our daughter (marina fanfic)

Chapter 38

Olivia's POV

It was the end of November, and my fall semester exams were finally over. I had been studying tirelessly for the tests, and I felt confident in my abilities. It turned out that I had excelled in all my classes, which was a weight lifted off my shoulders. However, when I received a B on one of the exams from one of my AP classes, I felt more than devastated. 

Throwback a couple of hours earlier

My heart pounded in my chest as I stared at the big, bold letter "B+" scrawled across the top of my AP calculus exam. I had been so sure I aced the test, but apparently not. As my classmates were also seeing their scores, I sat there stunned, feeling a mix of disappointment, frustration, and anger. I had worked so hard all semester, and one B was all it took to shatter all the confidence I had. Tears prickled at the corners of my eyes as I struggled to hold back the flood of emotions that threatened to overwhelm her.

"A B?" I exclaimed in disbelief, feeling like the wind had been knocked out of her.

"Me too", Zola said, turning to me with a surprised look on her face. We never get B's. 

I looked around the classroom and noticed that many other students also had Bs or even C's.

"Wait, what? How is that possible?", I said, feeling a sense of relief that she wasn't the only one struggling.

"I know, right? I studied so much for this, and I still got a B," Zola said.

I sighed and looked down at my exam, feeling disappointed in myself. I had always prided myself on getting good grades, and a B +in calculus was not something I was used to. That one C in a quiz last semester was a weird wobble but it was just a quiz, it didn't affect my overall grade. 

"I can't believe I got a B," I muttered to myself again, still couldn't believe it. 

"Hey, it's okay. You're not the only one who struggled with this exam. We can bounce back," Zola said reassuringly, putting a hand on my shoulder. Still, I could see that she was also shocked and feeling extremely disappointed. 

Still, I nodded, trying to shake off the disappointment. Maybe Zola was right. Maybe this was just a setback, and we could still do well in the class during the spring. 

"My moms are gonna be so upset", I thought to myself. 

I was sitting at home and waited nervously for my moms to get home from work. I knew that they knew I had gotten my exams back today and wanted to know what I got. But I felt so humiliated. I felt better knowing the fact that almost every other student had received a worse grade than they anticipated, but still, I felt upset. Was this going to affect if I got into a good college or not? 

Later as we were sitting around the dining table, eating mama's delicious food as usual, I had to rip the bandaid. 

"I got my exams back today", I mumbled quietly, hoping neither of them would hear me. 

"Are you happy? What did you get?", mom asked. 

I stayed quiet for a few seconds and swallowed loudly. 

"Umm... I got A's in English, history, chemistry and bio. Music and creative writing were just a pass or fail, which obviously, I passed. 

"That's amazing bambina", mama smiled, taking another bite of her meal. 

"How about math? How did that go?", mom asked. 

"I-... umm... I- I got a B+", I replied while trying to swallow my voice which was sounding like a cry was about to come out.