Figuring it out
My head was going to blow up and leave pieces of meat scattered all over my living room. I haven’t

had a moment of peace at all.

Thoughts keep running through my head. Never stopping. Never ceasing. It was driving me

insane, for heaven’s sake.

“Okay, now I want you to focus on the key and the insects we are studying,” I tell Mary, one of the students I tutor. “If you want to master the dichotomous key, you have to focus on those two.”

I’d hoped that this would distract me from my thoughts, but I was damn wrong. My head kept

straying every single damn time.

Mary nods her head, giving me the signal that she has understood.

“The first character has large wings and has small or no wings… What do you think the answer is?”

She studies the insects in the book before turning to me. At first, she seems unsure, but finally

she opens her mouth and speaks.

“Only one insect has large wings in this list, so the butterfly will go under that category”

I smile at her, glad that she got it. “Good. So since it’s the only one with large wings, the rest will

fall under the small or no wings. Given that this is like a game of elimination and they’re a lot, we

will subdivide them into categories. So what do you think the next two categories will be

according to the insects we have?”

Her eyes go back to the book. She doesn’t say anything for a while, but she keeps throwing me

glances as if she’s nervous.

“Don’t worry, Mary, just take your time,” I tell her softly.

I believe the key to being a good teacher is having patience. Understanding that not all students

will get it on the first try. There are just some that are a bit slower than others, and that is

absolutely okay.

“I don’t know if I am right,” she begins.

“And that’s okay. If you’re not we’ll find out where you went wrong”

She nods her head. “Long rear legs or short rear legs”

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is excellent. So which

confidence comes back, and

with mosquitoes, while for

another two parts. Small eyes and large

in glee, just to make her feel appreciate.

they have accomplished something.

“Very good”

she says, her smile shining as bright as

her. I give her exercises, and she excels in

an assignment to

Ava” she says at the

“Anytime dear”

head to the living room and drop down on

still wired and I wanted a distraction, I

house so I

belly, I try to come up with

along with what Calvin told

niggled

I put

nind of

my knees after getting some seeds from the shed. Today

and tomatoes.

pulls me away from

in front of me. I

I hadn’t heard him when he

a lot on my mind. I’d hoped this would help,”

dirt from my clothes.

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can help you

“I don’t think so

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about the mother of

they just in a

doubt he will ever willingly give me the

to cause him hurt. It looks like every time I mention her, either

really angry.

time, I prefer processing things on my own,” he

with this,” he points at

while he gets down

of gloves, and he follows

are the boys doing?” I

games… It honestly surprises me

I never even imagined this scenario in my wildest dreams, given how much

Noah’s father”

that. He can’t even bring himself to say his name.

much? Whatever happened between you

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