Chapter 15
houghts. With onte a few months left until the SAT, every claw had already shifted into full–on review
previouchte Ingest of going over the basies spain, the decided to break down the question types. classmates a timerted crash cromu. For most inalents, the hardest part of learning a foreign language was the lack of contest.
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fish. Aurora made things click in a way that way both simple and effective, Concepts that usually required
For the entire hosu, not a single student zoned out. By the time the bell ring, they were still eager
Aurora actually teaching, the hall was tronc filled with mocking laughter.
aché That’s hilarious. Our libost thinks she can teach, and the others are dumb enough to sit throughr
“The ve really thrown in the towel, huh?” anosher student
someone in Class 1 wasn’t having it and he retorted, “What we do in our class is none of your damn business. Why are you way too invested in
the students in Class Fwould’ve stayed quiet when people mocked them. But Aurora had earned their respect. Whether it was the katodaction of seeing her give the teachers a nm for their money, or the fact that her lesson had genuinely helped them, they felt she was worth standene up fr
Hearing the news. Maura came over and saw Aurora still standing at the front of the room. She frowned, “The SATs are around the corner. Aurora, you’ve only just been brought back from the countryside, and your own grades are a mess.
“How are you in any position to teach others! With all the pressure right now, how can you joke around like this? You’re just going to drag them
down!
“Aurora grew up in the countryside? someone asked
“Yeah, my dad told me she got lost when she was little and ended up growing up in some orphanage out there. The Crawford family just found her rendy and brought her home, replied another.
Another student chimed in. Doesn’t seem like she’s from the sticks, though”
“Must be good genes. But no matter how good her genes are, it doesn’t change the fact she didn’t get a proper education. Honestly, she probably cheated on the entrance exam, someone else said.
“Guess the Crawfords are just trying to make up for last time.
“But what’s killing me is how she has the nerve to teach. If she wanna show off, there are better ways than this, a male student snapped with a ineer.
The hallway buzzed with gossip, and the students of Class Fexchanged glances, eyes now fixed on Aurora. They knew full well whether Aurora wa just putting on a show or not–they could feel the difference. To put it bluntly, even the regular teachers didn’t leave them feeling this enlightened after a lon. So, clearly, Maura was spreading lies
Before anyone a ould speak up to challenge her, Maura, with a pained expression, chimed in again, “If you really want to teach that badly, howe
I’ll correct about you come home alter school and teach me* I know you weren’t happy when I tried to tutor you. But from now on, if you teach me. you whenever you’re wrong, okay
“Maura, she’s not worth
your
time.” Alison, ever b
Maura’s sidekick, chimed in, always ready to back her up..
Maura figured that with her little speech, Class F would be fed up with Aurora for wasting their time. But instead, she was met with amused. knowing glances from the whole class. Some evens looked at her with outright mockery in their eyes,
Those students had seen through it all. Maura, the ultimate two–faced girl, was clearly trying to turn everyone again Aurora. She acted like she was the caring sister, while her words painted a completely different picture. The hypocrisy was enough to make them sick.
One student finally spoke up, aiming right at Maura. “We want Aurora to teach us. Why do you even care?”
“Eucily Even if she led us to the wrong path, we’d still listen to her, someone else echoed
Aurora hadn’t said a word the entire time. Her only intention when she had started this lesson was to make up for the trouble she’d caused She’d never expected that in just a little over an hour, these kids who had grown numb from being tossed around by life–would defend her so fiercely For the first time, she sensed a bit of that youthful fire still burning in them
Aurora had always believed in letting the results speak for themselves. Glancing at the chattering crowd in the hallway, she finally spoke up.
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