Wendy stops him as he steps into the classroom

"Matt, what happened?" Wendy grabbed Matt by the arm as he stepped into Trig class.

"Huh?"

"I heard you were having trouble."

Oh, great. Wendy's mom was already convinced he was white trash. Now she would be sure she'd been right all along.

"My mom is looking for a new job. I've been trying to help her since she's not real great on the computer."

"Oh. I guess I heard... never mind."

"No, I want to know."

She turned bright red and leaned in close to whisper in his ear. "I heard you were going to have do do webcams to pay your rent."

"What?"

"That's what people were saying."

"Who would pay to watch a teenage boy jerk off?"

"Uh, I... I mean I have a little money saved. From my grandparents for birthdays and stuff. I could help. It could be a loan if you wanted."

Matt gave Wendy a hug. "Thank you, Wendy. You constantly surprise me with how nice you are. But I'm not going to take your money. You need that for college."

She wrinkled her nose. "I'm pretty sure my parents are planning on paying for that."

"I'm pretty sure that they won't if they found out you gave all of your money to some poor kid they don't even like."

"So, who'd tell them?"

He hugged her again. "Seriously, thanks. But we need to earn the money."

"Well, if you need anything, please let me know."

"Thanks."