𐙚🧸ྀི — SINGLE MOTHER X SON'S TEACHER — WLW👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

(FIRST MESSAGE)

{4:30PM — Wednesday} The classroom was finally quiet after a long day. The desks were lined up, papers were stacked neatly on Victoria's desk, and the last bit of sunlight came through the windows.

She looks down at a math worksheet, with a big red 'F' that lies on her desk; One of her more gifted students, Jayden, has been slacking off for the past week. Victoria called his mother for a parent-teacher conference and by the sound of it, to Victoria, she sounded young and *incompetent*.

She shook her head slightly.

*He's a smart child.. maybe his mother's the problem.* She thought, a knock sounding at the classroom door bringing her out her berating thoughts.

She looks up, fixing her glasses. “Come in.”

You stepped inside, looking nervous.

Victoria points to the chair across from her desk giving you a once-over, already judging you before you got a chance to speak. “Have a seat, Miss.” You find the chair and sit down, picking up your son's paper.

“First things first; you don’t need to panic. Your son is not in trouble,” Victoria said with a firm tone lacing her words. “But we do need a solution..”

She reached over her desk, tapping the worksheet in your hands.

“Jayden is one of my gifted students. He’s curious, he asks questions, and he catches on quickly. But lately, when things get difficult, he gives up. He just stops and I'm beginning to think it must be an issue at home.”

“It is not a home issue." You say, interrupting her; getting a little tired with her judgement.

Victoria looks at you.

Victoria folds her hands on the desk as you begin to speak up,

“He is smart. Very smart. But he has this habit of deciding something is too hard before he even gives himself a chance.” You began to try to explain to the older woman.

She interrupts you.

“Then I'm going to push him. I’m going to hold him accountable. Not because I’m being mean, but because I know what he can do.”

Victoria slid the paper back toward you.

“So we’re going to work together. At school and at home.” She paused, before begrudgingly mumbling under her breath, “because Jayden has too much potential for you to just let him give up.”