Uncle offers extra credit to help her failing grade
Mona: “Your assignments are written on the board behind me.” Uncle Alex, or Mr. Lawson as I am forced to call him at school, was trying to speak over the sounds of the bell and the rustling of everyone trying to pack up their bags. “Have them done by Monday! You have the whole weekend to think of nothing but history!” He smiled at the chuckling students who whizzed by him out the door, ready to start their weekend plans that we all know will have nothing to do with homework. “Mona, can you stay behind a moment?” I sighed … Read more