"He's hard on everyone," she tried to clarify. Singling Jeremy out was probably not the best of ideas she'd had so far, but she knew that she couldn't ignore her concern for him. Tanner had the ability to break the toughest person down into tears. She could handle him on her case, for her sloppiness at completing homework and the set readings, but she didn't quite know if Jeremy could take any more beatings than he already had.

She shrugged, trying to phrase it in a way that would achieve what she didn't wish to convey; singling Jeremy out. "Jer's sensitive. And Mr Tanner ..." She sighed. She was really kidding herself thinking she wasn't as sensitive as Jeremy post-all of this. Not quite meeting Jenna's eyes, Elena continued after a few beats, "He just knows what buttons to push."