In The Best Interest--"Solving Mark/Newbies"
**Pwease Review**
Mark slowly walked to Peter's office. He walked in as Scott walked out with Shelby, both smiling at eachother. Peter looked up as Mark hesitantly knocked on the door. "Oh, hey, Mark. Come in," he instructed. Mark sat down.
"Mark, I'm looking at your records-" Peter said, showing him the file but Mark interupted, "I know I'm stupid, Peter, so let's just leave it at that. Kristin offered to help me. If I want to enough I will, okay?" he reasoned.
Peter was surpried that Kristin had offered but quickly changed to what he said last. "If you WANT to, Mark? You should want to read. It's entertaining, you learn-"
"Listen I learn enough on the streets. I learned enough taking care of Veronica. I don't need no books to help me, okay? I said I would. Can I go?"
"Only if you promise."
"I don't promise."
Peter studied Mark. He was puzzled. At first, Mark had been this sweet, silent kid and now he was getting angry just at the thought of learning. "Okay. You can go."
Mark gave him a grateful look and walked out as Sophie walked in. "Did you get through to him?" she asked in an exasperated tone. Peter shook his head. "He's anti-reading or something. WHat's wrong?" he asked, noticing the extreme tiredsome in her voice.
"THree newbies. All tomorrow." she said miserably. "Are you kidding?!" he exclaimed. She shook her head. "At least Tori is gone. Her parents are extremely racist, and by the way she acted she was, too. I don't know how well that would've gone through. Who are the newbies?"
"Two boys-Riley Thomas and Benjamin Wassimo. Riley is very distraught about coming...Something about his mother, leaving her, I think. His dad left awhile ago and he's been taking care of her, but the strange thing is she doesn't have any chronic illness or anything...I guess they'll explain it better when he comes tomorrow. Benji is, well...I think we're going to have a time with him," she said with a secretive smile.
"Um, okay." he said in a confused tone. "THe kids aren't going to accept him. They don't accept his 'type', so to speak, in their own world. And the girl, Alison Matthews...I don't really know anything about her, except she lives with her father and stepmom."
**Pwease Review**
Mark slowly walked to Peter's office. He walked in as Scott walked out with Shelby, both smiling at eachother. Peter looked up as Mark hesitantly knocked on the door. "Oh, hey, Mark. Come in," he instructed. Mark sat down.
"Mark, I'm looking at your records-" Peter said, showing him the file but Mark interupted, "I know I'm stupid, Peter, so let's just leave it at that. Kristin offered to help me. If I want to enough I will, okay?" he reasoned.
Peter was surpried that Kristin had offered but quickly changed to what he said last. "If you WANT to, Mark? You should want to read. It's entertaining, you learn-"
"Listen I learn enough on the streets. I learned enough taking care of Veronica. I don't need no books to help me, okay? I said I would. Can I go?"
"Only if you promise."
"I don't promise."
Peter studied Mark. He was puzzled. At first, Mark had been this sweet, silent kid and now he was getting angry just at the thought of learning. "Okay. You can go."
Mark gave him a grateful look and walked out as Sophie walked in. "Did you get through to him?" she asked in an exasperated tone. Peter shook his head. "He's anti-reading or something. WHat's wrong?" he asked, noticing the extreme tiredsome in her voice.
"THree newbies. All tomorrow." she said miserably. "Are you kidding?!" he exclaimed. She shook her head. "At least Tori is gone. Her parents are extremely racist, and by the way she acted she was, too. I don't know how well that would've gone through. Who are the newbies?"
"Two boys-Riley Thomas and Benjamin Wassimo. Riley is very distraught about coming...Something about his mother, leaving her, I think. His dad left awhile ago and he's been taking care of her, but the strange thing is she doesn't have any chronic illness or anything...I guess they'll explain it better when he comes tomorrow. Benji is, well...I think we're going to have a time with him," she said with a secretive smile.
"Um, okay." he said in a confused tone. "THe kids aren't going to accept him. They don't accept his 'type', so to speak, in their own world. And the girl, Alison Matthews...I don't really know anything about her, except she lives with her father and stepmom."