Anike

Chapter Twelve 🧡

Chapter Twelve

Anike’s POV

“I cannot believe I got seven. I thought I was going to get a ten. My God!”
Mercy cried out,

“Anike Coker.”
Jeff called before passing the test booklet to me.

I placed it on the table and I can swear Mariam, Mercy and Jada’s eyes followed my every action. 

I opened the booklet and my eyes scrolled through the page until it landed on the score.

I scored ten over ten!

“wow! You scored ten.”
Jada said,

“You are the highest among us. Mariam got eight, Jada got nine. Wow.”
Mercy analysed and I just nodded with a smile.

“You tried. You didn't even read with us at night. Girls! We have a scholar among us and the best we can do is study with her.”
Mercy suggested.

It was a nice idea except that I love studying alone.

“I think Anike likes studying alone. She does all her assignments alone.”
Jada said,

“Yeah, I noticed.”
Mariam added.

They went on to talk about me like I was not sitting there.

 I busied myself with checking each question and my answers. I was not expecting to get a perfect score but yeah, it feels nice. I was about to place the booklet in my bag when someone snatched it.
I looked up and it was Niniola.

“You scored ten?”
She asked like she could not believe it.

“Niniola got nine. Jeff and Jayden, what did you score?”
A guy, I think his name is Mide, asked.

I hate being the centre of attention.

I used to receive little attention at my former school even if I got a hundred. They just did not care. But now, being in this class where scoring seven almost pulled Mercy to tears and getting a nine almost made Nini run mad, I figured that is about to change a lot.

“Jayden scored ten. I got nine.”
Jeff said with a smile but it looked forced. He turned back to his booklet, studying whatever it was that he was studying with so much focus. 

Getting a nine is not bad, is it? they only lose a mark. Just one.

“Wow, it would have been better if it was just Jayden. I can’t stand the new girl getting higher than me.”
Nini muttered and threw my booklet on the table.

“You know what Nini, why don’t you hug a transformer, it might help.”
Mariam said looking so sympathetic that if you did not hear her well you would have thought it was nice advice.

The whole class heard and only a few who were not bothered by their scores laughed.

“I agree with Nini. I can’t stand you, Anike. I don’t know the pit you crawled out from but you should get back there.”
Aliya said with so much hostility in her voice.

I don’t understand.

Am I not allowed to take a test to my best knowledge?

Should I fail so as not to stand out?

Why did they not read or get this score too?
This is ridiculous!

I ignored both of them and placed the booklet in my bag.

Jada and the girls were fuming and I knew they wanted to say something but I just shook my head.

The best answer for fools is silence.