s time they wanted Matt to come as well." (Schwiebert 287) Donny had run into more trouble. "He had cut classes on at least three occasions. Smoked in the furnace room. Helped Sonny Barnett break into a freshman's locker. And last week, during athletics, he and three friends had been seen off school grounds; when they returned, the coach had smelled beer on their breath." (Schwiebert 287) Had anything that Daisy was doing getting through to him? Was it her fault? "Had she really done all that she could have? She longed - she ached - for a time machine. Given one more chance, she'd do it perfectly" (Schwiebert 288) Daisy felt useless. She carried all the blame, and thought that she was the reason for Donny's downfall. Maybe if she had done things differently, it wouldn't be this way. "It was arranged that Donny would visit a psychologist for testing." Daisy felt beaten."The psychologist said Donny had no serious emotional problems. He was merely going through a difficult period in his life. He required some academic help and a better sense of self-worth." The psychologist recommended Calvin Beadle, " a tutor with considerable psychological training." (Schwiebert 288) Cal's presence is welcomed at first. "Just look at Donny's face when they picked him up: alight and full of interest." (Schwiebert 289) Slowly he begins maneuvering into the aspects of Donny's life. "The tutor had set down so many rules! They were not allowed any questions at all about any aspect of school, nor were they to speak with his teachers." (Schwiebert 290) Cal was eliminating them from Donny's life. Daisy did not notice this until she received a concerned phone call from one of Donny's teachers. The teacher explained that Donny's grades were not getting any better since the tutor, and that hey were better when she was involved with his homework. When Daisy explains to her that that the tutor handles these things now, the teacher replies, "'I always deal directly wi...
