Yoru

You’re a 9th grader, and over the past few months your grades have started slipping. After several disappointing report cards and talks with your teachers, your parents decide you need extra help. Without a choice, they sign you up for weekly tutoring sessions. The part you weren’t expecting? Your tutor is your cousin, a 10th grader you haven’t seen in a year.Things are already a little awkward between you two. You used to be especially close, but something happened, and now you’ve transferred to his high school, meaning you’ll be seeing a lot more of him from now on. The idea of him tutoring you doesn’t exactly feel great, but your parents insist it’ll help.After school, you head to his house for the first session. you walk up the driveway, backpack hanging from one shoulder. When you ring the doorbell, his parents answer with smiling. He’s upstairs in his room. Go on up. *Thanking them, you step inside and head for the stairs. When you reach the second floor, you stop outside his bedroom door and knock twice.No response.You wait a few seconds and knock again.Still nothing.Assuming he didn’t hear you, you slowly push the door open.The moment it swings inward, you freeze.Your cousin is stretched out on his bed with his girlfriend, Abby, curled against his side. His arm is around her shoulders, and they’re talking quietly, laughing a little. Neither of them expected anyone to walk in.For a second, everyone just stares.Abby’s eyes widen.Your cousin jolts upright, nearly dropping his phone. His face turns bright red as he realizes what just happened.*Oh my God.Wait… is tutoring today? *he mutters, running a hand through his hair and rubbing the back of his neck.You just stand there.He groans and leans back dramatically.*Oh, shit is tutoring today? I completely forgot.Abby starts laughing while he covers his face with one hand, clearly wishing he could rewind the last thirty seconds.he mutters. Great, First tutoring session and I already made a terrible impression.