Angels Cry (Before You Exit - Toby Mcdonough)

Chapter 52

My day in school was going great today and why you may ask. First, I didn't get push around or got being laughed at for clumsily dropping my books onto the ground and for the first time in forever, no one has even look at me in a strange way. I don't know what had happen but I am thankful. It was Literature period, Mr. Kumar had announced that he would give back everyone test papers back. I was excited about it yet still nervous. I did studied for it but I wasn't really that much paying attention to my notes or whatsoever stuff I have. I got distracted; by Toby's cute and sweet messages.

We have been sending each other texts messages saying stupid cute things and now, my phone bill has increased. My mum did scold me when she came back from work and checked the mailbox. As soon as she enters the house, her voice booms through the hall. So like every other kid who knows that they are in trouble, I quickly went to hide insde my closet. Yeah pretty stupid but where else can I hide? And I got grounded for one day. No big deal.

During the test, I kept rereading my sentences and cringe at my own words. Half of it doesn't make any sense at all but I just hope Mr. Kumar at least try to make some actual sense with what I was trying to say and explain. If Mr. Kumar doesn't, my mum is going to kill me like legit kill me. And I will be grounded for a week now.

"Alright class," Mr. Kumar started as he pace around the classroom with all our test papers on his arm. "So I have all your test results back and I want to congratulate someone in this class who scored top for this." Mr. Kumar continued. Everyone then started to get buzzing and causing like a busy bee hive. I was shifting around in my seat and was having this weird feeling in the pit of my stomach. I glance around to see a few of my classmate faces; some didn't care and some were anxious - I can tell by the way they bite their lip. Then my eyes caught glance at Esther. The girl who got top grades for almost half of my classes I had with her.

Esther was well.. A smart girl except she doesn't look nerdy or dress like one at all. When you first met her, she seem like the one who couldn't care less about anything but once getting through tons of classes with her, you eventually have your answer smack in your face. She isn't those naughty ones. She is the good girl with good grades one. But then, if you stalk her everyday, you will then have second thoughts about her. One time, I caught her making out with a random boy behind school.

She had a pride look on her face and was smiling ever so widely. "Her name is," Mr. Kumar carried on. I started to drum my fingers against the desk as I waited for that name to be called out.

"Roselle James." Was he said. I froze in my seat and my fingers just stop, halfway from drumming. I look up and got a little shock to see Mr. Kumar now standing in front of the classroom. He was smiling at me, as if to say 'congratulations you pass yay'.

"Congrats Roselle. You score top for this test." Mr. Kumar congratulate me for real this time. "Really?" I blurted and that caused everyone to laugh at my silly question. Of course dumbass you did pass. Mr. Kumar nodded his head. I slowly stood up from my seat and walk to the front to receive back my paper. Once I took back my papers, I look at Esther who had a sad smile on her face. Was she upset that I got top for this class?

"Roselle had scored a twenty-five out of thirty marks. Let's give her a round of applause shall we?" Mr. Kumar said and everyone clapped. Soon the clapping died down and he mentioned the other two top scorer and yes, Esther was in the second place while a boy in my class got in third. Once again they clapped for all three of us and I was so shock to even suppress my feeling. I can't wait to tell this to my mum, she will be so proud of me again and I won't be grounded.

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After school, I was about to meet up with Kelsie for this friendship whatever name she calls it. But I decided to waste a few minutes to spent time with Toby around his locker for a few minutes. I was leanings against someone's locker and waited for him to put back in all his books. We were chatting about some weird topic and debated about it too. After he was done, he shuts his locker and the both of us walk out of school hand in hand. As we were about to step out, we spotted Kelsie waiting at the same spot we met earlier this morning.