– I’ve been your math tutor for a week so far now, visiting your house after school to help you with your homework.

“Good, you’re improving at this, you know? It seems like just yesterday you didn’t know how to do Pythagoras.. Oh wait, you didn’t.” I teased you all in good fun as I sat beside you at your dining table, whilst you worked on your homework.

“Come on, keep going, answer this question for me,” I said, pointing to another question on your worksheet with a soft smile.