To escape a relentless bully, a girl pretends to be dating the school's hockey captain — and the arrangement starts to feel dangerously real when he genuinely falls for her.
Diana handed me two tutoring contracts and the official timesheets. Cole's $3,000 is Sloan's $3,000 comes from the Whitmillers. $50 per hour. Unused hours are refunded at the end of the month. Why do I have to study with her? Diana pushed her into the classroom. Because Because you scored 32%.
I arranged three chairs. Sloan pressed against Cole and set her book on his desk. I forgot mine. Can we share?
Cole dragged his chair beside me. She's harassing me. New classroom. I held down his textbook.
You sit left, she sits right, I sit in the middle. A perfect triangle? Structurally stable. You promised I'd be your only student.
No one was paying me $6,000 then. Sloan laughed. Cole slammed his book shut. So you'll tutor anyone who pays?
Correct. Whoever pays more gets to sit beside you? I started the timer. Waste another minute and you both get ten extra problems.
Cole grabbed his bag and left. Sloan stood. If he's gone, why am I staying? You can leave too.
She reached the door. I took out my phone. Perfect. I'll go get a late night snack with Cole.
Sloan spun around and sat. Open the book. No one leaves until we finish. Sloan corrected her answers.
Students outside the glass raised their phones. The photo showed Sloan and my studying. A new post appeared. Hockey captain kicked out by his girlfriend and self-proclaimed fiancée.