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“What else are you taking?” she asked, sounding genuinely interested.
“Irish, English, maths, accounting, business…” I shifted until my back was resting against the wall before continuing. “History and French.”
“Why French?”
Because there’s a high chance I’ll be moving there once I’m done with school.
“I need a language for university,” I said instead. “French was a good fit for me.”
“Higher-level?” Shannon asked, looking impressed.
I nodded.
“Really?” Her eyes widened. “Which ones?”
“All of them.”
“Why am I not surprised?” Shannon quipped as she tucked her legs beneath her and sat facing me. “And you called me a swot.”
“School has never been an issue for me,” I admitted with a frown.
“Lucky you,” she whispered. “I barely scraped through the pretests.”
“I can give you a hand,” I heard myself offer without thinking it through.
“What—like now?” she squeaked.
“Or later.” I shrugged, feigning nonchalance. “Whenever you want.”
“Is that something you do?” Shannon asked, watching me with those big uncertain eyes of hers. “Do you tutor other students?”
I’d tutor you.
“You have your junior cert coming up in June, right?” I asked instead.
Shannon nodded.
“I’ve been through it already,” I explained, desperately trying to keep my tone impassive and light. “If you need someone to go through the coursework with you, then just let me know.”
“You would do that for me?” she asked, voice soft.
I would do pretty much anything for you.
“Yeah,” I replied, unable to keep the gruffness out of my tone. “I would.”
“But you’re so busy.”
“Doesn’t matter.”
“Why are you always trying to help me, Johnny?” she whispered, blue eyes burning holes inside of me.
There was the million-dollar question. And I had no fucking clue how to answer it.
“Because I want to,” I finally said, deciding on the truth. “I want to help you, Shannon.”
“You do?” she breathed.
“I do.” Tearing my gaze off her before I did something stupid, I shifted around to get comfortable on her tiny-ass bed and said, “Now, go get your books and you can show me where you’re finding it difficult.”
