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Chapter 2
London was in biology class, trying to stay awake and pay attention. She found it hard to stay awake in this class most of all. She was glad that this was the last period of the day. She could hardly pay attention to Ms. Tutwiler in her classes. She finds her boring and uninteresting.
As soon as the bell rang, everyone stormed out of the classroom. When London walked out of the room she saw Cody waiting by the door.
"Are you ready for our first tutoring session?" Cody asked as soon as he saw London walking out.
"As ready as I'll ever be." London said.
"Okay, let's get started." Cody said as they started walking off together to London's room.
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Two hours later during their tutoring session
"So, fat is used to store energy. Get it now?" Cody explained for the third time in a half an hour.
"Okay…I get it now…I think."London said.
"London you have to try." Cody said, almost losing his patients.
"I'm sorry, I just can't do this. I never learned this much in a long time." London said getting a bit overwhelmed.
"Okay London, I get it, but if you don't try to learn, you will fail and then you wont get your money back." Cody said, trying to encourage her.
"Okay, but only for the money." London said.
"Okay, let's test this. What is used to store energy?" Cody asked.
"Um…fat?" London answered.
"Good London. See, you learned something." Cody said while giving her a proud smile.
"Yay me." London said while clapping her hands happily.
Cody laughed and smiled at London.
"Okay, now let's test something else that I taught you today to see if you were listening." Cody suggested.
"Okay, test me brain boy." London said while she prepared for the next question.
"Okay, how long does it take for food to travel from your mouth, to your stomach?" Cody asked, waiting for London's answer.
London thought for a minute then looked at Cody and answered "seven seconds?" London answered confidently.
Cody looked from the book to London with a surprise look on his face "Wow, I'm impressed London, you were actually listening to me."
London smiled and clapped her hands again and chanted "Yay smart me!"
"Well, with you it isn't as bad, but with Ms. Tutwiler it sounds so boring." London said.
"Good to know. So,.. wanna take a break and go get a smoothie or something?" Cody asked as he closed his Biology book.
"Yes please. An hour of work is a lot for me." London said.
Cody looked at his watch and chuckled "Actually London, it was two hours." Cody corrected.
"Wow, it seemed so shorter." London said.
"I guess you had so much fun that time passes quicker then you thought." Cody guessed.
London scuffed and giggled "Yeah right. This isn't that fun." London said in amusement.
"What? Spending two hours with me isn't fun?" Cody asked in a half joking, half serious tone.
"The work I mean." London added.
Cody smiled "Okay, cool. Now let's get out of here." Cody said while getting up off the bed.
London followed closely behind. Cody opened the door and waited for her to get out first then he followed closely behind London.
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On the sky deck
Cody and London were walking up to the juice bar and saw that Zack was working.
"Hey bro, sup London?" Zack greeted as he whipped off the counter.
"Hey Zack, wow, you're done tutoring already? Where's Bailey?" Cody asked.
"Yeah, I quit after the first hour, but she's still helping Woody with his work." Zack explained.
"Oh I see. Well, can you fix us up with a couple of smoothies?" Cody asked.
"Sure dude. What would it be?" Zack said while grabbing two plastic cups and waited for their orders.
"One, blueberry banana… and what would you like London?" Cody asked.
"Strawberry swirl" London replied while texting.
Zack nodded and got making their smoothies.
"Here you go" Zack said while handing them to Cody and London.
"Thanks man." Cody said while taking his and passing London's to her. She took it and smiled at Cody then walked over to the sun chair by the Jacuzzi. Cody followed her and sat on the chair next to her.
"So, do you think you are ready for the biology test on Friday?" Cody asked, trying top start conversation, since London hadn't been talking for the past 20 minutes. She was too busy texting.
"London, do you hear me?" Cody asked.
London broke her gaze off the cell screen and looked up at Cody "Sorry what?" London asked.
"I said, do you think you are ready for the biology test on Friday?" Cody asked again.
"What? There's a text Friday?" London asked shocked.
"Yeah, I thought you knew about it." Cody said confused.
"Not at all... I thought you were just teaching random stuff out of that book." London said worriedly.
"No London. I was trying to help you prepare for the test. That is the stuff that is on it." Cody explained.
"Oh No. I'm going to fail and daddy is going to hate me." London said while resting her head in her hand, panicking.
Cody sighed and without thinking, he moved to sit on the edge of her chair and he rested his hand on her shoulder, trying to comfort her. "London, you're not going to fail." Cody said comforting.
London sniffed back her tears as she sat up straight "How can you be so sure?" She asked while looking up in his eyes.
"Because…I won't let you. I'm your tutor and I will keep teaching you until you learn it. I believe in you London, you just got to believe in yourself." Cody encouraged.
"Wow, you really believe in me?" London asked with a smile.
"I do London, and I know your Dad does to. It's your turn to believe in you. Do you think you can do it?" Cody asked with a smile.
London smiled back and nodded "I think I do."
Cody smiled wider and nodded "Good thing it is just Monday, we have a whole week to study and learn everything in time."
"No one really believed in me like this before. I don't know how to respond to this." London said, not able to get the right word out.
"You know, a good way to show someone you appreciate what they did or are doing, is to say thank you. You'll get more respect that way." Cody explained.
"Oh…well, thank you Cody." London said the words she never thought she even knew.
"Any time London." Cody said with a smile. He didn't notice that he still had his arm rested on her shoulder in a comforting fashion.
London smiled back and then got a text again. She realized his arm around her and she could feel a warm, pleasant chill going down her back. She didn't know what the feeling ment, but she actually liked it. London cleared her throat and shrugged Cody's arm off her shoulder and she went back to texting, trying to forget the chill.
Cody noticed he had his arm around her once she shrugged him off. He felt his face go an embarrassing red as he scooted back over to his seat before he asked "Who are you texting?" He asked after a silent moment.
London's fingers were texting about 10 words a minute before looking up from her phone and replied "It's Porsha."
"Hey, it's getting a bit late. It's almost past curfew." Cody said after looking at his watch.
"Wow, we were out here that long?" London asked.
"Apparently, so want me to walk you to your room?" Cody asked.
"Sure, thanks Cody." London said, for the second time that day.
Cody smiled and they walked side by side to London's room.
When they got to her room London stopped in front of her door and turned to Cody "Thank you for being my Tutor." London said.
Cody smiled "I'm glad you are using your thank you. And you're welcome."
"So, same time tomorrow?" London asked.
"Same time tomorrow… Good night London and don't forget to tell Bailey I said hey okay?." Cody repeated.
"Good night Cody." London said before walking into her room.
Cody turned and walked to his room.
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So, what did you think? A little more going on in this chapter. Tell me what you think of this.
