Academically Twisted

Chapter one

I turned to look at Ezra with a proud grin. I showed him my A+ and loved the shocked look on his face but it soon disappeared and a smug smile came up. I was confused and then he lifted his paper and there I saw.. A FUCKING A++! He laughed at my shocked and annoyed face. "Well how does that feel, Madeline?" Ezra said with a happy tone. "What did you do to get that, Ezra? Did you bribe ms. Bella? Or did you perhaps do something more dirty?" I said. He scoffed and rolled his eyes.

Ezra and I have been enemies since 6th grade. First I found out that our family's had some problems with each other and then I got accepted into his school and I surprised him when I took his place as the valedictorian. After that we've been academical rivals as well as rivals in general.

After school I was walking to a close book cafe. It was my comfort place. I went to study there almost every day.
"Hello Madeline! Here to study?" Mimi, the old owner asked me.
"Ah hey Mimi. Yeah I'm here to study.. again. Can I have an iced latte?"
"Of course Madeline. 2£ please"
"Oh come on Mimi! Favourite customer sale?" I asked sarcastically
"Okay fine, but just because this is the 20th time you're here. 1.50£" Mimi said giggling a little.
"Thank you, Mimi" I said as I paid.

I went to sit on my usual table, next to a window. I took out my laptop and started studying for my midterms.
"Here you go, sweetie" Mimi brought my latte
"Thank you, Mimi" I said
I was at the cafe until it's closing hours, I said bye to Mimi and left.
'Shoot it's already getting dark.. I never stay this late. I'm going to take the alleyway way.' I thought to myself
That's what I did. I took the shorter alleyway to campus but then I came across some people in the valley. I hid myself behind some boxes
"Boss, we lost that scum." One man said
"Damn it! Don't you know how to do anything at all?! What are you waiting for? Go get him!" A familiar voice said

Then it hit me. EZRA?! That man was Ezra? Was he a fucking gang leader? I heard the men running away and him making a phone call.
"Hey. We need back up. The guy got away, go get him NOW." Ezra yelled at the phone. That was one of the first times I was actually.. scared of him. He never left the spot, so I couldn't either. After 8 minutes of silence I heard a car, and then I heard Ezra saying, "Those two idiots went to the northeast bar."
"Boss, do WE really have to go with them, I mean you know how dangerous it is, especially because it's another's territory."
"I don't care. Go there now, I need to get back to campus."
"Okay boss. We will inform you when we catch him."
Then the car left and Ezra started walking away. I peaked just to confirm that he actually was Ezra, and indeed it was him, same hair, exactly the same outfit from today, and the same motorcycle.
He hopped onto his motorcycle and left. I got up from my hiding place after he surely wasn't in sight and tan because the campus doors would close soon.