Chapter 15:
Entertain Us
The second week had started, and students came in tired for their first lesson with their homeroom teacher. It was 8:27 AM, and Malakai was already at his desk; he was tired but 3 minutes early despite being up till 3 AM. Malakai and William walked in together, so they were already seated; David and Ray also came together and were present, but Lucas and Benjamin were not there yet. More than half the class was there, with some people still waiting to turn up.
"Wow, you came here before me", Delilah said, walking towards her seat.
Malakai turned towards her,
"I told you I was jetlagged last week; now I'm fine".
"You look tired', she said, taking a seat.
"I'm always tired', he replied, putting his head on the table.
Moments later, Maria and Tanisha walked into the class, and most of the students were looking at them. Maria looked up to see if Malakai noticed she walked in, but she saw him in conversation with Delilah. With that, she just went to her seat; she thought Malakai would look at her and greet her with his eyes after last night's conversation. Maybe she was being too hopeful. A few seconds later, Benjamin and Lucas walked in.
"Bro, how did Mally come in before me?" Benjamin whined, walking towards them.
"I told you I was jetlagged; it's not my fault you didn't believe me", Malakai replied.
Benjamin put his bag beside his table and sat down.
"Did you have to wake him up, or did he wake himself?" He asked, pointing at William.
"He woke up by himself", he said, drawing in his notebook.
"No way. Damn",' Benjamin said, shaking his head.
"Why are you disappointed?" William questioned, looking at him.
"He's the laziest guy here and got here before me".
"It's not that deep", William laughed.
"Whatever, man." Benjamin leaned back on his chair, pulled out his phone and started to scroll through.
Behind them, Malakai and Delilah were still talking. Delilah looked at everyone else in the class and saw Maria yawning.
"Someone's tired",' She let out.
"Who?" Malakai asked, looking around.
"Maria. You think she stayed up late?"
"Yeah, she did", he replied casually.
"How you know?" Maria looked at Malakai with a concerned look, thinking something happened between the two.
"I was talking to her on the balcony. I couldn't sleep, so I was just chilling on my balcony, and she came out to her balcony. She said she was thirsty, so she woke up and got some water".
"what time was it?"
"It was like half one, I think. I don't know, I just remember us finish talking at like two".
"You got a celebrity neighbour. Who's your other neighbour?"
"Ben and Lucas". Malakai said, pointing at them.
"Who's your roommate?" Malakai asked, not knowing.
"She's not from this class, she's in class B", Delilah replied.
"B? How'd you know her?" Malakai was curious.
"Her name is Akira. We're not friends. We just know of each other. When I saw she came to this Academy, I went to talk to her, and we agreed to be roommates".
"That's sick, having a roommate in a different class. You can get gossip from their class", he joked.
"Maybe, we have to get closer first".
Suddenly, their homeroom teacher, a tall blonde woman with heels, walked in. Yep, the same teacher who told Malakai off on the first day was his homeroom teacher.
"Everyone quiet now", she announced.
She stood behind her desk,
"Well done, you've made it to the second week, and I've had no problems with you as a class, which I'm happy about. Hope things can be smooth sailing throughout the year", she said, looking around the class.
"This week will be the same as last week. Nothing will change; you will do your lessons as usual. However, you will prepare for your first challenge".
The mention of the word challenge alerted everyone; if some students weren't listening before, they were listening now.
"The challenge will occur next week; today is about telling you what it is. From there, it is all up to you; I won't be able to help or tell you any more."
Malakai and Delilah looked at each other.
"You think it will be difficult?" Delilah whispered.
Malakai responded by shaking his head.
The teacher continued,
"This challenge is quite simple. I'm only explaining it once, so listen carefully".
The students sat up, some pulling out notebooks to write stuff down.
"This challenge is about exams".
Malakai looked at Delilah and whispered,
"I take it back. It might be hard".
"You will take five exams. One each day next week. Maths, English, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. You will have one hour, and the mark is out of a hundred. It won't be anything complex; it will mostly be basic and common knowledge if you revise".
In Class 1-A.
"You weren't lying about the challenge, Alexander", Frank said to Alexander.
Alexander was looking out the window again.
"Aren't you worried that someone else controls half of the points you get?" Frank questioned, trying to get him to talk.
Alexander sighed,
"It shouldn't be that bad. We are in the highest class. The maximum I expect someone to drop is ten marks on each exam. 200 out of 250 should be manageable for everyone here." Alexander then turned away from the window to face forward.
"Hundred per cent would be ideal, though".
Isabella got her piece of paper and returned to her seat. She heard most of the conversation as she kept an ear out. She stood by her desk, looked at Alexander and unfolded her paper,
"I think we can get a hundred per cent".
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