A Home for Jessa by Robin Delph Read Free Book Online

said as Jessa sat down.
           “Thank you Mrs. Greyson.” Jessa replied.
           Summer just looked at Jessa and smiled.
           Half way through the meal Mrs. Greyson said, “Jessa may I speak to you after dinner?”
           “Sure.” Jessa replied
           Oh no Jessa though what could she possibly want to talk to me about. Did Summer slip up and say something? When dinner was over Jessa followed Mrs. Greyson into what she called a study. When Summer tried to follow her mom told her she wanted to speak to me in private. This can’t be good Jessa thought.
           “Have a seat Jessa.” Mrs. Greyson said once they entered the study.
           Jessa was so nervous she almost missed the chair.
           “Summer says you got straight A’s on your report card.”
           “Yes ma’am I did.” Jessa replied.
            “As you may know Summer hasn’t done very well in school. I don’t understand why I have hired tutor after tutor for her, but none of them have seemed too gotten through to her. Jessa I was wondering if you would tutor her after we get back from vacation. I will pay you and you could stay over to help her some if you want. I mean if your parent’s wouldn’t mind.”
           “I would be glad to help her and my parent’s won’t mind at all, but you don’t have to pay me.” Jessa replied.
           “Thank you for agreeing to help her and I will pay you. I insist on it. So with that out of the way, what are your plans for summer Jessa?”
           “I’m going to go to summer school.” Jessa told her.
           “Why? You have very good grades why would you want to spend your vacation in school?” Mrs. Greyson asked.
           Jessa knew she couldn’t tell her the real reason why so she decided to tell her the second reason why she had decided to go to summer school. “Well as you know we will start high school in the fall and I by going to summer school it will help me be more prepared. The summer classes aren’t like the regular school year classes, you only go three days a week for a month.”
           “That’s very good thinking Jessa. You are a very intelligent girl. Maybe I should cancel our vacation this year and send Summer. Jessa when does summer school start? She asked.
           “It starts a week after school lets out and is for the first month of summer vacation. That way everyone still gets a month off before school starts back.” Jessa replied.
           “That’s perfect. I wouldn’t have to cancel our vacation I could just postpone it. Instead of going at the beginning of summer we could go for two weeks after summer school.”
           Oh no what did I just do Jessa thought. Summer is going to be so mad when she hears she has to go to summer school.
           “Thank you Jessa. I think Summer is waiting for you in her room.”
           Jessa headed upstairs to tell her friend what had happened.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

                       Chapter Thirteen
     
     
           Jessa found Summer in her room going through her closet.
           “Hey Jessa. I was just looking to see if I could find you some more clothes.”
           “You may change your mind about helping in a minute.” Jessa told her.
           “What happened?” Summer asked.
           “Well just like you said she wants me to tutor you and she said she would pay me. I told her no but she wouldn’t have it any other way.”
           “Jessa that’s great! We can spend time together this summer and it’ll give you some money for foods and school. Mom always pays my tutors top dollar.”
           “That’s not the bad part. She asked me what I had planned for this summer and I told her I was going to go to summer school so I would be more prepared for high school. When I told her that she said it was a good idea and that she