"So, after your doctor's appointment you made it back in time for first period, right?" I asked Justin across the table. "At least part of it?" I added.
"Yeah, I made it in time to take my test and everything," he said, brightly.Test? That's funny, as your homework buddy, I do not recall any mention of a test. Would you care to elaborate?
"And I got a seventy percent. Isn't that good?" he asked, expecting the answer, 'yes'.
"Um, seventy percent is a C...a C minus," I said, frowning. "What was this test in?"I could see Ethan, out of the corner of my eye, watching this exchange like a tennis match.
"Spanish vocabulary," he said, slightly crestfallen.Eeeee...
Ashley and I continued the now one-sided conversation, outlining our expectations for the future and reminding him that his very first middle school test had resulted in 100 percent because he had studied. It can be done!
I got up from the table in search of a second helping of pizza. Ethan followed me into the kitchen.
"Dad," he said, leaning in close. "Does C stand for...crap?"- 14 September 2012
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