“Come on, must your mom be aware of every single decision you make? You are old enough to decide on your own without any childish display of fear. Trust me, you have nothing to worry about.” Glory began to speak with the voice of an angel to make Tina dance to her tone. “Mind you, we are not going there to work or do anything stressful; all I need you to do is to dress nicely, flaunt your elegant body, and prepare to enjoy yourself.” “Well, you have been a very good friend to me for ages past. However, I have a strong feeling of fear within me not to go anywhere tonight. Moreover, everyone knows you have a sugarcoated mouth; who knows if you are just trying to make me dress up and make fun of me? I beg of you, I am very tired today, I need to rest before I can think straight.” Tina began to work towards her bunk immediately after she departed from Glory to have a nap before her next class.
Good morning, everyone; here is the result of the test you wrote two days ago. However, I won't say I am happy or sad about your results. This is because some of you guys performed well while the performance of some of you is nothing to write home about. Where is Tina? Mr. James joyfully embraced her and continued his speech; she made me proud with the kind of mentally inclined answers she gave to the questions. A round of applause for her, please. Should in case you need clarification on the solution to the test because the solution is definitely in your note, feel free to reach out to Tina.
Tina was very happy about her test results, she performed excellently in all of her subjects except social studies. Though the joy within her cannot be measured, the smile from her radiant face signals a huge sense of happiness. However, her smile began to fade gradually something within her began to whisper, "Why did you score average in social studies?" "I am still within average range," she said to herself. "But mummy won't be happy with you", she soliloquized loudly.
“If you have extra score in mathematics, spare a friend two marks! I need two marks to pass.” Glory brought Tina to consciousness with her loud male-like voice. Hi friend, you won't believe I scored 48% in mathematics even with all I did to pass. How is your result? Glory asked Tina with curiosity. "It’s cool, except for social studies," Tina replied. “Just as expected, no one expects more than average from a non-social person in the first place. Come to think of it, how did you intend to be good in social studies without being social? Though I have a very terrible score in mathematics, here is my grade in social studies: 80%. This didn't happen just by studying, being social on its own is a pass mark.” I will never fall for these rootless tricks of yours, Tina responded and they laughed their way back to their various seats.
"How did you intend to be good in social studies when you are not social?" What Glory said began to reverberate in Tina’s ears as if someone was repeating it. She sat feeling confused and her plan to seek her mom's advice seemed like a waste of time. Moreover, she needed to wait till the next visiting day before she could see her mum. But just in time, she remembered one of her mum’s pieces of advice. "Study to make yourself approved." She was encouraged and decided to study harder to ensure she passed all her subjects with distinction grades.
Just like the twinkle of an eye, the examination began, a season Tina had been preparing for. "Passing with distinctions has always been a sure way to my dad's heart and a way to make my mum happy; I will never back down until I meet my goal." Tina encouraged herself as she continued studying at the late hour of the day. But along the way, she felt hungry and the only option she had was the meal Glory left behind for her before leaving for her usual night party. Though Tina always avoids Glory's meals because she knows Glory to be a chronic drug addict. Getting ordinary water from Glory may get you intoxicated; everyone knows that. However, Tina decided to consume a small quantity of the food to be on the safer side in case there was any element of hard drugs in the food.
She started eating while she studied alongside. Though the meal was delicious, she began to suspect something was going on when she encountered a leaf in the food. Is this a spicy or what? She began to get mixed feelings about the food. “I should stop eating this food,” she said to herself as she covered the remaining. However, things have gone too late to mend. Tina began to feel dizzy instantly, and she lost control over herself. She fell asleep on the chair even with the food right in front of her.
Tina! Tina!! Didn't you have an exam this morning? Oh my God, Tina exclaimed and rushed to get her clothes without taking her bath. On getting to the examination hall. Tina is 30 minutes late. She had to beg the supervisors with tears rolling down her face. She was allowed to sit for the exam, and she wrote as fast as she could to ensure she passed social studies brilliantly.
Anxious students bombard the staff room to get their results for the academic section. Tina's fear has always been social studies. She prayed and anticipated a distinction in the subject. Behold, everyone chorused Tina's name. She lounges towards the front to get her result from the teacher. Without wasting time, she opened the envelope to see her grade in social studies. Ouch, this good-for-nothing scoundrel did this to me. Tears rolled down her face as she discovered she has a distinction in all her subjects except social studies; she is below distinction with just a mark.
