My days at laceville academy

Chapter thirteen

   I slam my head on my desk with frustration,it was lunch time and everyone had left the class except me.I was feeling devastated,after the physics test this morning everyone came out of the class room happy except me.It was hard as hell, turns out that i was not actually smart,the faked scholarship just made me think I was,I felt like the dumbest person on earth.Lunch was soon over and everyone came back to the class for the next paper which was economics.The test was written on the board and everyone started writing,it seemed like this test was way much simpler than the last one.Everyone started submitting their papers alphabetically when the time was up.I hadn't even answered one single question.I gave up and eventually submitted having nothing to write.I went straight to the library after the test, everyone was talking about how good it was and it was just so painful that I didn't find it easy.Anastacia was all around kunle since morning,I didn't even bother to look,I had bigger issues.I'd be kicked out of laceville if I don't pass this terms examination.I sigh as I picked a novel from the shelf,I flip through the pages hoping to buy time.
   "What's up"kunle says from behind.I know he came in a minute ago but I just assumed that he didn't,I wasn't ready to talk to anyone,but considering the fact that he helped me on Friday I decided to talk to him,I just hope my tears won't spill as I did so.
   "I'm good"I reply shortly.
   "So....did you catch a cold?"he asks
   "huh?.."I was lost in thought again.
   "are you okay"he asks
    I didn't want him to know about how bad the test was for me so I lied.
   "Yes..yes I did catch a cold"
   "sorry"he says"what else?"
   "That's all"I reply
   "you know....in my previous school,my dad made me offer psychology as a subject and it was a very exciting subject,do you know why?"he asks
   "No"I answer wondering why he was telling me all these.
   "because it makes you know how people are feeling...good or bad... ,it also makes you know the type of person you are....if you are  melancholic, choleric, phlegmatic and sanguine"he says while looking at me.
    I was dumbfounded"why are you telling me all these?"I ask
   "I'm just saying that you can't lie to me"
   "How do you know I'm lieing"
   "because when you study psychology,you can know whether someone is speaking the truth or not, pretending to be happy or not or... hiding something"he says and looks into my eyes"I Know you are hiding something"
    My heart skip a bit on his last statement.How did he know that I was hiding something.Is it because of a subject.
   "nothing, I'm not hiding anything, I'm just feeling weak"I reply after thinking for a while.
   "Ok"he says"if you're ready to tell say something I'll always be a listening ear"
    A warm feeling washed over me for a second after he said that.
   "Our physics paper is out!!"Anastasia screams as she rushes into the library.She takes kunle's hands and drags him immediately, I'm sure she didn't notice my presence or maybe she just wanted to ignore it.I brace up and head to our physics teacher office to collect my paper.