problems I'd ever seen. Before I realized it,
I was showing Tobi shortcuts for working
the problems. Math wasn't as easy for
Tobi as it was for me, but she caught on
rather quickly.
When we were finished, we went to
the library and spent some time together.
Ms. Potter didn’t care as long as we talked
quietly. Tobi started chattering away about
something silly her brother had done, and
I had a few brother stories of my own.
Before long we were both laughing out
loud. It felt just like old times.
I felt really good as I headed back to
class. I wondered if Tobi felt the same
way. I didn’t have to wonder long. When
I went out to my bus that afternoon,
Tobi was waiting on the sidewalk. We sat
together on the bus, chatted incessantly,
and made up for lost time.