I'm an 18 year old guy who has been struggling to get his academic performance on the right track. It's not that I'm bad in studies but me and Math just don't get along too well. This has made life difficult for me especially with my Math teacher who goes by the name of Rajesh.
Rajesh is a 48 year old man who is our Math teacher in school and he ain't too fond of me. It's almost as if he has a bone to pick with me. Seeing how he's my teacher, he's supposed to help me improve and yet he does the opposite. He's abusive and demotivating and this makes me hate the subject as much as it makes me hate him.
My family consist of 3 members my father, my mother and me. My father is 50 years old and he runs a family business. My mom is a 46 years old housewife but trust me, she don't look that old at all. She used to work in a company which she quit 2 years ago. Her assets aren't too appealing or anything however, she's pretty I mean really pretty.
My parents have been very concerned about my academic performance lately. Having told them about Rajesh, they seem even more worried now than ever knowing that he could fail me and that would be catastrophic for my future.
Being a business man, my father has to leave our city at least thrice a month. Each time he went, me and mom would be alone at home for 2 to 3 days.
I had an upcoming test and I knew I was going to fail in Math. As expected, I did well in every other subject but I failed in Math. Rajesh told me how hopeless I was and that he's had enough and wanted me to bring my parents to school. Shaming me in class wasn't enough for him. Now he wanted to demoralize me in front of my parents.
As I got back to our home, I told my mom of the test result and of the parent-teacher meeting. She realized that my father was about to go out of station and that she would have to attend the meeting all by herself. She knew dad wouldn't be too happy to know that I failed and hence told me to remain quiet on this matter.
Three days later, it was time for the meeting. Dad was out of town and I told mom to get ready for the confrontation. Both of us were nervous on our way to school. It was an off day so there were no other students. We waited outside Rajesh's office for a while after which we were summoned.
This was the first time Rajesh had laid his eyes on my mom and I could tell he was mesmerized by her beauty. From the moment she entered his office room until he asked her to take a seat, all he did was stare at her from the top to bottom.
Initially, his plan was to nag about how pathetic I was but instead he told her how much potential I had which was left unused and that I could come first in class with the right kind of guidance.
I was flabbergasted! This was the last thing I could possibly expect him to say. He would also make unnecessary comments asking her where we live, how beautiful she was and how much he liked me as a student pfft. Rajesh suggested her that I should go to his apartment every 2 days a week for Math tuition.
Considering what I had prepared myself for, this was a complete 360 degree turn. After 20 mins of talk, he offered her a hand shake with a smile to which she obliged. Throughout the conversation he didn't bother to look at me even once and was thoroughly focused on her the entire time.
As we were leaving mom told me how gentle and polite Rajesh was and that I have been making him look like the bad guy all this time. WTF?! What just happened? This isn't the Rajesh I expected to see and this wasn't the parent-teacher meeting I was so afraid of unless...
Upon reaching home, mom and I had a conversation regarding the tuition classes Rajesh had suggested. She was now convinced that Rajesh could actually help me "untap my potential" if I took classes from him and she wasn't taking a no from me.
I couldn't sleep that night thinking of what had just happened. It doesn't take a genius to figure out why Rajesh's behavior had suddenly changed and why he didn't make a fool out of me that day. But I wasn't certain and needed more evidence. Didn't think much of it and rubbed it off I did.
Next day onwards, Rajesh acted normally in school but this time he didn't pick on me anymore. I was shocked! Before ending the class, he told me that he's looking forward to seeing me tomorrow for the tuition.
Next day, my dad had come back and I was ready for the class. I went to his apartment and knocked on the door. He greeted me inside and we got started with the class. Rajesh used to live alone in his apartment. He was a divorced man with no child hence he took to teaching to spend his time.
He was being polite and every now and then he would enquire about my family, especially about my mother. He kept asking about things like how long were my parents married for, what did my father do for a living and the things my mom liked.
This got me irritated but now it was clear to me. This change in him was definitely brought about by my mom. He was interested in her and I could see why. She is pretty and this dude has been living alone so it's no wonder he changed his approach. Two hours would pass and I took my leave and headed home.
Upon reaching my home, my parents asked me how was my first class with Rajesh and it was really weird for me to admit that it wasn't half bad. My mother had told my dad about the meeting and the tuition class and my father was really happy to see me doing something for a change.
Two days later, I went for my second class with Rajesh in his apartment. Things went smoothly and for the first time in my life I started liking Math as a subject. He was a good teacher, a prick yes, but a good teacher nonetheless. Just as I was about to leave, he told me that he sees a bright future for me and he would like to discuss about my career with my mother.
I told him that my father was back and I could bring him instead as he would be delighted to meet with Rajesh. But Rajesh insisted that I should bring my mother only as he knows her and would like to advice her with a few things about me.
He also assured that the next time I should bring my dad and he would love to speak with him as well. I knew something was fishy, why would he ask me to bring my mom alone? I left his apartment and while heading back, all I could think was what plans he might have for my mother.
One half of me was really pissed and thought of bringing my dad instead. However, the other half of me was getting really aroused by the thought of him dominating my pretty mom as he would dominate me throughout the last year in school.