Title: GED
Darcy Lewis x Bucky Barnes
F*ckYeahDarcyLewis Drabble-a-thon 2016, Day 1, Prompt: 62%
Summary: Bucky is recovering, working toward testing for his GED. Darcy helps. (Bonus scene for My Two Front Teef series on AO3, featuring adult Darcy/Bucky from the prequel, All I Ever Wanted, also on AO3.)
Notes: One of the goals of this year's drabble-a-thon is to bring awareness to charities important to each author participating in the challenge. Check the end notes for more information [links can't be posted to FFn] to charities you might be interested in finding out more about.
"Hey, Buck…" Darcy approached the soldier cautiously. "Why the long face?"
"No reason." But he slid the paper on the table into his practice book. "Thought you were in the lab all afternoon."
She settled beside him, deliberately not looking at the practice book. "I've got time."
Bucky's shoulders sagged.
"You can tell me anything," she assured him, squeezing his fingers.
He nodded and snatched the paper from the book. "62%" was scrawled in the top corner.
"It's just a practice test, honey."
His lips twisted.
"Want a study buddy?" she offered.
"Dunno. Could be a while."
"I don't mind."
From Reading is Fundamental:
There is a significant literacy crisis in America today. Many recognize there are issues around literacy, but do not see it as the massive, systemic and generational problem that plagues our society.
- 93 million adults in the U.S. read at or below the basic level needed to contribute successfully in society.
- 65% of 4th graders read below grade level, contributing to 8,000 students dropping out of high school every day.
- 43% percent of American adults are functionally illiterate.
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