Lake Cabin – Part 2_(0)

(If you have not read Part 1 it would help to read it to get the background and continuity. However, I will give a short introduction below.)

INTRODUCTION

My wife and I had taken a 7 to 9 day vacation in a cabin on a lake in the northern part of the state for the past 20 years. After last year’s vacation we discovered my wife had advanced cancer and she died a few months later. Before she died she had made me promise to go to the cabin at least 1 more time after she died.

Sarah one of the housekeeping and restaurant staff for several years had thanked me for helping her over the past 5 years to improve her basketball game by having sex with me, Sunday, my first morning on my vacation.

2ND MORNING OF VACATION

My next morning went as usual. I had the free continental breakfast, then returned to my cabin and sat on the porch to do some reading. At about 11:00 housekeeping came. It was Maggie. Maggie was 5′ 6” or maybe 7”. She was not as thin as Sarah, but was by no means overweight. She had sandy brown hair, a terrific smile, pleasant personality, and a very pretty face. I had met Maggie 5 years ago.

FIVE YEARS AGO

My wife had gone out shopping after breakfast. I was on the screen porch reading enjoying the morning cool morning air.

“Good morning Mr. Thomas,” said Maggie looking at her assignment sheet as she walked up to the door. “Do you need anything special?”

I told her to just replace the towels, make the bed, and empty the garbage. She walked past me on the porch, went inside and reappeared with the garbage and used towels. She went to her cart to get replacements. When she walked back through the porch a book dropped.

“Oh, sorry, I will get that on my way out,” she said.

I picked up the book. It was a high school sophomore geometry textbook. It was summertime so I wondered why she had a textbook with her.

So once she came back, I asked, “What a you doing with a textbook during the summer?”

She went on to explain that she had gotten sick near the end of school year and missed over 3 weeks of school. She had to make up many of the assignments and tests she had missed. She just had geometry and one English paper remaining to complete. However she said she was having trouble with the geometry. Her teacher was away on vacation until July. This was early June so she might have to wait nearly a month for help.

I had been very good at math and had earned a degree in computer science in college. I offered to help her if she would leave the book with me and come back when she was done with work. She thanked me and said she would be back about 1:00. When she left I reviewed the material starting at the chapter she told me and then reviewed the next couple of chapters. I ate something light for lunch and waited for Maggie to return. Just after 1:00 I saw her walking up the sidewalk toward the cabin with a backpack.

“Good afternoon Mr. Thomas,” she greeted me just before opening the door to the porch. “Do you think you can help?” she asked pointing to the book on the table.

“Yes, I believe so,” I answered.

Maggie had a personality that made you feel comfortable and pleasant to be around her. She came off as being very intelligent, composed, confident, and mature. She put her backpack on the floor, opened it at retrieved some paper and pencils.

“Where do you want to start?” I asked. “Do you just want to ask some questions or go through chapter by chapter?”

She took the book and answered, “Let’s go to the first chapter we spoke about and I will go to the pages I have questions about.”

We went through chapter by chapter. I was able to answer her questions and clarify things where she was unclear. Through the process I learned that she had just completed the 8th grade, so I asked why she was doing 10th grade mathematics. She told me her school had the option of a self paced curriculum for math. She had completed 7th and 8th grade math in 7th grade. She was on pace to complete 9th and 10th grade math in 8th grade until she missed several weeks of school. She was planning to complete 11th grade math during 9th grade. I hadn’t realized she was only 14 years old until then. Her mannerisms and speech combined with the text book led me to believe she was older. She thanked me for the help and asked if she could stop back while I was there with any other questions. I readily agreed.

FOUR YEARS AGO

The next year when my wife and I where at the cabin on vacation Maggie stopped by the cabin before her house cleaning shift. I introduced Maggie to my wife.

“Very nice to meet you Mrs.