Rivals

Chapter 5: Academic team

"It's maddening." - Sinclair

Adriana

I barge into the library with my friends behind me. Today I've decided to propose a lovely deal to Kim. One where we'd both benefit from. I'd be able to keep her on her toes. I spot Kim at at a table with the same basic red headed girl from yesterday. "Get up, we need to talk." I demand. Kim's eyes finally graze mines, "What if I don't want to." 

She dares to deny me? I scoff, "I didn't ask whether you wanted or not." As I am about to continue an imbecile cuts me off, "Hey, you can't just talk to her like that." I shift my gaze to the tomato head. I look at her from head to toe with disgust, what does Valerie see in this thing. "Shut it, leprechaun." With those words she cowers.

I return my attention to Kim, "Now where was I? Ah...yes I heard you're going for the academic team. I have no doubt you'll make it on the team so I'm offering you a one in a life chance deal. Join my study group chat, it's filled with the best students each knowledgable in certain subjects. We share answers, quizzes, and we study together. We can basically earn some breathing room with each other's help. So what do you say? It's a win-win. All you have to do is also return the favor by sending assignment and test answers when we need it."

The room falls into silence, I wait and smile. She must be delighted with my deal. Soon the silence is sliced with Kim's laughter. My grin falters. Does she not take this seriously or is she overly delighted. I'm confused. Her smiles and laughs are quite pretty. In a disgusting way of course. In a way where my blood feels like it's been ignited.

Her laughter disappears suddenly and all that's left are cold eyes directed towards me. "I have no interests in such things." Kim says and gets up from her seat. What is the meaning of this, is she really rejecting me? "But why." I question. I have to know? Where's the flaw in my proposal? I'm willing to negotiate my terms to a certain extent. Kim walks towards me, she towers my height by 2 inches. She leans down by my ear causing my breaths to hitch up. "I have no use for such things nor do I need it. Sharing answers off from tests, seriously? How pathetic and you even went as for as to make a whole group out of it. You must have been running this fraudulence circus for quite awhile now. I mean where's the integrity in any of this. It makes one wonder if you even deserve valedictorian in the first place. I'm disappointed. I expected you out of everyone to know better than this, but you see this is what sets us apart because unlike you I don't need to resolve to such pathetic tactics. Only lazy imbeciles would step this low."
 

She backs away and grabs her things. Her free hand sticks out towards the tomato head to which the tomato hand happily grabs onto her hand. The pair walk out the library. The whole rooms breaks out into gossips. I stand still, processing Kim's words and actions. I clench my jaw and fists. She dares reject me? Me! The Adriana Alerie Sinclair! Not only that but she humiliates me in front of everyone. She dares calls me an imbecile. My right hand's nails digs harshly against my skin. Fury. That is all I can feel right now. How dare you! How dare you walk away from me and with that pathetic leprechaun! Disgust withers through my heart, Kim has no taste. This is war. She'll learn not to deny me. A sting on my right hand brings me back to the present moment. I look down at my hand. Blood.

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Sitting next to Kim especially in Ms. Levine's class feels terribly horrible. Not once did she look my way since we entered this period. I scoff, is this bitch really ignoring me? I rummage through my bag. I know exactly what'll do the trick. I take a large, heavy book out of my bag. I pretend to clumsily drop the book from my hands. The book lands harshly on Kim's foot. I smirk. Oops. "I'm sorry, the book suddenly dropped from my hands." I say before retrieving the book back up. Kim shows no reaction. She doesn't even look at me. Fucking hell. What the heck is this? Do something Kim!