Skinny Love

Chapter 19: Smart One

Avi's P.O.V
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Mr. Tennant must have looked at my records because I've never told anyone that. I felt the rushing to my cheeks. Matt nearly choked on his drink. Billie's eyes widened as she swallowed her potatoes. It was all quiet. All of their gazes were fixed on me. There was no longer the clinking of ice in perfectly shaped glasses or the clank of silverware on the plates. Just silence.
"I bet you could tutor Matt." Billie said winking. I smiled at the thought and shook my head slightly.
"I'd love to but I would feel like I was intruding in a way." I explained. She and her husband let out a chuckle and reached across the table to squeeze my arm.
"By all means, doll face, you are always welcome here. Any friend of Matt's is welcome here." She said practically beaming. Mr. Tennant looked over at Matt who was eating his green beans.
"I think Matt would really like for you to tutor him." Mr. Tennant said winking. Matt groaned.
"I don't need much help in anything. I can figure out things for myself." Matt said looking at his father square in the eye.
"I swear I'm fine."
"Yes sir; and I'm most certainly not the best first choice for tutoring Matt." I said timidly. I pushed my big rimmed glasses up the bridge of my nose and touched my Fob watch. As I reached for my drink, Mr. Tennant crinkled his nose.
"I really doubt that's true but alright."

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Matt's P.O.V
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I was going to need serious help with English. I just didn't know how to ask. I was too embarrassed to tell her that my mind was a cloud that filled up with clusters of ideas that get jumbled and are hard to write down. I could think and talk but I couldn't think and write. I most certainly can word things in different ways but I forget how as soon as I want to write. It's way more frustrating than you may think. It's like trying to do whistle tones but your voice just won't get high enough. I took a piece of gum out of my pocket. I carefully took the paper off of it. I threw it in my mouth and started to fold a swan.
I adored the way Avi was looking at me. Her eyes were wide almost as if they were replaced by two cups of coffee beans. Warm and filling. One of her delicate hands on her Fob watch that seemed to glow in the light of a far away street lamp.
Her pink lips parted slightly when I finished folding the swan. She looked up at me with a twinkle of curiosity one her big owl like eyes. She smiled a smile that could bring world peace.
"Whoa! You should really teach me how to make them." She whispered as I handed it to her. I pushed her curly hair behind her right ear.
"I could! H--" I started but she cut me off.
"But then it would lose it's magic wouldn't it?" She whispered. I could smell her pomegranate Chapstick and her hair smelled almost like lilac. She giggled slightly. You're beautiful, I thought.
"What?" She said. I widened my eyes.
"What?" I said. I prayed that I didn't just think I thought something but though it while I was saying it aloud.
She crinkled her nose.
"Nothing, it must have been my imagination." She said looking down. I laughed. When she looked up, our faces were only inches away. I could feel her body heat. I could feel the heat in her cheeks. Would it be bad to kiss a girl you just met?
Then I felt something weird.
You know how when you're that close to someone and it's extremely quiet so you can hear their heartbeat? I could feel mine but I could also hear two more. They were both coming from the girl in front of me.
"I know this is going to sound very sci-fi-ish but it sounds like you have two hearts." I said laughing. Her eyes widened a little as she ran her fingers through her hair. Then she laughed nervously.
"That's ridiculous. I got to go. Night, see you tomorrow!" She said smiling. She squeezed my hand. I smiled and acted like she was acting normal. Then she did something unexpected. She stepped on her tip-toes and planted a kiss on my cheek.
Okay, smart one.