บท 189: Chapter 181: The new tutor
"Ask me about what, dad?"
The three Keene family members looked up and were surprised to see Remi standing at the entryway to the kitchen, looking curiously at them.
Syden immediately got up and embraced him in her arms. She then pulled back and swept a hand over his head, "What are you doing down here? Are you hungry?" she asked in concern.
Remi shook his head. "I'm fine. I just want to go down," he replied.
He then looked down at the papers on the table and frowned. "What's that?" he asked, pointing at the papers.
Syden looked at her husband and then back to Remi and said gently, "It's the papers for your school. Do you want to go to school?"
"School?" Remi repeated. Then a smile slowly began to brighten his face with happiness as his fists clenched with excitement. "Can I?" he asked excitedly, looking from his mother to his father and back again.
Syden glanced at her husband once more and turned to look at Remi with a gentle smile. "If you like, we'd register you in time for the new school year," she suggested. "There's a chance that you might be placed in a class with students younger than you."
Remi shook his head, still grinning. "I do not mind at all!" he declared, already excited to start school.
Eren then took a step forward and suggested, "Perhaps we can look for a tutor to teach Remi before he starts?"
Syden turned to her husband with a grin. "That's a great idea!" she agreed.
"I'll go ask around at the camp whether they know a good tutor," Eren said.
Syden nodded. "And I'll go around at the community services here to ask for suggestions as well," she offered.
Behind them, Amber had a thoughtful smile on her face as a great idea just appeared in her mind.
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A couple of weeks later. Saturday morning.
Eren walked into the living room, wearing his uniform. Apparently, it was time for him to return to the barracks as his leave was ending. Coincidentally, it was also the time when the new tutor would come to start his tutoring with Remi.
The other day, both Eren and Syden were introduced to a nice young man named Isaac. By chance, he was also a classmate of Amber at school and had quite good grades. They had a little talk with him at a community center where he did his volunteering. After talking with him, the Keenes were elated to know him and straight away asked him whether he could tutor Remi. They were even more happy when he agreed to it. At first, he did not ask for a fee as he sees this as a volunteering activity. But both Eren and Syden were adamant to pay for his services since he was still a student. It wouldn't be right that they had to take away his free time to tutor their son.
So, before Eren left for the barracks, he decided to welcome Isaac, together with his wife. Inside the living room, Syden was sitting on the sofa with Remi beside her. It was fortunate that he seemed fine that day. The two were worried that the tutoring might overwhelm him, especially since he was still 'sick'. But Remi had assured them that he was fine numerous times. Amber agreed with Remi since he hadn't had any problem with his health lately. Although he still seems weak, it was not to the extent that he would blackout, like before.
Even if that sounds like good news, truth be told, Amber and her parents were actually quite worried too because the doctor who told Eren and Syden about the shifter's bite had informed them that the next stage to this 'disease' is normalcy. Once he frequently blackouts, he would experience normalcy as if he never had the 'disease' earlier for a couple of years before submitting to the 'disease'. They weren't sure what was the 'disease' as the doctor did not want to tell them but it still worries them.
The three of them waited in the living room for Isaac to arrive. A few minutes later, they heard the doorbell rings. Eren quietly got up from his seat to open the front door.
He opened the door and to his surprise, it was not someone he had expected. Rather, it was someone he least expected!
"What are you doing here?" Eren asked rudely, a scowl appeared on his face.
Erick grinned. "I'm here as a replacement for Isaac," he said helpfully.
"What happened to him?" Eren asked, his eyes narrowed in suspicion.
Erick shrugged. "Apparently, he just remembered that he had just committed to another commitment and could not fulfill his promises to you. But don't worry, although he was quite disappointed that he wouldn't be able to tutor Remi and he was quite excited to meet him, he said that I would be the perfect replacement for him."
He then took out some papers from his backpack and handed them to Eren. "Here are some records of my previous scores in exams and all. As you can see, I'm good at studying and I'm actually better than Isaac," he said with a beamed smile on his face, looking so proud. "I even tutored some of the younger kids at the pack--- some center."
Eren cocked an eyebrow at Erick's nearly slip of a word.
Confused as to why her husband was still at the door and not welcoming Isaac in, Syden walked over to her husband and when she saw Erick, instead of Isaac, she looked quite surprised. She looked at her husband and asked, "What's going on?"
Eren turned to his wife and explained to her the situation. Syden's eyes widened in surprise once he was done explaining. She then turned to Erick and said, "Well, there's nothing we could do."
She pulled her husband aside and said to Erick, who was still standing on the front porch, smiling, "Come in."
"Thank you, Mrs. Keene," Erick grinned. He then gestured at the papers which Eren was still holding onto and said, "Those are the papers that I've shown to Mr. Keene. I assured you that I will help tutor Remi to get him ready for his school!"
Syden gave him a smile. "Well, that's the most important thing," she agreed.
Just then, Amber was going down the stairs and when she saw Erick at the front hallway, she hurried her steps and walked over. "Erick! What are you doing here?" she said in feigned surprise.
His smile brightened more when he saw his mate beside him. "I'm here to tutor Remi," he said.
Eren, who saw through the whole act, rolled his eyes. He shoved the papers back to Erick and said, "I'll let it go this time. But you won't be studying in Remi's room. Instead, you'll be in my study!"
He turned to his wife and said, "Leave the door open and you need to check on them now and then." He glanced at his innocently smiling daughter and said, "And make sure no one else enters their room. No one."
Amber rolled her eyes at her father's deliberate strong emphasis on 'no one'.
"You're going now?" Syden asked her husband.
Eren nodded. He went to grab his knapsack and hoisted it on his shoulder. He also carried his duffel bag. He then went over to his wife and dropped a kiss on her forehead. He did the same to Amber as well. He turned to face where the living room was and shouted, "Remi, dad's going now."
Soon after Eren shouted that, Remi came walking out of the living room. He was surprised to see Erick at the front hallway, together with his family. Eren picked Remi up in his arms and hugged him.
Remi, who was in his father's embrace, turned his head to face Erick and asked, looking confused, "What's Big brother Erick doing here?"
"He's going to tutor you, Remi," his mother answered, rubbing his back.
Remi's eyes widened and a smile blossomed on his face. "Yes!" he said loudly, his tone filled with happiness.
The two parents looked at each other, unsure whether they did the right thing or not.
Erick smiled, happy to see his future brother-in-law being so happy.
Eren placed Remi down and said to Erick warningly, "Now, you take care of my son here."
Erick nodded. "I will," he promised.
Eren narrowed his eyes suspiciously at him. Although he still has his misgivings about this young shifter, day after day, he realized that Erick wasn't so bad at all. Perhaps letting him tutor Remi will show Eren what kind of shifter he was and whether he deserves his daughter.
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