Grade 11 Math Quiz Scores
Vilheimina Valter 100
Gofar Colombain 100
Agatha Quinne 99
Mana Einhard 99
Lenya Sneg 97
“How could you leave me Manaaa…” Mari says dramatically.
“If you’re not eating those pancakes, you can get as high as I am, Mari.” Mana answers her.
“Guys, does Colombain name always under my name?” I ask them.
“Well I think…”
“Well of course he is cheating.”
Someone interrupting Mana’s thoughts.
That annoying woman's voice, Quinne.
Approaching us when she is alone is kind of a rare view.
That arrogant gesture and voice tone always annoyed me though.
“What do you…” Mari gets cut off by Quinne.
“I saw you guys in that cheap cafe. You guys hanged out together with Mr. Colombain and his friends.”
The way she talks and acts to me somehow it feels like I’m facing my parents.
Aura that I hate the most.
Forcing me to be perfect and judge me If I make a single mistake.
This time, I’ll try to make her silent.
“Then what? What if I hang out with them? Is there any rule that I can’t be their friend?”
“Technically you can’t Mrs. Queen. Because… you know the reason right? A queen like you has an outstanding brain.”She answers with an arrogant voice.
“First, I have my own name. Second, you are not answering my questions.” I reply.
Quinne replies with chuckles.
“Mrs. Queen… That night is the only reason for it… That’s such a….”
She says with a sarcastic voice.
Before she finishes it, her sentence gets cut off by myself.
“Is there any rule that I CAN NOT be their friend?” Raising my voice a little when I say ‘can not’.
The response I get is only that she's staring at me with a confused face.
Seems like she doesn’t know any of it.
The twins seem like they can read this situation.
“Quinne… You don’t like Vil making friends with others because you can’t make any of it?” Mari says with her sarcastic voice.
“Wha… how dare you say something like that?!” Her voice raises a little.
Quinne looks upset just from Mari’s words.
The twins nod with each other
“Well we are just talking the facts. Please don’t be upset about such a thing.” Mana continues.
Keeping up the sarcasm of her twin.
Quinne’s face becomes redder than before.
She can’t even let out a word.
“Are you upset? Or is that face full of embarrassment?” It’s my turn to continue the last touch of it.
“Says the one who is always hanging around together with the same persons!” her face full of anger.
She replies right after me.
“Well… you are the one who said that I hanged out together with Colombain and his friends. Then?”
No response from her.
Just standing there and glaring at us.
Great, conversation over for now.
“I’ll take my leave then, since you must be busy searching your tongue. Good day to... “
Before my sentence finishes, that annoying voice comes from my behind.
“How lucky I am to meet two beautiful angels here? Are you guys waiting for me?”
That voice, Mr. Sneg's voice.
Just thinking today will be better is almost impossible since this guy comes to our school.
How can a person ruin my every single day in this school?
“Good morning, Sneg. You look wonderful as ever.” Quinne smiles softly at him.
I look at her and her face softens, almost looks like how Colombain face towards me.
Wait did she just praise him?
“Good morning my beautiful angels. I can sense that today will be one of the greatest days in my life.”
Looking at me with that smug face.
Then he looks at my sides only to meet the twins.
“Oops didn’t notice you guys are here too. Well we can’t help it since you guys have different presences. Good morning, Einhard twins.”
The twins reply as usual.
He looks back at me.
Still with that annoying face.
At this moment, I really want to rip that face from him.
Greatest day huh? We’ll see about that.
“Good morning, Mr. Sneg. Indeed today is a great day since you are the last.”
I’m saying it with a soft fake smile like I did at his dinner party.
Looks like he notices what’s the meaning of that smile.
And at this moment that smug face finally gone.
Then he turns around immediately to see the announcement board of the math quiz.
I can look in his eyes that he can’t believe what he’s seeing right now.
Just about to get out of this conversation, Quinne gets her tongue back.
“Sneg, they are cheating. I saw them hanging out together in a cafe.”
Mr. Sneg looks back to me.
I’m getting tired of this conversation.
It’s only the repetition from earlier.
“Is that true Valter? Are you guys cheating?”
Looking at me with that fury eyes.
Clenching his fists.
Stomping his feet and approaching me.
Unfortunately, that doesn’t make me feel guilty.
His actions don’t even make me flinch.
“Alright. First, please use formalities. Second, is there any rule that we can’t be friends?” I reply coldly to him.
He surges forward then grips my necktie.
Slam my body to the nearest wall.
This action startles me.
He almost makes me scared but I can’t show it to anyone here.
But it’s not my first time getting like this though.
Hopefully, my face works as my command to stay still.
“Are you that stupid?! We are rivals here! There is no need a reason you… “
Someone grips Mr. Sneg hand, the one in my neck, and makes him look away from me.
When he just looks at whose hand is that, he gets punched by that person right on his face.
The punch makes him lose his grips to my necktie.
I take a look at my shoulder only to find Colombain.
Colombain is the one who punched him.
“Vil!” The twins come to help me.
“Sneg!” Quinne’s voice feels like cracking from this situation.
“I’m okay guys. Thank you for your… “
“Valter! Are you alright?! Did he hurt you?!” Colombain says to me with that soft face and full of concern.
Also he looks so panicked though.
Even though he didn’t let me finish my sentence, I can feel that he is really worried about me.
“Are you guys okay?!” Brugière and Léger come.
“I’m fine guys, really. He just slammed me a little.”
Well my necktie and clothes are messy right now but that’s enough for him.
Colombain grits his teeth and clenches his fists.
He looks like going to give Mr. Sneg another lesson so I stop him right away.
His deadly eyes start to fade away when he looks at me.
“I’ll let you go this time Mr. Sneg. There will be no second time.” Colombain says.
“Shut up cheaters! You won’t be in second place if you’re not hanged out together before!” Mr. Sneg is shouting at us.
“Why you…!” Colombain almost hit him once again but I hold his hand.
Shooking my head lightly as a signal to stop fighting.
Mr. Sneg and Quinne still looking at us with full of anger on their faces.
Everyone here also looks like they are surprised about what Quinne has said before.
“Our school tradition for cheaters is to get another math quiz. Should we do that too?” I declare to them.
“I wouldn’t mind if that happens.” Colombain replies.
Mr. Sneg and Quinne are still glaring at us.
Especially Mr. Sneg, his face becomes redder than before.
He knows that he actually lost from this first match.
For me it’s the second match though.
This is my opportunity to leave now.
“We’ll take our leave then. Good day.” I turn away then the twins follow me.
“Valter!” Woman’s voice shouting my name.
It’s Quinne’s voice.
There’s no need for me to turn around to look at her.
Both of them are still filled with their own emotion.
Saying anything at this point won’t solve this problem.
“You’ll regret this!” Quinne says.
Well it’s not the first time she threatened me like that.
In fact, she still can’t beat me or even lay a finger to my throne.
After Quinne says that, the sound of someone footsteps rushes against us from behind.
“And this one for you!” Mr. Sneg runs into Colombain to punch him back.
That punch makes Colombain almost fell off his feet.
“Sneg stop!” Léger the one who breaks up the fight.
He pushes Mr. Sneg away from Colombain.
But Mr. Sneg won’t stop that easily.
He’s still trying to fight with Colombain.
In other side, Colombain already can’t hold back his own anger.
Brugière holds him so he can’t get into the fight.
It’s not what I expected.
I thought it would be over once I left this conversation with them.
Before it gets any worse, I need to stop them right now.
Can’t I just get one peaceful day without any problems?!
“Enough!” My voice is almost like shouting to them.
The highest voice I’ve ever let it out before
Fortunately, that voice successfully brings everyone attention to me.
“What?! Do you... “ Mr. Sneg says angrily to me.
“You shut up!” pointing at Mr. Sneg.
“You come with me!” I pull Colombain hand to leave the area.
The twins follow us from behind after we left.
But this time I tell them to leave us so we can talk privately.
Also Colombain needs to calm down himself for a while.
I drag his hand outside of school.
We sit on one of the branches in the schoolyard.
Waiting for his response, I tell Brugière and Léger from my phone, where our place is right now.
Colombain head still ducked since we left that fight.
Remembering what Brugière has told me.
Colombain is not that kind of emotional person, yet he let out his emotion like that before.
I’m thinking how to make him calm down for now.
But since Brugière and the twins said that to me, I need to keep my distance from him.
On the other hand, I want to comfort him because I can feel that he’s down right now.
Something pops up in my mind.
Well… this physical contact should be like that right? My brother did this to me, I guess it's fine.
I put my hand on top of his head then brush it gently.
His hair is so soft and from this angle I can see that he has an undercut behind it.
What should I say to him? Oh right my brother also said that to me.
“It’s okay… You didn’t do anything wrong.” with a comforting voice tone.
Still brushing his head gently.
He didn’t respond right away though.
But I can feel that the burden on his shoulders start to disappear.
Colombain start to calming down although it seems like I need to do something.
Maybe it’s working? Okay, but what’s next? What should I say?
Stroking his hair and playing with his hair ends.
No touching on his skin, just his head and hair.
Slowly colombain raises his head up and takes a deep breath.
His eyes still closed.
“Thank you, Célia. I’m calmed down now. I’m ....”
Colombain is just about to end his sentence but his eyes land on me.
I smile softly at him.
Watching his eyes blink a few times, that’s too much though.
Is he half awake?
Tilting my head to the side so he can see my face clearly.
“Valter! What are you doing here?!” His voice cracking.
Definitely he is surprised because of me again.
He’s making the same face when we were in the cafe last friday.
And yes, that shape of pink comes again.
Not pink anymore but it’s red.
He looks away from me.
Well, maybe he is embarrassed that he thinks Célia is the one who calms him down.
“Brugière and Léger maybe still busy with Mr. Sneg or maybe they are on the way here right now. I’m the who dragged you here Colombain. For the twins I told them to give you some space and brought some drinks for us.” I explain to him.
“I see, I see….” He replies without looking at me.
It’s rude responding me like that though.
Just once I’ll let you answer me like that Colombain.
Well… that’s not going to happen though.
We are friends right now and there’s no need to do such formalities.
None of us say anything for almost two minutes.
“Umm… Valter?” Colombain breaks the silence.
“Yes Colombain?”
“Your hand…. How long did you plan to touch my head?” He says that still not looking at me.
Wait, my hand?
My hand is still stroking his hair.
His hair is so soft and I didn’t realize that I’m still doing it now.
“Whoops… sorry.” Releasing my hand from his head.
The moment of silence comes again.
Hoping for Brugière or Léger to come out soon.
Maybe the twins can help me in this kind of situation too.
Okay… this is awkward somehow…
Something coming up into my mind.
But I hope this thing won’t make this situation worse.
“Say Colombain. Do you get annoyed with me by any change?”
His action makes me jolt a little from where I sit.
He turns away immediately and looks right into my eyes.
“Of course not! Why would you think like that?!” He raises his voice once again.
But it’s not an angry tone, it's a concern.
His eyes telling me that he doesn’t want me to think something like that.
And his face is still as red as before.
To be honest, I don’t understand Colombain at all.
I can’t read what is going on inside his mind.
“I’m sorry Valter. I lost control of myself when I saw you get slammed by him.” He says.
That’s not what I meant.
The answer I need is am I bothering him if I do such physical contact.
If he doesn't, I want to ask another thing to him.
Like why Brugière and the twins said that I can’t do such a thing.
“Umm… Colombain.” I reply to him.
“I know that you dislike this kind of person. The person gets so emotional easily. I’m truly sorry for what happened before, Valter.” He continues.
“Colombain, it’s…..”
“Please don’t say that is not my fault, Valter. It’s my fault that I can’t control my emotions really well. I’m so sorry.” He cuts me off.
This pissed me off for some reason.
It’s irritating to handle someone like this though.
Calm down Vil, you can’t get your emotion in this situation.
“Colombain, please… “
“I know I’m doing something absurd back there. Please don’t think that I’m an emotional person, Valter.” Again, he cuts me off.
Okay I have enough of this.
“Earth to Colombain.” Raising my voice a little to shut him.
Colombain stops his mumbling and starts to look at me.
Finally, he is out of it.
“I’m sorry Valter. I just don’t want you to think that I’m a bad person.” He says.
“No worries Colombain. Brugière already told me that you’re not that kind of person and I still believe that.”
“I’m sorry Valter. I….” I cover his mouth with my hand so he can’t say anything.
“Stop. No more apology cause I already forgive you before you did.” releasing my hand then smiling softly to him.
Alright… that shape pink on his cheeks comes again.
Why do they keep coming though?
“Thank you, Valter. For understanding me.” He answers me.
The situation should be calmed down a bit from before.
But that pink still makes me wonder though.
Is this some kind of his talent?
Whoops… almost forgot about our misunderstanding.
“Alright. Before that, I guess you misunderstanding something here Colombain.”
“What do you mean Valter? He tilts his head and looks at me with a confused face.
“What I’ve meant to ask before is about my physical contact. Is that bothering in some kind of way?”
Alright, I make his head explode this time.
This is the reddest face of Colombain I ever seen.
At this moment, I’m pretty sure that I’m doing something silly again.
“Wha wha wha what are you talking about Valter?!” His voice is cracking and he raises it a little.
“Hi guys! What are you guys doing in here?”
Woman’s voice, it’s Brugière.
There’s something wrong with her voice tone and from this angle she looks like she’s puffed.
Almost cracking it because of it.
Maybe she heard our conversation?
Oh my lord. I don’t want to make any misunderstanding again with them.
“We are just chilling here, Brugière. Since what happened before, we just want to take in fresh air. Oh, Mana just called me. See you guys later.”
And with that, I leave them and search for the twins.
Note, don’t do any silly things again, Vil. Don’t make the same misunderstanding again.
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