I paced myself up the interminable flights of stairs leading to dorm room 233. I looked down at my small appointment book- Sam Tomkin. So this was the dimwit I'd be tutoring tonight. It's not easy to put yourself through college; I was a babysitter, a tutor, a waitress, and have held just about any job imaginable.
Finally I reached my destination. After knocking, I heard a voice from inside,"It's open!" I tried the knob. It wasn't.
"It's locked." I called back, perhaps a bit louder than I should have. Oh well- if the people next door complain, the dimwit will get the blame.
After a bit of shuffling, the door swung wide open, exposing a tornado site of dirty clothes, paper plates, and textbooks strewn across the stained carpet. Ah the majesty of a typical dorm room.
"Before finals week, please." He said. For the first time I looked at my pupil, and compared to the floor he was a god.
Deep brown eyes matched the short hair around his angled face. Perfect lips exposed glistening teeth...maybe this dimwit wouldn't be so bad.
He led me into the room and I sat down on his bed and gathered some textbooks. "I'm Sara by the way. What subject did you want to do?"
"Sam. I was thinking Microbiology."
"Alright, let's get started"
We sat like that for half an hour. I got through about six chapters before he finally took a break. He grabbed two beers from the small fridge in the corner. "Just ten minutes. Promise." He said, and flipped on the box television. A blurred, tiny version of Billy Madison, just at the part where Veronica is tutoring Billy. With each correct answer Billy gave, she unbuttoned one button of her blouse. Sam glanced over and gave a non-discreet wink. I was wearing a button-down blouse. Awkward.
Maybe it was the beer, or his looks, or just that I was needing a better method to teach him, but I leaned near him and whispered in my best attempt at "sexy teacher voice" "Wanna try it?" He nodded and scooted closer across the twin bed and lounged next to me. He reached for my sloppy ponytail and let my hair fall in a blonde curtain across my back. "Mmh, much better." he commented, nodding at his work.
I cleared my throat. "What are three causes of neonatal meningitis?"
He said he didn't know.
"Adult meningitis?"