A Physics Prodigy From Ukraine
16.
“Mum.”
When had I lasted started a conversation with my mum?
I couldn’t remember.
She looked up.
“Ryan?”
That was probably why.
Such a predictable reaction.
Ryan.
I sat down.
“I don’t like school.”
Her worried face collapsed into a grin.
What?
“I’m serious.”
Oh, she hadn’t smiled this much in a while.
I felt sick.
“Oh, honey.”
I was so confused.
“What?”
She smiled.
“Seriously!”
“Ryan, no one likes school. It’s normal. Plus, there’s only about a month left until your holidays!”
Oh.
But…
But Jared?
Oh. Fine.
She would just ignore me.
Mum spotted my pondering.
For once.
“Why? Ryan? Is everything okay?”
I looked up at her.
No.
No it wasn’t.
“Yeah.”
When had I lasted started a conversation with my mum?
I couldn’t remember.
She looked up.
“Ryan?”
That was probably why.
Such a predictable reaction.
Ryan.
I sat down.
“I don’t like school.”
Her worried face collapsed into a grin.
What?
“I’m serious.”
Oh, she hadn’t smiled this much in a while.
I felt sick.
“Oh, honey.”
I was so confused.
“What?”
She smiled.
“Seriously!”
“Ryan, no one likes school. It’s normal. Plus, there’s only about a month left until your holidays!”
Oh.
But…
But Jared?
Oh. Fine.
She would just ignore me.
Mum spotted my pondering.
For once.
“Why? Ryan? Is everything okay?”
I looked up at her.
No.
No it wasn’t.
“Yeah.”