Chapter 65: Tutoring invitation
Professor Singh only comes every weekend to tutor Atlas. If he couldn’t make it with his schedule, he would send Atlas some notes to study and work on. So since it was Saturday, the children were expecting him to come.
Walking into the library, Atlas paused by the door when he saw Penny and Slater already studying inside.
Atlas glanced at the wall clock. ’They’re early.’
"Did I get it correct?" Slater asked Penny quietly. His voice was laced with nervousness while waiting for Penny to respond.
’How strange when he’s a grade ahead of her.’ Atlas didn’t dwell on the thought as he joined his siblings at the table. While Atlas was taking a seat, Slater glanced up at him, but said nothing. Penny, on the other hand, didn’t bother casting him a look.
"Did you really answer this?" she snapped her eyes up at Slater. The dead look in her eyes made him wonder if the truth would bring trouble.
For a moment, Slater assessed how she was raising her brow. "I got it wrong, did I?" he sighed dejectedly. "I can try again —"
"It’s correct."
"Huh?" His eyes lit up and watched her check his answer and write on the side; one over ten.
Slater only got one correct answer, but this made him happy. He finally got one thing right. His satisfaction, however, was short-lived when he shifted his eyes to Penny again.