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shoulders. Audra lay her head against her shoulder, waiting for the commercials.
“Another favor?” Mom ask ed.
“There’s no way I can bring home the grade Dad wants without tutoring ,” Audra said.
“Oh…I’m not go od with science either,” Mom said.
“Jim cou ldn’t even teach me,” Audra said.
“We can’t really afford a tutor right now…” Mom continue d.
“I have a friend in school who actually can make sense of this subject. Would it be okay if he came over?” Audra asked.
“I don’t think that’d be a good idea, Audra. I know you’re father isn’t home right now , but he wouldn’t be happy about that.”
“He wouldn’t be happy with my grade either ,” Audra continued. “Just for like an hour, please?”
Mom sigh ed loudly but agreed. “I want to meet him.”
Audra nod ded while tugging out her cell phone. It would really suck if Mateo weren’t available now that she had already set up the session, but she couldn’t risk going out again. Dad would want something concrete today, and she had nothing to offer him yet. What if Mateo was just being nice? He might not really want to tutor her, but then again, he was pretty straightforward. Audra worried herself into an anxious frenzy within a matter of seconds but began to type out a text message.
R u busy?
It didn’t take very long for a response, but sweat started to form on her inner palms.
Sketching. What’s up?
Tutoring assistance? she typed back.
When?
Now pls? she replied.
Al l right.
Mom walked towards the kitchen while Audra took out her notebook and textbook, placing them on the dining room table. It would put her Mom at ease to see her studying in the common area.
The doorbell rang with a shriek, and Audra had to suppress the urge to shriek right along with it. She made an added effort to slow her pace to the door. Audra was more than aware that Mom was watching; she didn’t need anyone on her case about this. She tugged the door open to Mateo waiting with the usual wall of hair and rebellious smirk. It took almost every ounce of power to not sigh out loud at him.
“Come in ,” Audra greeted.
Mateo respectfully t ook off his shoes at the door entrance, putting them to the side next to the other shoes. Audra led the way around the staircase and into the dining room. While he pulled out his chair, Audra leaned into the kitchen, waving for her Mom’s attention. Mom nodded and finished tying her apron around her waist. Audra sat down next to him and flipped the book open to the chapter she needed help with.
She hand ed over her highlighter to him while she uncapped her pen, ready for the study session to begin. Mateo took his time slowly going over each section, highlighting but giving examples for her to reference. Audra wrote notes beside the notes already in the notebook. He didn’t rush her but encouraged more details to keep for later. He leaned over her shoulder slightly to make sure that her notes had all the information needed before he continued to the next section.
“Hello, I’m Audra’s mom.”
Mateo looked up and greeted her with a polite smile and handshake.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Mateo ,” he replied.
His eye sparkled as he took in her mom. Audra used the interruption to write a few more details in her notes. Mom seemed to be hovering slightly, which was expected.
“You two thirsty?”
They both declined the offer, and her mom made her way back into the kitchen. Audra caught a glance of her before she left and couldn’t understand the strange look upon her features. It wasn’t what she was expecting. Mom usually made the effort to be pleasantly polite and inviting, especially with the strict rules held by Dad, but she seemed off somehow. What could be putting her in such a mood?
Mateo and Audra finish ed up the tutoring session leaving a small amount of optimism within her. She wasn’t completely hopeless in learning this subject; she just learned differently than
“Another favor?” Mom ask ed.
“There’s no way I can bring home the grade Dad wants without tutoring ,” Audra said.
“Oh…I’m not go od with science either,” Mom said.
“Jim cou ldn’t even teach me,” Audra said.
“We can’t really afford a tutor right now…” Mom continue d.
“I have a friend in school who actually can make sense of this subject. Would it be okay if he came over?” Audra asked.
“I don’t think that’d be a good idea, Audra. I know you’re father isn’t home right now , but he wouldn’t be happy about that.”
“He wouldn’t be happy with my grade either ,” Audra continued. “Just for like an hour, please?”
Mom sigh ed loudly but agreed. “I want to meet him.”
Audra nod ded while tugging out her cell phone. It would really suck if Mateo weren’t available now that she had already set up the session, but she couldn’t risk going out again. Dad would want something concrete today, and she had nothing to offer him yet. What if Mateo was just being nice? He might not really want to tutor her, but then again, he was pretty straightforward. Audra worried herself into an anxious frenzy within a matter of seconds but began to type out a text message.
R u busy?
It didn’t take very long for a response, but sweat started to form on her inner palms.
Sketching. What’s up?
Tutoring assistance? she typed back.
When?
Now pls? she replied.
Al l right.
Mom walked towards the kitchen while Audra took out her notebook and textbook, placing them on the dining room table. It would put her Mom at ease to see her studying in the common area.
The doorbell rang with a shriek, and Audra had to suppress the urge to shriek right along with it. She made an added effort to slow her pace to the door. Audra was more than aware that Mom was watching; she didn’t need anyone on her case about this. She tugged the door open to Mateo waiting with the usual wall of hair and rebellious smirk. It took almost every ounce of power to not sigh out loud at him.
“Come in ,” Audra greeted.
Mateo respectfully t ook off his shoes at the door entrance, putting them to the side next to the other shoes. Audra led the way around the staircase and into the dining room. While he pulled out his chair, Audra leaned into the kitchen, waving for her Mom’s attention. Mom nodded and finished tying her apron around her waist. Audra sat down next to him and flipped the book open to the chapter she needed help with.
She hand ed over her highlighter to him while she uncapped her pen, ready for the study session to begin. Mateo took his time slowly going over each section, highlighting but giving examples for her to reference. Audra wrote notes beside the notes already in the notebook. He didn’t rush her but encouraged more details to keep for later. He leaned over her shoulder slightly to make sure that her notes had all the information needed before he continued to the next section.
“Hello, I’m Audra’s mom.”
Mateo looked up and greeted her with a polite smile and handshake.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Mateo ,” he replied.
His eye sparkled as he took in her mom. Audra used the interruption to write a few more details in her notes. Mom seemed to be hovering slightly, which was expected.
“You two thirsty?”
They both declined the offer, and her mom made her way back into the kitchen. Audra caught a glance of her before she left and couldn’t understand the strange look upon her features. It wasn’t what she was expecting. Mom usually made the effort to be pleasantly polite and inviting, especially with the strict rules held by Dad, but she seemed off somehow. What could be putting her in such a mood?
Mateo and Audra finish ed up the tutoring session leaving a small amount of optimism within her. She wasn’t completely hopeless in learning this subject; she just learned differently than
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