Share of Skills (Luke Hemmings)

I don't understand this. Why can't I understand this? This isn't fair! Maia Kempton was always a star student. Introverted and polite, A's and A+'s were always marked all up and down her report card, that is, until her junior year. Maia never anticipated that the jump from 10th grade to 11th would be so challenging. All of the sudden, B's, C's and even D's were being etched in red on her tests and reports in a few specific classes. Both Algebra II and Chemistry were causing her particular grief, and she couldn't afford to have such striking blemishes on her application if she wanted to get into her dream college. Out of desperation, she begins seeking out a tutor and finds one, although she never quite expected who he would be...

What am I suppose to write? What does that even mean? I don't get this. Luke Hemmings was always a star athlete. In everything from football, to soccer, even boxing, he excelled and was captain on a few of them. He'd always struggled a bit with school, except for a certain couple subjects that he excelled in, thanks to the fact that his mother taught one of the classes. Luke had everything: a loving family, a mass of friends, a good job, even a gorgeous girlfriend, but yet, something was still missing in his life. He'd never tell anyone of course, because he often kept his secrets to himself, but he was determined to try. But he would need someone's help if he were to become better in school and achieve his dream so he decided to look for that person. It had to be someone he could trust, someone quiet who would never reveal his secret, someone whom he could use...