but within three months of her admission as a day student she was privately and unofficially expelled the talk was that she frightened the other students she could read their minds , and she enjoyed demonstrating the power , and also she could fling people about without touching them , and she had an unpredictable sense of humor and would laugh at things the nuns said which she considered to be blatant lies her conduct was mortifying to carlotta , who was powerless to control her , though by all accounts carlotta also loved stella , and did make every effort to persuade stella to fit the mold it may be surprising to learn in light of all this that the nuns and the children at sacred heart actually liked stella numerous classmates remember her fondly , and even with delight .