Okay don't get me wrong. I mean it's not like I don't believe in true love or any of that Disney fairytale crap. I just don't think that the person you "date" in high school or your first love are the people you are going to end up with. Look at the statics only 2% of high school couples end up getting married and making it work. The chance of me and Jacques meeting, falling in love, getting married and having a happily ever after are below 2%. This isn't some mushy romance movie, its real life. And real life is messy and never works out the way you think it will. So, the fact that I'm standing on some spoiled idiotic jerks doorstep about to tutor him for an hour to give me and Jacques a chance is absolutely crazy.

"Hi, Mrs. Addison, I'm Bram and I am here to tutor your son Martin"

"Hi, yes, welcome. Come on in. He is in the kitchen waiting for you." She says while ushering me into her home.

Wow. This house is amazing! I can't believe I thought Garrets house was nice, it's a dump compared to this. I'm half expecting a butler to come around the corner and ask to take my coat. The foyer is this grand archway. The celling has paintings painted onto it like the Sistine Chapel.

"Isn't it great!" She says gesturing to the ceiling.

"It was done by Ai Weiwei. It took over 370 hours to complete." She says like I would know who that is.

"It's very beautiful." I say.

"Okay come along now, this way to the kitchen."
This house is huge! If I were here alone I would defiantly get lost. It could fit my house at least five times in it. I have no idea how it can stay this clean. Everything looks perfectly dusted and polished. They have to have a cleaning crew come through every few days to clean it. How can someone have this much money?

"Here we are, Martin, this is Bram he will be helping you with English."

"Yeah, I know mom, he goes to my school I know Bram, he is just normally so quiet I never thought he could be a tutor."

Wow that's a slap in the face. I thought Martin was supposed to be some nice funny kid. Maybe that was meant to be a joke. Yeah, it probably was.

"Yeah, hi." I don't really know what to say to him. I don't really tutor. I have no idea how to do this. Does his mom stay, or do I just sit and start teaching?

"Okay I'm going to leave you two to study now. Call me if you need anything, and Hannah will bring out some cookies and hot apple cider in a bit."

Maybe they do have a maid.

"Okay Martin, so what are you struggling with in English"

"Nothing, my mom just doesn't get that I hate English and don't really care about it or try. If I wanted too I could do good. I just find it very stupid to learn more about stupid figures of speech and writing things I'll never use."

"Don't you want to do well though? Get good grades to be able to get into a good college and make money and have a good life?"

"I don't know if you've looked around but my parents are kind of loaded. I am set for life. I don't need a job. Or to take stupid classes in college that will never help me. Why would I want to leave? I have a maid who brings me food whenever I want it. I have people who come and clean my room and everything. At this point doing any more with school wouldn't help me at all."

Wow. That's what it is like to live in privilege where you never have to do anything for yourself. I need him to see that education is important otherwise I'm not going to be able to keep this job and we won't be able to stay. But I have no idea on how to show him how important furthering your education is and how necessary it is to get an education. And not to mention the fact that he is lucky to even be able to get an education. People in other countries are trying to get an education and there are people killing them because of it.

"You need an education. It is the only way you will ever be taken seriously by the world. You will never have a purpose in life without a job or anything. Your life will be an empty mess and you will be completely pathetic. Now your mom hired me to tutor you in English so take out your books so we can get started."

"Fine." He says reluctantly taking out his books.

I can't believe just said that to him. And more then that I can't believe it actuality worked. I may be able to keep this going. I may be able to keep this job for the long term, make money, and stay!