Ms. Masochist

XXI

Rosa sat at the table as she admired the beautiful woman that sat before her.

"Good Morning Rosa, I'll be your tutor. You can call me Nikki, I don't like the whole Ms. Perkins thing because it makes me feel old,"

"Good Morning Nikki," Rosa said politely.

As sweet as Nikki seemed Rosa really didn't want to be here. She had only went to sleep an hour before she was woken up to get ready for the day. Each time she had tried to go to sleep last night a nightmare of her mother began. She had never had nightmares until she started living with her uncle and Beyonce. It was probably because she was living her nightmare instead.

"So, today I'd like to try to figure out what you already know so you'll be taking a pre-assessment. Don't feel stressed, just do exactly what you know," Nikki said to her with a smile.

Rosa simply nodded her head as Nikki handed her the test. It took Rosa only 20 minutes to complete the 50 question test which astounded Nikki. The test wasn't supposed to be easy but Rosa made it seem that way. When she looked over the test Rosa had only missed two questions.

"You did extremely well Rosa, you only missed two questions. You seem to be reading on a high school level already which is simply amazing. Your math and science skills are incredible as well,"

"Thank you, what else will we be doing today?" Rosa asked.

"Well this was all I had planned for today but we can begin on an English lesson. I want you to read this book called The Skin I'm In by Sharon Draper," Nikki said.

"It is well below your reading level that you're on but it also above your grade so it'll be fine. You can read this once I leave and I'll have some questions on it tomorrow," she added.

"yes ma'am,"

"Okay, well I guess while I'm here we could also start on some other lessons,"

Rosa just listened to Nikki teach her different things. It reminded her of how much she honestly loved the learning aspect of school. Her brain was like a sponge and she was ready to soak up anything she could. Three hours had passed and Rosa was finally done today. Nikki went to tell Shawn about Rosa's progress and he couldn't help but be proud. Beyonce was currently at work so he'd have to wait to tell her but he knew she'd be proud too.

Beyonce sat at her desk staring at Shemar. Luckily he was her only patient for the day so she could go home early. After the love making session she had with Shawn early this morning she was so tired. She was about to call out until she looked at her schedule. Since it was just Shemar she saw no point in cancelling, plus, she was scared what would happen if she missed an appointment with him.

Today they were focusing on his childhood again. He was a bit more open than he had been before which she was grateful for. That meant she was making some progress which made her oh so happy.

"Dr. Knowles, I must admit that my childhood wasn't that bad, it was rough, but it wasn't traumatizing,"

"So what would you was your worst memory as a child?" she asked.

"I walked in on my brother attempting suicide,"

Beyonce sighed, how could he not realize that that was traumatizing.

"How old were you?"

"I was 12. Mom had wanted him to come downstairs for dinner and she asked me to go get him, so I did. When I knocked he didn't answer so I just barged in. He had a gun to his temple and tears were coming down his face. He kept pulling the trigger but it didn't work. Little did my brother know he had my dad's old Hi-point gun. The bullets were taken out of it a long time ago plus, those things always jam,"