Guys, I am so sorry the last chapter was so short. I only got like two reviews, but I didn't expect to get any! Haha, oh well the ending of that one goes great with the beginning of this one. Thanks to the two of you that reviewed. You rock. Here's chapter 6!
Freddy awoke the next morning. He vaguely remembered being upset about something the night before right when he went to sleep, but he couldn't remember why. Suddenly, it came to him. He groaned.
I am so ready to get today over with, he thought to himself as he began getting ready for school. After he got dressed, brushed his teeth, brushed his hair, and grabbed his backpack, he headed downstairs for breakfast.
"Good morning", his mother greeted him as he sat down at the table.
"Yeah, yeah." he muttered.
His mother just grinned. He was never really enthusiastic in the morning. She didn't know if he was still tired or just upset about the tutoring session that afternoon. She decided it was probably a little of both.
After Freddy finished breakfast, his parents drove him to school.
"Bye, son. Have a good day!" his father called as he got out of the car.
"I wouldn't count on it, dad but I'll try."
"Bye, sweetheart. Love you!" his mother told him.
"Love you, too. See you both later." he shut the car door and walked toward the school.
He returned the science test as soon as class started, then walked back to his seat.
"Guess you heard I have to tutor YOU this afternoon." Summer informed him, rolling her eyes.
"Yeah, I did and I'm REALLY looking forward to it." he responded sarcastically, rolling his eyes as well.
Summer put on a fake smile. "See you after school."
The day went by all to quickly for Freddy. Normally, he couldn't wait for school to end. But since he knew what was coming after school, he wished he could stop time completely.
When the final bell rang, he reluctantly went to his locker and gathered the things he needed.
His mom and dad were waiting for him when he walked outside. He got in the car, and they headed home.
After grabbing a snack, he decided to start on what other homework he had before Summer came over. Luckily, there wasn't much. He just wanted to get the tutoring over as quickly as possible. Around four o'clock, the doorbell rang.
"Hello, Mrs. Jones. I'm Summer." Freddy heard her say as his mom went to answer the door.
"Welcome, Summer. It's very nice to meet you."
"Likewise", she replied.
Freddy scoffed to himself. Boy, does she have everyone snowed.
"Hi, Freddy." she said somewhat coolly when she saw him standing in the doorway.
"Summer..." he mumbled in response.
"Well, should we get started?" she asked.
He sighed. "Yeah, I guess. We might as well get this over with."
They walked upstairs to his room. Before they got started, Freddy yanked a piece of gum out of the package on his nightstand.
"Okay, now in science we're learning about photosynthesis." Summer said, getting right down to business.
"I know that much." Freddy said.
"We're supposed to answer the questions at the end of chapter nine. I guess we can start there, and if there's anything you don't understand I can help you."
Freddy shrugged. "Fine."
They began answering the questions, but after a few seconds Summer let out an annoyed sigh.
"Can you please quit smacking on your gum?" she asked. "I can't concentrate."
Freddy looked up from his textbook. "Does it bother you?"
"Yes!"
"Then smack I must."
Why didn't I see that coming? Summer wondered. She tried her best to ignore it.
Once they had both answered all the questions, Summer looked at Freddy's answers.
"Most of these are wrong!" she exclaimed. "It's not the difficult. The answers are in the book!"
"I can look for answers all day long, Summer. I just don't get science"
This might be harder than I thought.
"Okay, it's time for me to help you then. Give me the book, and I will help you find the answers."
"Isn't that cheating?" Freddy asked her.
"I said HELP you find the answers. Not GIVE you the answers."
For the next half hour, they answered the questions and Summer explained to Freddy the process of photosynthesis. By the end of the session, Freddy was actually beginning to get the feeling that he might understand it.
"Well, I guess I'll be back tomorrow." Summer said, heading out the door.
"What fun!" Freddy said apathetically.
He shut the door behind her, and when he turned around, found his parents standing in the doorway.
"How was it?" his father questioned.
"Well, of course we argued, but to be honest... it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I feel like I may actually understand photosynthesis now, anyway."
His mother and father looked at each other. "Good."
The truth was, after that session Freddy wasn't dreading the next day so badly. Sure, Summer was annoying. But the session had made him realize that maybe, just maybe, he could deal with it long enough to bring his grade up and get ungrounded.
Yay! Another chapter complete. And it's fairly long. I'm proud of myself. Hope you liked it. Be sure to keep the reviews coming. Love you guys!
