The Last String

|06| Road to what?

|06| Road to what? 

It's been two months since I've transferred to MAE and so far, nothing bad happened yet but I am so sure that something will come up because I am a pessimistic b***h.

The first week of my stay here was kind of messy because of Gavin's admirers. My background was uploaded to the underground portal of MAE and it's like a gossip site actually and everybody instantly knew what kind of a person I am based from the articles. From my personal information down to the school hopping escapades of mine—everything was there. Good thing I don't really care but expect Maria to get mad about it. The only good side of what had happened is that no one messes up with me knowing that I am a Gray. Basically my surname gave it all. My family is a prominent one and my Dad is a business magnate and his empire is getting bigger dominating US and Asia every single day.

The downside is, I made it to the top five of the social hierarchy. It doesn't even make sense!

Yes I have the looks, the money, and hell the instant fame too since I'm friends with Gavin Wraith Smith, Maria Smith, and Jeon Taehyung but I don't like it. The road to the social hierarchy is bumpy and I happen to be a lioness and not a freaking car. I don't like it. 

"Take a chill pill Finn," Taehyung popped beside me smirking as he noticed my forehead creasing. We're in the club room right now training for a competition in the upcoming sports festival here at MAE. I just want to train and not participate in the event but Taehyung just had to be annoying and signed me up to participate in Taekwondo. 

"Training's over. Let's go." He said and tapped my shoulder. 

I went straight to the female's shower room to get myself freshen up before going to the cafeteria where Maria and Gavin were waiting. Maria is part of the cheerleading squad while Gavin plays basketball. The training schedule for each athletic club is the same and it's every Friday from morning until lunch period. The afternoon period would be free time and we mainly use this to hang out in the cafeteria together. 

For today's agenda, we'll be staying at the library after eating because we have our midterm exams on Monday and we'll start reviewing today. We're all quiet a nerd in disguise. Well, it's just basically them but then Maria told me that if I wanted to stay at the star section then I should study. The thought of being away from them after the reshuffling for every grading is killing me. 

I did well last prelims and it's much better than I expected but it's not enough according to them. Well, honestly I didn't study last examinations and relied on what I heard during the discussions but being the lazy a*s that I am who doesn't even take down notes, I just passed the exams. I don't have a liking in studying but being with them I'm pressured to give my all. 

"What do you want to eat?" Gavin asked me as soon as I plopped down on the seat and slumped my head on the table. 

"Tuna pesto and iced tea!" Maria chirped and tapped my back. I heard Gavin groaned and flicked Maria's hand away from me. "I'm not asking you Maria. Go get your own food." I heard Gavin said. Maria mumbled, imitating what her cousin had said and I can feel a roll eyes coming from her. 

"Panini, fries and vanilla milkshake please." I said while my eyes are still half-closed but a stupid korean dude pulled both of my ears and his smirking face welcomed my eyes as soon as I opened them. Damn it hurts like hell! 

"Remove your f*****g hands on my f*****g ears Taehyung!" I said angered and mad. He hopped away from me and sat beside Gavin who simply smacked Taehyung's head. 

"Let me remind you Finn that we are on a diet so no fries and milkshakes for you." I groaned out of frustration and cupped my now red and hot ears. Taehyung is really annoying sometimes! 

"Fine! Just get a vegetable salad for me," I said without retaliation. Gavin and Maria know about the upcoming competition because they'll be competing too and being dedicated athletes that they are, they will surely encourage me to go on with the diet. 

After the afternoon snack time with a lots of bantering, we spend our time at the library reading and studying for the midterm exams. This is all new to me—studying and having someone to be my study buddy and in my case, it's a group. I have three people to push me to study. 

Yay. Mark the sarcasm please. 

After forcing myself these weeks to jot down notes, I can now review on my own. With a little skimming and scanning of our lessons and making reviewers that I'll be using to study, I can say that my study habits are progressing. 

For the first time after a long while, I don't want people to be disappointed to me. Maybe because the three of them saw the goodness in me when I myself can't even see it so I want to be a better person for myself and to be worthy of their friendship and the care that they've given to me. 

Weekend passed by quickly and all we did was to study nonstop from dawn to dusk while eating fast food because we are all serious in reviewing the lessons. I haven't experienced studying that hard ever since I started high school I swear to God. I had no problems understanding the lessons and I can easily retain the information that I have read since I'm very much focused on studying.

I've no expectations but I don't want to disappoint myself. I just hope that I won't flunk my examinations and that I get to stay with them in the star section. 

Monday morning came and all the stress in the world fell upon me. I'm nervous while answering the damn test booklets racking my brain to squeeze the informations out of my head. The examinations lasts for three days and that's the longest three days of my life. I'm not used to this set up but I guess I should be because my friends are grade conscious nerds. 

Although hard, this is beneficial for me because I wanted to be part of the honor roll even once during this school year. That sounds impossible since I'm not that good academically but it wouldn't hurt to try, right?

"God! Chemistry killed my brain!" Maria ranted and slumped on the table while we're waiting for the guys who were buying the foods for us. Still shocked after battling with the examinations fully equipped with lessons and all, I stared blankly at an open space. I can't believe I could answer all of the questions in the booklet. Was it easy or I just happen to know the answers? I don't know I haven't been like this before! 

"I don't think I will pass the exam," I mumbled but loud enough that Maria heard what I've said. 

"Don't be a pessimist! You will pass the exam, Finn! You've been studying nonstop! I'm sure you'll get high grades!" Maria cheered and squeezed my cold hands. "Woah. Your hands are cold! You're that nervous?" I nodded at her and slumped on the table. 

The road to the honor roll is not easy. 

"Have you answered the bonus questions?" I said unconsciously and Maria had to shake me to get my attention. "What?" I asked. 

"There were bonus questions!?" She gaped at me. My forehead creased and I nodded. 

"I scanned the whole booklet and saw five bonus questions. That explains why there were five unnumbered items in the answer sheet." She looked at me and she grabbed her own hair like she's going crazy. 

"In what subjects?" She asked. 

"All subjects? Every subjects has five bonus questions and each is equivalent to five points. So that's like twenty-five points if answered correctly." I explained to her. She cupped her face and groaned while muttering profanities to herself. 

"How many have you answered?" She asked curiously. "Like girl wow you noticed that there are bonus questions!" She said amazed. 

"I answered all of it but I'm not sure if they're correct tho." I said in all honesty. 

"Well, there's more chances of passing." She tapped my shoulder and smiled genuinely. "All of your hard work will pay off, Finn. Trust the process." 

Trust the process. Noted. 

I wished they would be just fine even if I'm not I just hope all the good things to fall to them. They deserve every single good thing and I won't be tired of asking it over and over again. 

If it's for them, I'll give my all. 

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end of chapter six