My Son's Favorite Mom Is the Mistress
My son, Nick Hammerback's grades suddenly skyrocket after he spends the summer supposedly getting tutored at his classmate's house. Wanting to thank the family, I bring his classmate's mother a gift at the first parent-teacher meeting of the school year. Instead, she looks completely confused.
"Tutoring? That never happened. Our whole family spent the summer in Rosta."
My smile freezes.
When I get home, I demand to know where Nick has really been going all summer. Instead of answering, he gets irritated and storms off.
"Why does it matter? You're the one who's always telling me to study harder. Now I'm getting good grades, and you're still not happy?"
Then I notice an essay he's left