A Whole New World (Kellic) - boyxboy

IX

"I don't want to fucking do this! I can't!" Vic yells, storming out of the room with Hayley following behind him.

"Vic, you can do this. Just give it a try." Hayley pleads.

Hayley is our tutor. Vic was having a tutoring session before me but it doesn't seem to be going to plan.

"I can't! I'm fucking stupid!" Vic yells before rushing upstairs.

Hayley turns to me sighing.

"We'll get started soon Kellin. I'll just talk to your Mom first." She explains and I nod.

She goes into the dining room where Mama Fuentes is and I hear them start talking.

"He's not even trying. I don't even think he looked at the textbook." Hayley sighs.

"All his teachers said the same thing. He just sits in class and draws in his book. He's really smart, I know he is. He's always been a straight A student. Such a smart boy." Mama Fuentes explains.

"He doesn't seem to think so. He keeps calling himself stupid." Hayley mumbles.

"Why does he do this? Why does he put himself down like this?" Mama Fuentes sighs.

"I don't know Viv. He seems a little depressed to me. Does he have many friends?" Hayley asks.

"No." Mama Fuentes responds.

"Do people bully him?"

"I honestly don't know. I don't know why he's like this. He won't talk to me or anyone." Mama Fuentes sighs.

"He might just be having a bad day. I'll come back tomorrow and give him another try. What about Kellin? What's his learning like?" She asks.

"He's definitely behind but for someone who didn't go to school for many years, he's actually really smart. From what I've seen, he loves to learn." She explains and I smile at her kind words.

"Well, we'll get started right away." Hayley chirps before coming back into the room.

"Ready to get started, Kellin?" She asks and I nod eagerly.

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Hayley goes home and I sigh exhausted.

"Work hard, Kellin?" Papa asks and I nod rubbing my head a little.

"Where's Vic?" I ask, not having seen him in a few hours.

"Bathroom. He's been in there for a while. I don't know when he'll come out." Papa explains and I nod.

"Why don't you take the lock off the door?" I asks curiously.

"In a way, it might be good for Vic. At least he's escaping for a little bit while he's in there. I couldn't take that away from him." Papa explains and I nod.

That seems reasonable.

"Am I allowed to go talk to him?" I ask, just wanting to see if Vic's okay.

"If you want, don't expect him to be cooperative though." He nods.

I smile and say goodbye to Papa before heading upstairs.