Chapter 5
Tutoring
The next day. Morning
Guys' Dorm
It's 7am and everyone's asleep, Atth wakes up and looks around, remembering where he is, he sighs and gets up for a shower. As he walks into the bathroom he pulls the door closed, accidentally slamming it. Clarence wakes up, groans and turns over, going back to sleep.
Dinning Hall - Breakfast
All the Cliff-hangers are sitting down, except Atth. Atth walks in, grabs an apple and sits down.
Clarence: What time did you get up this morning?
Atth: 7, why? (Takes a bite.)
Clarence: Why so early man?
Nick: I wasn't even aware there was time earlier than 8.
Atth: (Rolls his eyes at Nick.) Nuh, that's not early, in juvie. (He trails off.)
Clarence: Huh?
Atth: Never mind. (Gets up and leaves, chucking he apple core in the bin.)
Nick: (Sarcastically) Yeh, he's all there.
(Everyone looks at him annoyed at his lameness.)
(Peter walks up.)
Peter: Mystic, can I see you in my office? (Peter walks away. Nick starts to open his mouth to say something.)
Clarence: Shut up man. (Nick glares at him.)
Peter's Office
Mystic knocks on the door then enters without waiting for a replay.
Peter: Hi, I don't have much time, so I was wondering, seeing you got all A's last year, if you wouldn't mind tutoring Atth.
Mystic: Yes, I would mind, but before I turn you down, what would I get out of this?
Peter: (Sighs) A good friendship.
Mystic: With him, yeh right. Anyway I don't have friends, I walk alone.
Peter: Ok, then do it to get out of kitchens for a month, which is what you'll get if you don't agree.
Mystic: (Eyes narrowing) You can't do that.
Peter: Try me.
Mystic: Fine, just get ready to call the ambulance for when I tell him I'm his new buddy, friend, person. (Mystic leaves to find Atth.)
(Peter wonders what she meant by calling an ambulance and hopes Atth hasn't already been fighting.)
Guys Dorm room Rhys is the only one in the dorm, except Atth who is lying on his bed. Rhys takes a soccer ball out of his bag, that his parents put in and walks outside with it. He passes Mystic who is walking into the guys' dorm. She looks over at Atth who is lying on his bed, staring intently at the ceiling.
Mystic: (After watching him for a minute) What are you doing?
Atth: (Still looking up.) Polishing my shoes.
Mystic: Gee, the ceiling looks really interesting.
Atth: (Sarcastically) It is. (Mystic doesn't say anything. Atth gets annoyed) There are 478 dots on the ceiling, so far anyway.
Mystic: Wow, you can count.
Atth: (Not really caring about what she said.) Why are you so surprised. (He realises she knows something. He sits up.) Has someone said something?
Mystic: Peter.
Atth: (Interrupting. Getting angry.) Bastard.
Mystic: Peter wants me to be your tutor.
(She steps back, waiting for his reaction. Atth notices this.)
Atth: (Coldly) I don't need a tutor.
Mystic: Peter seems to think you do.
Atth: Peter doesn't know what he's talking bout, anyway I won't be here for long.
Mystic: (Smiling) You planning to run?
Atth: Not run exactly, I'm not much of a cross country guy.
Mystic: Ok then, how?
Atth: (Getting up.) You'll see.
There will be more about Rhys and the other characters soon; it's not just all about Atth. He's just the easiest to write about.
Please review.
Tutoring
The next day. Morning
Guys' Dorm
It's 7am and everyone's asleep, Atth wakes up and looks around, remembering where he is, he sighs and gets up for a shower. As he walks into the bathroom he pulls the door closed, accidentally slamming it. Clarence wakes up, groans and turns over, going back to sleep.
Dinning Hall - Breakfast
All the Cliff-hangers are sitting down, except Atth. Atth walks in, grabs an apple and sits down.
Clarence: What time did you get up this morning?
Atth: 7, why? (Takes a bite.)
Clarence: Why so early man?
Nick: I wasn't even aware there was time earlier than 8.
Atth: (Rolls his eyes at Nick.) Nuh, that's not early, in juvie. (He trails off.)
Clarence: Huh?
Atth: Never mind. (Gets up and leaves, chucking he apple core in the bin.)
Nick: (Sarcastically) Yeh, he's all there.
(Everyone looks at him annoyed at his lameness.)
(Peter walks up.)
Peter: Mystic, can I see you in my office? (Peter walks away. Nick starts to open his mouth to say something.)
Clarence: Shut up man. (Nick glares at him.)
Peter's Office
Mystic knocks on the door then enters without waiting for a replay.
Peter: Hi, I don't have much time, so I was wondering, seeing you got all A's last year, if you wouldn't mind tutoring Atth.
Mystic: Yes, I would mind, but before I turn you down, what would I get out of this?
Peter: (Sighs) A good friendship.
Mystic: With him, yeh right. Anyway I don't have friends, I walk alone.
Peter: Ok, then do it to get out of kitchens for a month, which is what you'll get if you don't agree.
Mystic: (Eyes narrowing) You can't do that.
Peter: Try me.
Mystic: Fine, just get ready to call the ambulance for when I tell him I'm his new buddy, friend, person. (Mystic leaves to find Atth.)
(Peter wonders what she meant by calling an ambulance and hopes Atth hasn't already been fighting.)
Guys Dorm room Rhys is the only one in the dorm, except Atth who is lying on his bed. Rhys takes a soccer ball out of his bag, that his parents put in and walks outside with it. He passes Mystic who is walking into the guys' dorm. She looks over at Atth who is lying on his bed, staring intently at the ceiling.
Mystic: (After watching him for a minute) What are you doing?
Atth: (Still looking up.) Polishing my shoes.
Mystic: Gee, the ceiling looks really interesting.
Atth: (Sarcastically) It is. (Mystic doesn't say anything. Atth gets annoyed) There are 478 dots on the ceiling, so far anyway.
Mystic: Wow, you can count.
Atth: (Not really caring about what she said.) Why are you so surprised. (He realises she knows something. He sits up.) Has someone said something?
Mystic: Peter.
Atth: (Interrupting. Getting angry.) Bastard.
Mystic: Peter wants me to be your tutor.
(She steps back, waiting for his reaction. Atth notices this.)
Atth: (Coldly) I don't need a tutor.
Mystic: Peter seems to think you do.
Atth: Peter doesn't know what he's talking bout, anyway I won't be here for long.
Mystic: (Smiling) You planning to run?
Atth: Not run exactly, I'm not much of a cross country guy.
Mystic: Ok then, how?
Atth: (Getting up.) You'll see.
There will be more about Rhys and the other characters soon; it's not just all about Atth. He's just the easiest to write about.
Please review.