I hate my tutor episode 6

😒I hate my tutor 😒

By Nwauwa Miriam C.

🌹Chapter 6🌹
(•°Dad hates me 2•°)

~💮Corri💮ne~

I woke up groaning and stretching my limbs sparsely, the room was quiet and there was a loud whirring sound in my head. I groaned loudly again as I tried to open my eyes, that one was a herculean task on its own. When I finally succeeded in opening my eyes, I was hit by the blinding light.
“ouch… “I moaned, rolling in the bed and covering my face with a pillow. Then I tried to recollect last night’s event. I sat up immediately, gasping.
Dad had said something about grounding me, well I hope he didn’t mean that. Ignoring my blinding headache, I got out of bed and slipped into my flip-flop and raced downstairs. It was then that I realized that someone had helped me change out of my party dress into a night dress, but my face felt stiff and caked, so that means I still had my makeup on, and I can bet you it wasn’t pleasant. I hurried down the stairs, I could hear voices and laughter in the dining room. I barged in breathlessly.

“Dad, dad you can’t ground me, I…. “I stopped abruptly when I noticed that my dad wasn’t alone. My eyes widened as it rested on David Hanson, aka my new tutor.

“Goodmorning young lady. ” dad said in a cherry voice.

“what’s he doing here? “my eyes nearly popped out of my socket. The dickhead only smirked slightly.

“dad?! “I nearly screamed.

“so yiu guys have met already? ”

“that doesn’t answer my question.”I snapped inpatiently

“your lectures with Mr Hanson begins after you’ve had breakfast. “my dad said in that smug voice of his that implied: you can’t do anything about it young lady.

“so I don’t get a say in this matter? “I asked feeling dejected and feeling my headache worsen.

“no you don’t. And I’ll advice you to obey him and not wreck any damage to his new bike. ”
I slumped into a chair and held my head in my hands. I didn’t even notice when dad left the dining room. It was only when he turned around and said :

“oh and I have your credit card now, you’ll get it back when you learn to show good manners to strangers. ”
I groaned loudly at that. Then he left. I was alone in the dining room with mister Dave. I slowly raised up my head and glared angrily at him. He wasn’t even looking at me, he was busy with his phone. What a waste of effort.

“so you’re gonna go wipe off the dried puke on your face or you’re gonna stare at me all day? “he didn’t even for once look up from his phone. I sat up immediately and gingerly felt my face.
Oh shit! Dried puke!
I stood up hastily, feeling my face heat up in embarrassment, and rushed out of the dining room, upstairs to my room.
I rushed into the bathroom and stood in front of the mirror. There was no puke on my face, just incorrigible messed up make up. My fist curled up in anger, I’m sure he must be downstairs laughing his Ass off.
Well I’m going to teach him.
I’m going to teach him not to mess with Corrine Williams.

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“I don’t know it. “I replied again smugly for the umpteenth time. I nearly smiled in victory, his face looked tight and pinched.

“so how come you don’t know the almighty formula? How did you get past elementary school?” he was clearly frustrated,i smirked in victory and gave a slight shrug.

“excuse me, your job is to teach me, and not to bombard me with questions. You’re not some journalist Now are you? ”
His reply was to rub his hands on his face.

“OK, so now you’re going to tell me you don’t know what BODMAS means? ” we were in the make shift classroom that my dad had set up a day ago. The white board reminded me of my classroom and i hated the idea of having a classroom at home.

“I know. “I replied grudgingly, easing my back comfortably on the chair. He was initially standing in front of the board, now he closed up the marker and took a few steps towards my chair

“so you care to tell me? ” he crossed his arms over his chest, staring into my face.

“Bracket of division, multiplication addition and subtraction. “I said in a bored voice , avoiding looking into his face.

“good, I’m sure you can SPELL it as well? “I looked up sharply at the evident sarcasm in his voice and eyed him disdainfully.
Ttch, what’s he feeling like?
I didn’t reply, I instead picked up my phone to check the time. I had spent just ten minutes here and it already felt like a whole year😢😢 I wanted to run out of the suffocating room, away from the jerks annoying presence, be free…. Yeah basically I’m imprisoned. 😢
I thought of Boon Yi, what fun she’d be having on this cherry Saturday, or maybe Debbie… I’m sure she’d go to the beach today.
And me? I’m stuck here with… With… Never mind.

“how long is the lesson suppose to hold? “I asked in the most bored voice I could muster.

“three hours. “I nearly screamed. I wanted to grab locks of my hair and pull and scream out my lungs at the unfairness of the whole issue..

“you’re okay? “Dave was asking.

“stop talking to me “I snapped, abruptly closing the book in front of me and leaning back into my chair to glare at him.

“if only you’d be reasonable about this whole issue, I’m sure we’ll be able to make a lot of progress and…”

“shut up Dave, just keep your shit hole closed. “I saw his lips purse together in silent anger.
“you shouldn’t talk when I talk, just keep your mouth closed. ” I stood up unhurriedly, clutching my phone in my hand and tossing my rich curls backward.

“that’s not how to talk to your tutor Corrine. ” He had inched closer to me now, I turned around rapidly, my eyes widening.

“don’t ever call me that again, you get me? ”

“don’t ever call you what? Corrine? “his voice was slightly teasing and amusement etched on his face.

“it’s Cori. ”

“that’s not what I heard. “he effortlessly shrugged his shoulders. That gesture drew my attention to the bulk of his shoulder. His shoulders was square and set, looking strong and reliable. My eyes moved to his face ,his grey eyes was probing mine. I found it a little uncanny so I avoided his eyes.

“that’s what I want to be called, Cori! “I shouted at him. He didn’t even flinch, he instead smiled slightly. The middle of his checks hollowed into that startling cute dimples that I had noticed before.

“Corinne? ” the smile was still on his face and that unnerved me. Calling my name and smiling like that? 😒

“listen to me Mr David, nobody has the right to call me Corinne, apart from my dad. From now henceforth address me as miss Cori.”

“can we go back to why I was paid to be here? “he turned abruptly and walked to the board.

“no, I want a break now. “I said and crossed my hand under my breast and stared at his back. He turned around.

“break? We’ve barely written anything on the board. ”

“I need a break, I’m the one being stressed here remember? “I rolled my eyes and then inspected by nails.

“your break should be halfway through the class, not at the beginning Dummy. ”

“I’m going to go get and orange juice and you do not dictate what time i take a break you understand? “I stood up now, he already looked annoyed, I was intent on getting an orange juice, I wanted to prove to him that I’m more superior than him.

“I don’t think you should leave the class Corrine. ”
I stared at him thoughtfully for a long time. Wait, was he daring me or was that a command?
Had my dad maybe given him some sort of order that made him bold to talk to me like that? Oh!
Where the heck was my intimidating presence when I needed it?

“try and stop me now. “I said walking out of the class. I had barely reached the door when I felt a strong hand grab hold of my hand and pulled me backward. I screamed at the unexpectedness of his touch and I responded instinctively by turning around sharply and slapping him hard on his cheeks.
I was breathing hard as I turned around to look at him. He was holding his cheeks in his hand, his brows furrowed thoughtfully.

“hmm, quite feisty if you ask me, with a little goodness of temper spicing it up… “he removed his hand from his face and looked into my own face. My heart was beating fast, as though I had just concluded a marathon race. I had never actually hit anyone, my harsh comments always did the work for me. But today I had lost it, I had not even spent more than twenty Minutes with him and I was about to blow up.

“don’t ever touch again! “the words were strained as it left my lips, even my hands that I waved about to add more emphasis, were trembling. I stormed out, huffing and puffing loudly.
A maid bowed stiffly when she saw me.

“get me a glass of juice, orange. “I collapsed on the couch breathed out,my eyes shifting to our make shift classroom. The door opened and Dave came out, parked and ready to leave. I almost smiled in victory, but I still didn’t look at him. I expected him to just stroll off and leave, but I was surprised when he came to stand in front of Me.

“so we didn’t start on a good note today…, “he began but I abruptly interrupted him

“so the fault is mine right? “I asked with a sneer,looking into his face.

“yeah, totally. ”

“get lost fool! ”

“I’ll see you tomorrow Corrine.” he hurriedly walked out.

“it’s Cori, Cori! You pig!! “I screamed angrily at his retreating back.

“same thing Corrine “he shot back before disappearing behind the door.
Arrgh!!
I picked up the remote and tossed it away, the stupid remote chose to go hit the TV. There was a dull cracking sound, almost unnoticed. The TV glowed brighter than normal for about ten seconds then blacked out.

I stood stunned, still looking at the TV blank screen. I’ve asked this question before. How can one person conveniently turn me into a barking dog? Without as much raising a voice? No a finger?!

What does this means Cori? It means you’ve got a full time war ahead. Yes war!
And I’m not loosing to him, never 😒!!
The maid who had gone to bring me a glass of juice returned, coughing and sneezing. I eyed the juice in disgust.
“take that contaminated shit outta here. “I instead mixed brandy and whisky in a cup and downed it.

“Cori Williams never… “I started coughing as the hotness of the drink hit my lungs.
Ugh! I never lose.

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“you broke the TV Corrine? “dad asked again for the third time since we started eating.

“you’ll buy a new one, besides it was an accident, how many times will I say that? “I groaned in between mouthful of food.

“you insulted your tutor.”he continued as though I hadn’t spoken.

“is that what he told you? ”

“shouldn’t we leave this till after dinner? “mom interrupted us.

“no! “dad and I chorused together. Mom shrugged and went back to her food.

“so what if I told you guys that he tried to sexually molest me? “mom gasped loudly, pushing her food away.
Dad appeared unaffected. I sighed inwardly. Why is he not reacting like mom? The way I want him to?

“sweetie what did he do to you? I’m going to have that rascal arrested! “mom said looking furious and red faced.

“he grabbed my hands and pulled me backward to him, he…he tried to kiss me but I slapped him hard. “the lie was not hard to manufacture, it was just trying to keep a pitiful face was a whole lot of work.

“George you heard that? Oh why are you not doing anything for Christ sake? ” mom was getting hysteric.

“sit down Ingrid. “dad said in a soft persuasive voice. Mom quietly obeyed. Then dad turned to look at me.

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‘you said he tried to sexually molest you? ‘he asked me, looking straight into my eyes. I looked away and said nothing. I could tell he didn’t believe me.

“cat got your tongue young lady? ”

“George stop talking to her like that , she’s just a child.”mom protested mildly.

‘no I want her to talk to me. Corrine? ”

“yes father? “I croaked out, my eyes fixed on the food in front of me.

“you made it up right? ” tgere was a long silence, I didn’t say anything.

“George, why would you say she made it up? Mom asked in her annoying voice

“because she did. Watch this…”dad handed mom his tab. I began to hear voices from the tab. It was a video recording of my encounter with Dave.
WTF!!
We do not have any CCTV cameras inside our house, how the heck did my dad get a hold of the video.
Uh-uh. Busted !

“dad, I can explain.”I said desperately,looking as sober as possible.

“explain, why you slapped him. ”

“he deserved the slap. I’m not apologizing for that one. “I huffed out.

“you’re grounded Corrine.”

“so what’s new? Cos this grounding shit is boring the crap outta me. “I hissed loudly in annoyance.

“how dare you use such foul language in my presence?! “dad barked in annoyance, standing up and glaring at me.

”easy George .”mom was begging Softly. I was trying hard not to cry. I couldn’t remember the last time my dad raised his voice at me.i felt bad, I felt like a prodigal daughter.

“it’s all Dave’s fault! Maybe if you’d consider my feelings here…”

“you’re grounded forever Corine! “dad interrupted me.

“you’ve said that already! I’m tired of hearing it!! “I screamed, pouring out my frustration.

“go to your room!! ”

“I’m going already dummy! ”

“oh and leave your phone here too.” that one hit me really hard.

“whaaat?!!”I screamed.

‘you heard me, go on drop it. “the tears were already dropping from my cheeks. I deftly wiped it away and marched back to the dining room and placed my phone on the table, with my nose in the air.

“I hate you guys, just know that! “I told them quietly, before running upstairs to my room to cry.

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