Spin Off Story

I relished in the euphoria of being the school's icon. My parents never forgot to announce that I was the best within and outside my school, but they were oblivious of the fact that I was losing the love of some teachers and students with each passing day.

'I want to be loved and accepted by everyone, yet I can't let mediocrity have it's way, probably, I will just correct the teachers without telling the school authorities, that way they won't lose their jobs, I will only report those who refuse to improve' I thought.

Not long, a new student resumed in my class, I met Ella last year, in a quiz competition, I beat her with half mark. She's the only one that had ever gotten close to my score since I can remember, I usually beat others with a large margin. I got attracted to her that day likewise did she, and we spoke briefly after the competition.

It was her first day in school, I’ve been thinking of how to approach her but words failed me, my eyes followed James closely as he walked to her seat.

'Hi' he hailed,
'Hi'
'Hope you're enjoying my school?'
'It's my first day, I can't conclude yet'
'Have you met the Pride of Apex High, see him there' he pointed at me and I looked away
'Ohh! She said
'Just that? New students dream to be his friend, why not go and talk to him, I don't mind walking you there'
'I know him'

'Really, then say hi to him’ James persuaded
'I will go alone, but hey! you didn't even tell me your name’
'My name? Giggling, I'm James anyway'

'Why are you giggling? Hope you aren't carried away by the virtues of others that you neglect your worth?'
I blushed when I saw Ella approached me, I can't deny that staring at her revived some butterflies that are now drinking cold Pepsi in my stomach.

'I've heard about your good works, what text do you read?' She asked
'The school's recommended text, I've read them cover to cover about thrice to be precise for all the subjects' I told her
'Interesting, keep the flags high and continue to improve, I'm rooting for your success' she said and returned to her seat.
'I'm delighted' I stood grinning from ear to ear when our math teacher walked in, I saw a blend of anger and jealousy flickered in his eyes, he had seen Ella and I talking.

Ella lived In his street, he has been crushing on her for a year now, he said he intends to marry her after school but she's bent on completing her secondary education before thinking about a relationship. From the look on his face, it seems he felt threatened, I was every lady's dream and now his crush is around me he thought, when she was just a friend.
He faced the marker board and wrote math on it, he turned and explained the topic, he backed us again and solved an exercise on the board and turned to us, I raised my hand.

He ignored but I left my hand hanging
Yes? He said reluctantly.
Sir the answer is correct but something isn't right here with the solving
What do you mean by that? He faced the board and glanced through, what isn't right here?
Sir that was where you missed it, I pointed and explained. The class gave a resounding clap while Ella smiled
'Didn't I tell you?' She said to James .

'Yes you did' James affirmed
'I can't believe Ella noticed I flopped, what a bad day' Mr Mike's hatred for me grew worse,
'he's not only after my girl, he also humiliated me before the student'
'What's wrong' Mr Bright asked, he was Mr Mike's closest friend who was recently employed, he teaches literature.
Mr Bright became so upset when he learnt the lady his friend has been crushing on was close to me,
'I know what to do' Mr Bright said
'What's your plan?' Mr. Mike asked
'Leave that to me'

End of term result finally came out, I checked mine expectantly, but my smile faded like smoke seeing I had made all my papers except Literature, I had F. Strange right? This obviously isn't my result I said as I walked straight to Mr. Bright in the staff room.

'Please sir, I think there’s a miss up somewhere in my result, can you please crosscheck my script?
‘Are you okay, imagine the impudence, are you insinuating I’m incompetent, come on get out of my sight now'
‘What happened?’ other members of staff inquired as I walked out
‘He failed and he’s asking for his script, you can imagine’
‘Failed!’ the teachers echoed and Mr. bright shrugged.

I got to the principal's office and told him that I was sure of what I wrote. He asked him to bring my script but he said he couldn’t find it. The principal asked Mr Bright to set the exam for me again, he did and I sat in the staff room, with the principal and all other teachers present.

I exhausted the 1st, 2nd and 3rd foolscap sheet,
‘I need another extra sheet’
Enough! The principal said, he took my scripts and gave them to the head of Literature in my school and two other literature teachers, who marked and scored me 100/100.

‘This is brilliant' they commented, the principal got angry and investigated the issue only to realize Mr. bright failed me out of spite. He sacked him and told him not to miss up personal issues with work next time.

‘If only you told me your plan I wouldn’t have allowed you. It’s not all student you fail' Mr. Mike said
I feel pity for Mr. Bright, but there’s nothing I can do, I’m sure he has learnt by now not to inherit people’s hatred and enemies.