Chapter 10: Ivan’s tale
Ivan sat nervously in Father Abel’s office. Father Abel was not his usual friendly, welcoming self, but looked at Ivan sternly.
"It appears that young Aaron witnessed a very serious altercation between you and Mrs. Zakhrov three years ago regarding the purchase of your car. I want to hear your side of the story" said Father Abel, his eyes cold and hard.
Ivan swallowed nervously and began:
"It all started around 5 years ago when Aaron was 8. We had discovered his aptitude for programming and his high intelligence and decided to homeschool him.
During one of his sessions with me, Aaron asked me why we didn’t have a car and took Uber everywhere.
I told him that I was saving up for a car that I always wanted - a BMW M5, and he offered to work on code projects for me so that I could get it quickly.
That offer, while sweet, also made me sick to my stomach. I explained to him that him working for us to afford something is against the law, and that we grown-ups will take care of it.
He still insisted on working on actual projects, so I told him that he could, but only for two to four hours a day, and for himself - not for us.
At first, I thought that that would be the end of it, but the next day, Annette confronted me about telling Aaron that I always wanted a BMW M5 and was saving for it.