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"So, let's start with Helen of Troy. What important role did she play in Iliad, Daze?" Ian — who was being a stern tutor right now — asked with a straight face.
We are inside the house library. I knew I shouldn't have told him about the upcoming world literature quiz. Regret was flashing in and out of my features as I looked at him holding my notes in one hand. We could've been having a date right now, having the time of our lives but no! He had to push me to study for that shitty quiz on that shitty subject that I really loathe.
Ian snapped his fingers in front of my face. He was waiting for an answer while I just played with the pen on the table. "Please be cooperative, baby. This is for you naman. You have to pass that quiz." He said gently. I sighed and nodded.
He tried for a smile before clearing his throat. "Ulit. What important role did Helen of Troy play in Iliad?"
I tried to whack my brain to recall anything useful but nothing came up. Who is Helen? Who is Troy? Wtf, I'm obviously gonna fail the quiz tomorrow. Damn.
Ian raised his eyebrow on me so I decided to answer with my best guess. "Uhm, I think Helen is like Troy's lover or something." I saw how his expression changed. He palmed his face in disbelief and when he raised it to meet my gaze, he gave me a disapproving look.
"What? Why are you looking at me like that? Is my answer wrong? Or very wrong?" I queried innocently while biting my lip. "Ang haba haba ng Iliad tapos kwinento ko sayo tapos hindi ka pala nakikinig? Tsk. Troy is not a character, Daze. It's the setting. Troy is a place." He shook his head at me and I tapped my finger on my lips. "Oooooh."
I put my face on the top of my palm before batting my lashes. I was trying to distract him with my beauty so he won't get angry that I didn't listen but instead, he flipped the pages of my binder and studied my notes before speaking. "Drop the act. Not working. Wag pasaway, listen to me para may maisagot ka bukas."
I pouted. Kainis you Ian! Argh. I gave him the Daze-is-dying-of-boredom look but again, he ignored it. He started retelling Iliad again and I was forced to be attentive this time because I don't want to upset Ian. I don't know how I was able to survive the lecture, all I know is that I almost wanted to commit suicide when he finished. Now we're back to the question and answer portion. AGAIN.
"Who is the greatest hero of the Trojans?" He wriggled his eyebrows and I gave him a blank expression. I was pretty sure the name started with the letter H.
"Hermes?" I guessed, but he said that it was Hector. Hermes, Hector. Close enough. He asked me a bunch of questions that made my brain bleed. Out of 15 questions, I got six. Which is good enough for me. At least I got more than one. That would totally suck if I got a score as low as that.
Ian also retold the story of Oedipus Rex by this dude whose name starts with S. Sophocales? Sofocles? I can't remember. They possess such weird names. I checked the wall clock and saw that it was already 8:30. My eyes widened. We've been studying for 3 hours and a half already?!
