Alex shrugged. 'I guess we should start somewhere. I don't wanna be wasting your time.' A hint of a smile played across his lips as he opened up his own copy of the book. He wasn't sure what he was doing, but he had a feeling that if anyone could help his grades, it would be this guy. If he got good grades, his mother might worry a little less, and that could be very useful. He wasn't sure why he thought this, but he just had a feeling that Jason could be very useful. He just didn't know what to do outside this room, when his friends would want to bully the new guy, make him feel small, and Alex would want nothing to do with it, or would want to stop them. Could he do that? Would he risk his popularity for the sake of this guy? Or was it not for this guy, but for his mother's sake? He would have to keep Jason from being bullied, to keep his grades up, and to keep his mother happy...