"Ok let's try this one. A hot-air balloon has just lifted off and is rising at the constant rate of 0.5 m/s. Suddenly one of the passengers realizes she has left her camera on the ground. A friend picks it up and tosses it straight upward. If the passenger is 1.9 m above her friend when the camera is tossed, what is the minimum initial speed of the camera if it is to just reach the passenger?" I asked
"umm...umm, you know what fuck this shit. So what if I don't get a scholarship to college. I can just work at McDonald's" Markus said getting frustrated.
Today is Saturday and I am tutoring him like I said I would. We have been going at this for an hour and he still hasn't gotten an answer correct, out of the 24 I asked. I know he has the potential but he keeps focusing on the difficulty of the subject.
"Ok I think you need a break. Wanna go out and get some Qdoba?" I asked
"What the fuck is that?" He asked
"It's a Mexican grill place. Healthy shit basically. It's really good though." I said trying to convince him.
"Isn't there like a Popeye's around or something?" He asked
"nah, only in the mall, plus it's not far we can walk. Your gonna love it, I'll even pay for you so in case you don't like it then you didn't waste your money." I said putting on my black huaraches.
"fine, I would be retarded to turn down free food." He said finally agreeing.
I texted Mia asking if she wanted something while we were there, since she loved it just as much as me.
"What does your parents do that you live in this neighborhood?" Markus asked as we walked down the sidewalk.
"My mom is a surgeon, and my dad is a regular doctor when he isn't preaching to the church. Why what neighborhood you live in?" I asked confused about his question
"The south" He said looking embarrassed
"What the hell is that?" I asked confused
"This town is divided into two, the north side is where the rich live and the south side is where the middle class or poor people live. Our school is in the exact middle but most of the kids that go there are north kids." He said answering my question
"How come I haven't heard of the south?" I asked
"Well it's because north people never visit the south" He said with a bit of sadness "and us south people have no business being in the north side, most of us south people believe the north is just a fairytale our parents tell us to go to school and get an education. not too many south people have actually been to the north side, and there's only a handful of people who were able to move into the north from the south" He said
"oh, I didn't know there were two sides of this town. Might just visit one day" I said trying to lighten the mood.
"well don't come with your MCM bag or your Range Rover. You most likely will get jumped and booked." He said
"so is that why you were surprised my car wasn't stolen when you first came over, you thought I lived in the south?" I asked
"yeah, normally only white people live in the north. Sorry for judging you." He said sympathetically
"We're here" I said ignoring his apology.
"Hi, welcome to Qdoba how may I help you?" The lady behind the buffet looking thing asked.
"umm I will take two bowls with nachos and-"
"what do you want, nachos, shell, or just regular bowl?" I asked Markus
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Teen Fiction[Book 1] Malachi Richardson is confused. He's always been into girls but it just never felt quite right to him. The only other explanation is that he might be into guys, but he can't have that. With a family that is strictly religious, even his fath...
