Ann: This is another special chapter like chapter 40. Only you know how I said that the special chapters mean that I'm half way through the book? Well, I lied. I didn't realize it, but I lied. Apparently, with the way this story has been going, it's probably going to have about 100 chapters in it. I'm planning on ending the book when I'm 23-26. Something around there. This is chapter 86 and I'm only 13...anyway, here it is--
Chapter 86
"Raph? Can you help me study?" I asked.
"Sure. With what?" Raph replied.
"Math, spanish, and english."
"...Leo's in the kitchen..."
"No, I want you!"
"Why?"
"Because you help me remember Especially in spanish! You know how I tell you to sound out the words. You do. And you make funny faces while doing it..." I giggled.
"How do faces help you remember?" Raph asked.
"When I take the test, I picture you."
"Gee, thanks!"
"But--"
"Like I said, Leo's in the kitchen."
"Please?"
"If I do, will you leave me alone?"
"No."
"Then I'm not going to--"
"I mean yes."
"Really?"
"Um, just for today."
"Well, I could always run away tomorrow...ok." Raph sat down.
"Can we do english last?" I sat down across from him.
"Why? I was going to do that first because it's the most boringest."
"Exactly. It's almost ten. I'll get sleepy because it's so boring and then I'll fall asleep before we do math and spanish. Plus, if we do english last, by the time we finish it, you won't have to fight me when you say that it's time to go to bed."
"You have this all figured out...ok, spanish."
"Math."
"Why math?"
"I want spanish after math and before english because I like to get hyper before I get sleepy."
"Ok...math...where's your study guide?" Raph asked.
"What?" I looked up at him.
"Where's your study guide?"
"What study guide?"
"Doesn't your math teacher give you a study guide before you take a test?"
"This is a quiz."
"Oh. So, she gives you a study guide for tests and not quizzes?"
"Right."
"Ok...then what are we supposed to study from?"
"The study guide."
"But I thought you just said that you don't get study guides for quizzes?"
"No, we do get study guides for quizzes."
"But you just said that you only get them for tests." Raph said.
"Huh?" I asked.
"Never mind."
"Ok. Let's just start studying!"
"Ok. We're doing math, right?"
"Right."
"What can we study with?"
"My study guide."
"Ok. Can I have it?"
"No."
"Why?"
"Because."
"Because why? If I don't have it, I can't help you study! Give it to me!"
"You can't have it."
"Why?"
"It's in my locker."
"Why is it in your locker?"
"Because I left it there."
"Why?"
"I don't know...I forgot it."
"How could you forget your study guide?" Raph asked.
"Hold on." I rummaged throught my backpack. "Here it is!"
"Finally! ...Is this is?"
"Yep!"
"Are you sure?"
"...No."
Rapg threw it at me. "Take a look at it!"
"Yes it is!" I handed it back to him.
"Are you sure?"
"Positive."
"Ok...what's the definition for--"
"I want to say the word!"
"Fine, the bottom of a fraction."
"..."
"Did you hear me?"
"What?"
"I said did you hear me?"
"Apparently not!"
"Ok, what is the bottom of a fraction?"
"That's easy!"
"Then tell me the answer!"
"Numerator!" I answered proudly.
"No." Raph glared at me.
"What do you mean no?"
"No! It's not the answer!"
"Oh...value?"
"Not even close!"
"Fraction bar?"
"Boy, you stink!"
"Outlier?"
"What the heck is an outlier?" Raph asked.
"I don't know!" I answered.
"Oh, so now your just guessing!"
"I was guessing when I said value!"
"Ok, it begins with a 'D'."
"A 'D'?"
"Yes."
"..."
"You have no clue, do you?"
"No."
"Denominator!"
"Oh."
"Ok, what's--"
"I'm done!"
"With what?"
"With math."
"No your not!"
"Yes I am!" I snapped.
"How?" Raph asked.
"I'm smart."
"No your not! You couldn't even get denominator!"
"I could too! I'm just tired..."
"Right..."
"Do spanish!"
"What? Ask Donny to do that! I can't do spanish, and my head hurts already from you and we only did one word!"
"Please? I like it when you help me with spanish."
"Why?"
"I already told you. You make funny--"
"Ok! Ok! I remember!"
"Please?"
"Fine!"
"Thank you! Here's the list." I handed Raph the list of vocabulary words.
"Ok. What's this word?" Raph asked.
"Say it."
"I can't!"
"Yes you can."
"Sapphire--don't start with me please!"
"Say it!"
"Co--mmmmmmmer...what?"
"Comer?"
"Yes, what does it mean?"
"I don't know."
"You don't know anything! Go get Donny to help you!"
"No, let's just go on to english!"
"But what does Comer mean?"
"I don't know!"
"It means to eat! Ok?"
"Ok!"
"Now, what are you doing in english?"
"Vocab."
"More vocabulary?"
"Yes."
"Ok...what does mesmorize mean?"
"I don't know..." I sang.
"Be serious!" Raph ordered.
"I'm tired...
"Already? We haven't even started!"
"I know..." I got up. "I'm going to bed. Good night." I left.
"But--" Raph sat there confused.
The next day after school...
"So, how were your tests?" Raph asked.
"Good. Easy." I answered.
"When are you getting them back? I can't wait to see your grades on them!"
"I don't know...I don't even know if their hard or easy..."
"But you just said that they were easy?"
"I did?"
"Yes."
"Oh. Well I didn't mean to. You see, we're not taking the tests until next week."
"Then why did you bug me all night last night?"
"I felt like it. Plus, it was ten o'clock and I really didn't want to go to bed, but when I chose to go to bed, that was because you were getting kinda boring."
"But--"
"But it is a good thing that we did study a little bit, though...I think I'm all set for next week! Thanks!" I left for my room to start doing my homework.