Not Breaking

Chapter # 4

Finally, after they reached a solution, George went back to his friend, Fred Carter’s home, who had been his friend since college. Fred is the same age as George, and is becoming an architect. He is a bright and joyful human being who trusts all his friends' acts. "Hey! You're back! Woah, you are so busy nowadays." Fred went to him, and saw his friend sitting there all drained. "Please don't get started now, I'm already a little tense," George was sitting there on a couch, with a hand on his forehead. "Tense? Why? What happened?" Fred asked, taking a seat in front of him.

"What else? There is a teacher at school who asked me to punish one of his students by giving her private tuition, and I said yes." He sighed. "You What? To punish? So.. now will you give tuition too with teaching in school at the same time? And what will you gain by doing this?" He asked, surprised. "Nothing," George said quietly. Fred started laughing hilariously, "Then why did you say yes?" He said in between laughs. "Because uncle said her teacher will probably tell me what is right." George shrugged. "Whatever, you are a really weird person." Fred said, calming down, making George frown. "Hey, what is your problem?" Fred chuckled, and said. "Okay, okay, do you want to give her tuition?"

"Um, I.. hadn't thought so, it's not that I would love to, but I have said yes now." George shrugged, making a tired face. "By the way, who is that student? Have you taught her, or seen her in class before?" Fred asked amusingly, taking an interest, and George made a displeased face, "Oh please don't ask this now. She is a student in the class I have just started teaching. I don't know but she is different from other girls, and an important thing! She gets on my nerves, makes me mad." George said, utterly displead to remember this.

"What? Really? How?" Fred asked, now too interested. "That is a very tough question." George said plainly. "At least tell me a little-" Georges cut him off, "Look, don't disturb me. I'm already very exhausted and also I have to prepare myself for tomorrow." George stood up, stretching. "Okay…" He said, but then started to laugh again, "Look how you got trapped!" He said getting up, and walked away. George shook his head and thought a little about what he was going to do.

At night, George and Fred went out to take a walk looking around. There was a park nearby in which there was a bench outside. They were walking close to it when George heard someone crying. It got his attention and he looked at that side, when he saw a girl sitting there on a bench crying badly. "Fred, you go home, I'll just come in a minute." George said to him, wanting to see who that girl was there crying. "Come with me. Where will you go at this time?" He asked. "I'll be there. I'll just look around a little, then be back."

"Okay, better be quick."

"Yeah yeah."

Fred left, then George walked towards that girl, only to see that it was Jenna. He was a little taken aback by seeing her crying. Jenna looked up, then immediately lowered her head, wiped her tears and stood up. "You…" George said in a confused yet low tone. "What are you doing here?" Jenna sniffed and asked. "You.. What are you doing here?" He asked, too. "I asked you first. I never saw you here before?" Jenna's tone was as usual, but it can be clearly heard that she was crying by her voice. "Why would I tell you?" George asked peacefully. "Fine, don't tell me." She said monotonously, and began to walk away. "Now answer my question also." George said and she stopped for a moment, saying. "I live nearby." And walked away, leaving George alone there.

Next day at school, Jenna was called to the principal's office. She went there and saw her teacher was sitting there and George was standing with his hands at his back, while the principal was always in a good mood. "Come Jenna, see, from your new Sir too, we got your complaints, which are really bad. And your grades are also not improving." Her teacher said to her calmly, but his tone was definitely a scolding. "Yes. And because of that, Sir George will be teaching you private lessons." The principal told her and she was dazed by this unforeseen situation.

"But Sir.." Jenna was unable to react and in front of her all were older than her, so she couldn't fight over it with them. "There's no but, Jenna. We have discussed it with your mom, and exams are also close, plus, consider this your punishment in a way." Her teacher said, "Sir, with him-"

"It's done. The talk is over, you have to accept it. Now go back to class." The Principal told her. Jenna, being quite displeased, walked out. "Okay Sir, I should also go to class." George said, gallantly. "Alright, George, now you will get the responsibility for her." The Teacher said to him with a chuckle. "Sure, don't worry about it." George smiled and walked out of there as well.

He walked behind Jenna, while saying, "So, where would you like to study?" She gasped a little and stopped, George stopped too, Jenna turned back with an annoyed expression. "If you ask me, then I don't even want tuition from you," she scoffed. He smiled and looked down for a second then at her. "No no, that's the thing, nobody is asking you here. You have to get lessons.. And that too, from me." He said, smirking a little.

"No."

"Yes. So tell me."

"What is wrong with you? I have already told you, right? I. Will. Not. Study! You-"

"Jenna! Who talks to their teacher like that? Say sorry." Her Mother saw her from afar and was angered to see her talk like that. Jenna sighed after she saw her, "You?" and said, "Apologise. Right now." She glared, coming to her. "No, it's okay, no need to apologise." George said gently, shrugging it off. "What do you mean no need to?" She said in a sweet tone, standing in front of him, then turned to Jenna, again glaring,"Say sorry." She said again, but Jenna left from there with a scowl on her face, making her mother more angry then she was before. Her mother then again turned to George smiling, "Um, she doesn't know any manners, I'm sorry on behalf of her."

"No, it's alright, really." George shook his head smiling. "By the way, I'm Jenna's mom- actually her step mother." She introduced herself. "Oh.. Nice to meet you." George bowed a little. "So? You are the new Biology teacher, right?" She asked. "Yes. Yes." George said, then they exchanged a few talks.

Soon school time was over and with everyone, Jenna also got out and went to the gate. Today her father didn't come to pick her up, so she had to go on a bus, when George came and stood beside her. "Ms Jenna? Shall we go?" Jenna turned to her side and looked at him confused, "What?"

"I mean, what's the point of waiting? We get already tired after school so what's the point of getting it again? So, could we go right now?" George said, grinning. "Where?" Jenna said, unclear. George put his finger on his chin, "Um… your home?" Then he looked at her with a smile. "You don't have anything else to do besides teaching me so you literally want to come to my home?" She asked rudely. "Look, I'm doing this because the Principal Sir said, that's why wherever you think is right, I'm okay to give tuitions to you there." George explained. "Listen. Leave me alone, I don't want tuitions, I was really fine before. Hmph!" Jenna said, and left from there.

In the evening, Jenna was at her home, sitting casually in her room with her headphones. When they stopped working, she took them off and started to check what's wrong, then suddenly she heard a voice, "Jenna! Jenna!" Jenna mumbled something in her mouth and ignored that her mom was calling her, then she called again. "Jenna, come here!" Jenna finally stood up, stomping her foot on the ground. When she got out of her room she saw her mom was standing with the open door of their house. Jenna walked towards her mumbling to herself, "Shouting by standing there.. that far!"

"Look, who's here, your Sir is here to teach you." Her mom told her sweetly, pointing outside of the door. Jenna came and saw that George was standing there with his usual charming smile. "Hi Student." George said, looking at her shocked yet frowned face. Jenna was a little infuriated but faked a smile and said, "Hello.. Sir."