Life with 6 brothers *ON HOLD*

Chapter 3

Date: Thursday, September 2

It's been 18 days since school started and let me just say so far I have been able to keep up with all the assignments. I'm also passing all of my classes with at least a B. Well ok except for two classes. I have a D in Math and a very low C in science but in my defense, those are the two hardest subjects to understand.  I know the right thing that I should do is to ask my brothers or teachers for help but I'm just scared that they will think I'm stupid which I probably am but I don't want them to know that.

Anyway, yesterday in math class we had a quiz to see how well we are understanding the content that we are learning, and well we got those quizzes back today and I got a 69. My math teacher pulled me aside to tell me that we have a test next week and if I don't pass it that I will have an F in his class and he will be calling home to tell my guardian about it. I don't want him to call home because then Bryce will get mad at me for not asking for help when I needed it. I have no idea what I am going to do.

Currently, I am walking with Hunter and his friend Nick to our next period.

"What did you guys get on the math quiz? I got an 89," Nick says.

"I got a 95. What about you Lexie?" Hunter says turning to me.

Should I tell him the truth? Would he get mad at me? Probably since I didn't tell him that I was struggling sooner. I also don't want to embarrass myself in front of his friend.  I guess I will lie but Hunter can usually tell when I'm lying or hiding something so I doubt he will buy it but I have to try anyway.

I shrug and say, "It doesn't matter." I look at Hunter after I say that and he just gives me a look that I know too well. He definitely knows I'm hiding something but he won't say anything to me until we get home.

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When we get home I rush upstairs into my room to try and avoid Hunter. However, I should have known that I wouldn't be able to avoid him because he's right on my tail. I try shutting the door on him but he is so much stronger than I am so that failed.

I walk over to sit on my bed while Hunter leans up against the wall.

After a few seconds of silence Hunter says, "Alexis, I know you are hiding something. What is it?"

Uh oh, he used my full name. Should I continue lying? I'm not sure if I actually want to tell him the truth. Lying it is.

"Hunter, I am not hiding anything so just leave me alone," I say back to him.

He rolls his eyes at me and says, "No, I'm not going to leave you alone. If your not hiding anything then why don't you just tell me what you got on the quiz?"

"Because it doesn't matter what I got. Why do you even care anyway?" I say while also rolling my eyes.

He walks over and stands in front of me and says, "Because Alexis I know how you are. When anyone asks how school is going for you you will lie to them and say it's fine even if you are struggling. You never tell anyone or ask for help when you nee..."

Why did he stop mid-sentence? I look up at him and see that he is definitely thinking about something but what?

"What?" I say with a confused face.

He looks at me and says, "You're struggling with math aren't you?"

Well, I guess he figured it out and I can't lie now so I just nod my head. Maybe it's for the best that he figured it out.

"Can I see what you got on the quiz?" I nod again.

As I walk over to my backpack to grab the quiz I could feel Hunter's eyes on me. I hand him the paper and look at the ground. I don't want to see his reaction.

A few seconds later Hunter says to me, "Lexie," But I caught him off  "Hunter that's not all. I have a D in the class and the teacher said that if I don't pass the next test I will be failing and he will have to call Bryce. I don't want him to call Bryce because then he will get mad at me but I just don't understand any of the content we are learning. It doesn't make sense to me."

He sighs and says, "Lexie why didn't you just tell me you were struggling? I could have helped you."

"Because I wanted to figure it out on my own. Plus I didn't want you to think that I am stupid."

"Alexis you are not stupid and please don't ever think of yourself as such. I would never judge you if you came to me for help. Look, you may need a little more help than other people but that's ok because there is nothing wrong with that. I wish that you would ask for help when you need it instead of struggling."

"Thank you, Hunter. I am sorry for not telling you. I promise from now on if I need help with anything I will ask you."

"Ok good. I hope you can keep true to your promise. I love you, Lexie," He says while pulling me into a hug.

"I love you too Hunter."

After a few seconds, we pull away from the hug and he says, "Now to start let's go over what you did wrong on this quiz so I can see where you are at with understanding the content."

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A/N:

Here's another update for you. I really hope that the very few people who are reading this story are enjoying it.

I have already written the next few chapters but I'm not going to post them all at once. The next update will probably be on Wednesday.

Lastly, I hope everyone is having a great day and stays tuned for the next chapter!!