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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Library Angel (Part1)

     Hello, my name is Aly. I'm in my first year of high school and I work part-time at the school's library during lunch and and after school. I not only love to read, but I also love tutoring and helping other students find  the books they need. I'm not conceited or anything, but most students as me for help in and out of the library.
     "Hey Aly," a boy I hardly knew asked me. "Can I ask you a favor?"
     "Sure. Let me guess, you want me to help you find a book?" He shook his head.
     "Nope. I actually wanted to ask you if you could tutor me. I heard you're a pretty good teacher. Is that ok?"
     "Sure, no prob. What subject do you need help on?"
     "Algebra. What time can we start?"
     "Now. Just get what you'll need and meet me here 'kay?" He chuckled.
     "Um... I already have my books."
     "Well then, let's sit down and begin! My shift's already over anyway. By the way, what's your name" We took out our algebra books and he flipped to a dog-eared page.
     "I'm not telling." he replied. I smiled. "Then I'll call you Darry. I think it suits you just fine." He grinned.
     "Okay, here's where I need help on..." I looked at the page he was pointing at. There were little sticky notes on the page filled with tips.  Before we did any expressions, I helped him understand how to use the tips on the page and what the highlighted words mean. Soon, I let him do excercises from the book. While he did those, I pulled out and began reading my copy of Romeo & Juliet sneaked a peek at him.
     I noticed his shirt was unbottoned at the top and his tie was nowhere to be seen. His face showed no emotion, although his eyes showed uttermost determination. I smiled in spite of myself, and quickly went back to my reading. A few minutes later, he tapped my shoulder. "Done," he said.
     I was kinda shocked. He got almost every answer right, he even tried a shortcut I showed. I giggled. "Are you sure you needed my help? And that one's the easiest, how can you get it wrong?" He shrugged. "To me, it's harder to do the easiest ones. I guess that's my weakness. Like how talking you is hard and looking at you is easy." I blushed. "Wha-what do you mean? To me it's hard to talk to people," I looked away. "Well, I guess that's good enough for today, same time tomorrow?" He smiled at me. "Sure. And before we leave, I'd like to give you a little thank you gift."
     I flinched in surprise. "What do you-" Before I could finish the sentence, he kissed me. His lips felt so soft and forceful. He patted my head as he pulled away. "See ya Aly."

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