Thorn between family, dreams and love

the hallway after we le

ubjects are you-" but he

He turned away as he sai

he cut me off once more.

. "I'll have tomorrow

ut waiting fo

ittle annoyed. Instead, I went to

empt to call him a

pha

ded slightly annoyed a

s with his friends, heading

t?" he asked, cl

"It's time for

stening, "Okay, I'll meet

rritated as I sighed, "You've

repeate

pted to reason with him,

e by saying, "I can say it as

l a little irritated wh

I said, "Well, it'd be bette

" In an instant, his tone cha

l step back. "I-I didn't

so smart," and stepped in my direc

l meet you there,"

sson," one of them growled,

"I'll be there with yo

siasm, they finally departe

el cautioned, "You better keep that

alizing that this was the only way

meet you by the benches outside t

feeling the pressure. "Mr. Lefevre will be

e shrugged, clearly e

e you show up. Raphael, please don'

d, "Fine." "I'll see you i

ied, not entir

. I felt responsible for anything that

o talk about Raphael's performance. Now I was under pressure. I explained to him that Raphael wasn't attending the sessions and that I couldn't f

denly sat down across from

greeted w

back, not su

share biology," she remarked n

her hand. "I don't think I'

offense, but you don't really seem

, I guess that's true." "

on?" Clara examined my

d hastily, unwil

and said, "Okay." "You appear to be alone

really like people," an

" she remarked with a small

nd cautioned her, "D

d with a shrug. "J

d, glancing at th

me with a postcard expressing how much he missed me, and I hadn't seen him in a long time. I found it endearing at

ving my shift in atti

emory as I said, "I'm fine." I di

y belongings and said, "I sho

u tomorrow?" she a

said, not really

t have any friends yet." "Maybe we can

nodded.

about the idea of making new friends, but it was nic

-not by Raphael this time, but by the situation as a whol

as I unintentionall

rying to?" Raphael

re when I looked up

d said, "This is mor

pricey wristwatch. "I'm just

time for this." "Your grades wi

as he asked, "And who

do well. I don't have a backup plan if this tutoring

ously annoyed, "Y

ore," I said, trying to walk

ive than demanding as he a

making my way to the parking lot,

after me, "Tomo

my eyes. I was ready to just go home and take a b