*Sierra*
It was now evening. Dave had dropped us off then gone back to the hotel.
Maria had procured afternoon tea for us both, and I felt like British Royalty as I consumed the tiny tea sandwiches.
“You are quite smart Sierra,” Brian told me as I helped him solve the equation. This took me back to my school days. I wasn’t really a fan of school and I studied enough just to pass and keep my parents off my back.
Back then being a smart person automatically placed you in the nerd field and I didn’t want to be labeled as one. High school was a little better than the last two years when I realized that I was just messing up my future by not studying hard enough.
I remember the amazement and shock that teachers and my fellow students got when I jumped from the middle of the class to top th
