I’m still not sure why, but I decided to sit down beside Tobi. I saw that she was working on some of the hardest math 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.