CHAPTER 3: THE TUTOR

A few days later, Sally was diagnosed with having dyslexia. Her teacher was notified and she decided, with the Brown's approval, to give Sally a tutor to help her. Sally was apprehensive at first, but she figured it wouldn't be so bad after learning that her tutor would be a slightly older kid almost her age.

This particular day, Michael was over the Brown's house. Frieda was also there visiting Charlie Brown and doing homework together.

"I just wonder who will be tutoring me?" she said to Michael.

"I don't know, Sally," said Michael. "Maybe he or she will help you get better grades. I'll also help you as much as I can."

"Oh Michael, you really are a good boyfriend," said Sally, who then kissed Michael. The doorbell rang at that moment.

"I'll get it," said Charlie Brown. He walked to the door to answer it. He was surprised to see that it was Linus.

"Oh hey Linus," he greeted.

"Hey, Charlie Brown," Linus greeted back. "Is Sally home?"

Charlie Brown was taken aback by what Linus just said. He never, in a million years, would expect Linus to ask for Sally, especially after what had happened over Valentine's Day with Eudora.

"Don't worry, Charlie Brown," assured Linus. "This is just business. I'm here to tutor Sally."

"YOU"RE Sally's tutor?!" asked a bewildered Charlie Brown.

"Yeah. The teacher asked if I could tutor a student in a lower grade than ours. I was equally surprised to learn it was Sally that needed the tutoring."

"Well come on in, Linus. She awaits." And the two boys came in. Sally, Michael, and Frieda see that Linus had arrived.

"Hey gang," Linus greeted.

"Hey, Linus," greeted Michael.

"How are you, hun?" said Frieda.

"I'm good," said Linus. "But I'm here on official business. Sally, are you ready to get to work?"

"Excuse me?" said a confused Sally.

"Yeah, I'm your tutor that they assigned to you."

"Oh, good grief!"

"Look, Sally, I'm not looking forward to this, either. Especially with what has happened as of recently. But the teachers approached me and asked me if I could do this for extra credit. And I can help you get around your dyslexia."

Sally thought about what Linus had said. She had no doubt that he could help her in her academics, he's helped her on many occasions before. And plus she was with Michael now and she didn't harbor a crush on Linus like she used to. It was Eudora that she was worried about. Because of the bad blood between the former best friends Sally was afraid that Eudora wouldn't take so kindly to her boyfriend tutoring the girl who pushed her in a hole in Monte Woods on Valentine's Day to prevent her from dating Linus.

"Okay, I guess you can tutor me," said Sally.

"And don't worry about Eudora," said Linus. "As I said earlier, this is just business; not pleasure."

"I get it too, Linus," added Michael. "I have no problem with the arrangement."

"Thanks, Michael," said Linus. And Sally and Linus got straight to work. Charlie Brown and Frieda continued their study date.

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