Chapter XX
November 4, 2019
William didn't know how he was going to help Sasha with her math homework. The
teacher had told him she was failing. She tried explaining what the students had
been learning during the first marking period, but it had all flown over William's
head.
He hoped the answers could be found on Google.
William had hoped Emily would join him for the conferences since she handled people
better than he did. He planned to promise the teacher he would make sure Sasha
started turning in her homework, mention it once after the conference, and then
forget about it.
Emily used to bring it up at least once a week. Lately, she spent most nights on
her phone, posting videos under the name Em The Lawyer Gal on Instagram and
YouTube. William had both apps on his phone, but he never opened either.
He was thankful his son, Samuel, was doing better in school. Most of his teachers
said he was so quiet they often forgot he was there.
He had one more teacher to get through for Sasha. It was for her art class. He
wasn't expecting much of a conversation for a seventh-grade art class. Unless Sasha
did none of the work at all, she should be doing fairly well in the class.
He walked down the hallway, glanced at his daughter's schedule, and scanned for the