heart started to pound and she could feel her face flushing.
As she moved to open the door, she started to panic. Had they discovered her secret?

A Mentor and Custodian

Frances Buzzard was a janitor at Belle Elementary School, and the children all loved her. She took her job as custodian very seriously, and she also tried to mentor the pupils as much as she could.
Just being around the children energized her, and at a ripe age of 77, she was still capable and enthusiastic.

Discoveries

One day, the school’s principal did a little digging into Frances’ past. She felt guilty about it, but she reminded herself that it was absolutely necessary for her plan to go without a hitch. And then she made a discovery about Frances that would change the janitor’s life.
Little did Francis know that circumstances had aligned perfectly to turn her world upside-down.

Every Single Student

On that fateful day, the school’s principal packed all 200 students into the assembly hall. It was of utmost importance that they were all there to bear witness to what was about to unfold.
The children were all uncharacteristically quiet, and the silence was deafening. The principal was filled with glee as she spoke Frances’ name over the loudspeaker to summon her.

Things Could Not Continue Like This

When the principal of Belle Elementary School had unintentionally found out what Frances had been hiding from her for all those years, she knew something had to be done about it. Things simply couldn’t continue as they had been.
She regarded her plan as an intervention of sorts, and soon the entire school would know the truth.

Something Off

Frances was going about her day, as usual, polishing floors and scrubbing the kitchen until it gleamed. Then she was summoned by name over the loudspeaker to make an appearance in the assembly hall. She wondered if there was some sort of mess she was supposed to clean up there, but there was something off about the whole situation.
She could feel it in her bones and her stomach knotted with dread.

200 Pupils

Francis walked toward the closed door of the assembly hall as if she were walking on eggshells. Whenever she had been called over a loudspeaker in her long life, it had never been for anything good.
She had seen that the assembly hall was booked for this timeslot, so she knew it would be filled with students. Whatever her misdeeds were, she would have an audience.

Worst-Case Scenario

While she opened the door, slowly, all manner of scenarios ran through her mind. Had there been a complaint about her from one of the pupils? was she now being forced to retire, or worse? was she being dismissed?
She racked her brain for the reason she was being called out in front of the entire school, but she could only think of one.

Expectations

She opened the door to a sea of silent faces, with all eyes on her. Her palms started to grow clammy, and her mouth became dry. She didn’t enjoy all of this attention on her and was preparing to be publicly scolded from a dizzy height.
She braced herself for the words, but what she heard left her completely blindsided.

A Surprise Party

Bracing for the worst, Frances was ready to be berated. Then, the children started to sing “Happy Birthday” in unison. Frances was dumbstruck. Her birthday wasn’t for another week! and how had they even known her birth date? and she hadn’t made a point of telling anyone.
In fact, she was not used to celebrating her birthday at all.

All Their Idea

It turned out that the surprise birthday party had been the students’ idea, and the principal was happy to oblige.
Frances had been a loyal and hardworking employee of the school for so long that it was only fitting that they celebrated her life. So she got to work and found out her birth date. But that was not all she discovered.

Tea and Cake

The school’s principal had found out Frances’ big secret: she had never had a birthday party in her life. This saddened her greatly, and she knew immediately that she had to take action to make things right.
So she put her plan into action, ordering personalized cupcakes and even assisting the schoolchildren in creating a special slideshow in honor of Frances.

A Tribute

With Frances now seated, the slideshow began. There were photographs of historical moments in history, such as the moon landing and Woodstock, and Francis had been photoshopped into the scenes. It was the perfect commemoration of her life and a compliment on her 77 years on the planet.
When Frances saw it, her eyes filled with tears of joy at the message and the effort that the students had made.

Growing Up

Frances had never had a birthday party because her parents had been poor when she was growing up and they simply couldn’t afford it.
“I don’t remember any. They didn’t do things like that. We didn’t have Christmas parties either. They would get us fruits and nuts when they could afford it,” Frances explained.

Appreciation

Frances was filled with gratitude at having her first ever birthday party at age 77. She really was the center of attention that day, and it’s one that she’ll remember forever.
It is extremely important to show appreciation to the people in your life, and kindness does everybody a world of good. Even the smallest gestures make a difference.