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Lilly: Adam and I had our first study session on a Wednesday. We decided to go to his house after school. He tried to tell me that my house might be better, but I figured it would be best to keep him as far away from my place as possible, for a lot of different reasons. So, with some convincing, he agreed to let me tutor him at his place.
When we got to his house, we took a seat at his kitchen table. We placed his SAT prep books on the table, then I reached into my backpack and pulled out a Tupperware container. I placed it on the table after I pealed the lid off.
"What are those?" Adam asked, with a slightly disturbed look on his face.
"Cookies," I said bluntly.
"They don't look like cookies," he remarked.
"Yeah, I used the wrong butter for this batch. We didn't have any margarine. But, they are still some of the best cookies you will ever eat," I explained.
"What kind of cookies are they?" He asked.
"Chocolate-chip Peppermint." He raised his eyebrows, and took one from the box. He bit a chunk out of one of them.
"As gross as they look, you're right, these are the best cookies I've ever eaten." I smiled in content.
"If you like those, then you should try my chocolate coffee toffee cookies," I told him.
"Why did you make cookies?" he asked me curiously.
"Peppermint releases a chemical that helps you concentrate," I explained to him. He shrugged and said, "Interesting."
"We need to start studying," I said, opening one of the books.
For the first hour, we just went over a few parts of the book, not really anything hard. Then we heard the front door opening.
"Be prepared for an interrogation," Adam said to me, quietly.
"Why?" I questioned.
"My mom can be a bit protective, it sometimes makes her come off as a bitch, but her intentions are good," he explained. I nodded in understanding. We continued to work on the problem, so that when his mom did come in, it didn't seem like we were goofing off. As I was explaining to him the algebra of the problem to him, his mother walked into the room.
"Adam, who's this?" she asked, with a stern, and fairly intimidating look on her face.
"This is my SAT tutor," he explained. I stood up.
"Hi, I'm Lilly," I said, and put my hand out for her to shake it. She gave me a look, and ignored my hand. I awkwardly placed my hand at my side, and sat back down.
"What's with the cookies?" she questioned.
"Peppermint releases a chemical that is said to improve concentration." She gave me an unconvinced looked.
"How old are you?" she asked. She had an extremely intimidating look in her eye.
"I'm… um… 16. Grade 11."
"Are you sure you're qualified to be a tutor?" she asks in a sort of accusing way.
"I'm in college level math… and English," I stuttered.
"Hmm," is all I heard from her before she walked away. Adam and I just sat there in silence for a bit, until he spoke.
"That went better than I thought it would," he said, awkwardly and slowly.
"Seriously?" I asked, fairly shocked, but trying to hide it.
"Yeah. She wasn't that bad, compared to some people."
"Well, that's good," I said, wondering if that was really better than how she spoke to most people.
"Trust me, it is good."
"Okay, let's get back to work," I said. I had a feeling if I got on his mom's bad side, it would be the end of me.
"Boo," he complained, holding out the "O." I rolled my eyes, and looked at the book to find a new problem for us to do.
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~Andy!