“Alright, you’re a little bit behind, but if you read the first five chapters you should be able to catch up somewhat. There’re practice problems in the corresponding sections in the workbook, and I do expect to see some of them completed… and yes, the school supplies you’ll need are listed as well.â€Â
Alfredo’s arms sagged under the weight of the textbooks that had been shoved into them. “U-um, yes, okay…†He bowed hurriedly to the teacher, uncertain what else to do, and scurried away into the halls.
One of these days, he had to tell his teachers he couldn’t read. He slumped to the floor with his books in his lap.
But it was so embarrassing. And – they kept talking so quickly. And it was so hard to get a word in, and they were so scary, and – well. In any case, he had these books now…
“Ahhhhhh… I don’t know what to doooo…†He rubbed at his hair unhappily. From his stress, the patterns on the floor tiles began to straighten into neat stripes.
Alfredo’s arms sagged under the weight of the textbooks that had been shoved into them. “U-um, yes, okay…†He bowed hurriedly to the teacher, uncertain what else to do, and scurried away into the halls.
One of these days, he had to tell his teachers he couldn’t read. He slumped to the floor with his books in his lap.
But it was so embarrassing. And – they kept talking so quickly. And it was so hard to get a word in, and they were so scary, and – well. In any case, he had these books now…
“Ahhhhhh… I don’t know what to doooo…†He rubbed at his hair unhappily. From his stress, the patterns on the floor tiles began to straighten into neat stripes.