itzLizzie
Celeste L. Montelucia has always been, the girl, valedictorian, competition champion, student council darling. Her name is a fixture at every recognition ceremony, etched in gold at the top of every list. Failure has never touched her, and mediocrity doesn't exist in her vocabulary.
Until now.
When the Top 1 rankings for the semester are announced, Celeste is stunned to find herself in second place-for the first time in her life. And the person responsible?
Sebastian A. Sinclair.
Loud. Cocky. Unbothered. A gamer boy who sits at the back of the room, disrupts class with dumb jokes, and somehow still aces every test without even trying. He's been at their school for years, right under Celeste's nose-but she never once registered his existence.
And now he's the only person she can't stop thinking about.
Sebastian, for his part, is thrilled. He's had a massive, not-so-secret crush on Celeste Montelucia for who knows how long. He's tried everything-teasing, compliment her, trying a small chit chat, even waving at her in the hallway-to get her to notice him. Nothing worked.
Until he took her spot.
Celeste, desperate to reclaim her crown, decides to play dirty. She'll flirt with Zeke. Distract him. Mess with his head just enough to make him slip up.
But the more time she spends trying to break him, the more she finds herself breaking.
Lessons I didn't ask for, is a story about pride, obsession, and vulnerability. It's about playing a game you thought you'd already won, only to realize you've become the paw*. As academic tensions rise and emotions blur the lines between love and rivalry, Celeste must ask herself:
Does she want the crown back
or the boy who took it?