Light Reading.- Gerald x Phoebe.
- Library time for the 4th Graders. Basically, it was time for them to spend the
whole 1 and a half hour in the library, reading who knows what. For kids like
Harold, it's a waste of time, but for the intellectually gifted like Phoebe, it was a blessing.
As she was happily picking out research books and books for pure entertainment, she found her tiny skinny arms couldn't hold such weight. Stumbling, Phoebe asked for Helga's help, but ignored. Biting her lip, brows knitted as her legs trembled and with a loud crash, she fell to the ground.
"You okay there, Phoebe?" Gerald asked, offering a hand to help the girl stand up.
Placing the novel that hang on her head down, she accepted his hand, pulling her figure up. "Fine now." She replied with a smile, adjusting her glasses.
"I better go help you carry these books." He decided, carrying four hard-covered thick books that seems to be the size of dictionaries and thesaurus combined. "You might get another accident." As he winked at her, the reply he got was a small giggle.
"Thanks, Gerald." Phoebe grinned, carrying the three remaining books. As the two walked towards the table with Helga and Arnold in it, Gerald's brows rose in confusion as he inspected the books that the girl was planning to indulge to. "How do you manage to read all of these anyway?"
"Light reading." She said it in a matter-of-factly tone, keeping her chin up. "You skim over the text so the information goes to your brain, but not too fast or you'll forget everything. You should try reading like that. It really helps especially on pop quizzes and exams."
"You know Phoebe.." He said, quite intrigued and very convinced that he will try such reading style. "I will try that."