CHAPTER 3
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They are a really enthusiastic bunch , although there are always exceptions . Total of thirteen of them are showing negligence towards the competition by mocking and wasting their time while I am showing my disinterest but they don't know that I am quick with my hands when it comes to minus marking . It seems not many will be able to ascend to the top tier.
I started minus marking and also started giving marks for those who showed positive qualities and soon the competition came to an end .
“ The time of judgement has come . Show me art that excels itself and is a masterpiece.”
I started seeing every art one by one , most of them used the main material as side material failing in bringing it's full potential while some failed to bring out their idea and after overall assessment many passed but what caught my eye most was these nine students , Margaret Stephen which at glance looks like a nerd with dull appearance but her art was like a window to prairie. Her main material was soil and fur from her side material was seeds, glass fish container and seeds from which she made a grassland with goats and sheep grazing over and a pond in between which contained water seeping through the soil . A lifelike piece of art which captures your attention. Nancy Hart , the one who was the first to protest . Her art fulfilled all requirements to achieve a high score but there was a special hint of beauty when she used crushed shells to give it a better gesture and there were three others who successfully got high scores just like her with their unique ideas . Two of them were twins and they somehow managed to do opposite things such as one portrayed destruction so beautifully that even the devil was in awe while the other showed life filled with the cruelty of its cycle . This particular man child decided to make plushies of different and vibrant colours with his main material as cotton which gives off a delighting vibe and then there's him , Wilhelm Thompson whose main material was flour and this guy chose to make a big and beautiful cookie by choosing it's other ingredients as side material and giving it a beautiful finishing with those rich in flavour chocolate. From all the nine there were six of them who scored the highest and amongst them who won the competition was Margaret Stephen through which the healthy and enriching competition came to an end and these nine students were given the choice to choose their mentor from the most senior ranking artists in which their were only few for each department . Those of lower grade were chosen by their mentor and almost none of them were left except for those who failed but afterwards they were also deployed to some junior ranking mentor so that they get better to compete again.
“ Hand me number 16 .”
Sammy passed the pamphlet
“ What are you writing Judy?”
I responded while writing
“ Review on each competitor's performance, mistakes and ways to improve it. It is very beneficial for them and also a meaningful award for participating .”
I glanced over her desk and said
“Don't you have something to do other than chatting and sitting uselessly.”
She smiled and said “ yes but I will do it later , I don't have the mood to do anything right now other than talking with Rhythm but she is not here right now.”
“ If you are so free then tell me instead I will give you a pile of work to do . You do know that we are the senior grade artist and all top scoring competitors gets to choose among us while there is only three mentors in my department including me but in yours there are several and due to your easy going personality you have many students asking you to be your mentor even Rhythm is sought by many talents though she is really good in her expertise. Now do your paperwork .”
Sammy with a cringe smile on her face responded
“ Yeah unlike us you are such a mentor who gets few to almost no students as most of the students are attracted to Jasper who flaunts his skill and achievements and he isn't even that good with his bad personality.”
I felt bad and said to her
“ Stop it Sammy , we should be thankful to him for collecting flies and leaving gold behind and moreover even if I have few students I still manage to cultivate good talents and lead them to leaderboards which is enough. I don't want mannerless students with bad personalities .”
I put my pen down and started packing my stuff to leave .
“ I am done now Sammy so I will go ahead for the lunch break .”
She nodded and then I left
On my way I heard the students whispering about the competition
“ Have you heard Nancy actually was not in the top three which is unbelievable . There must have been a mistake in judgement for her to lose to grass head .”
Other one with a laugh commented
“ That is expected because the judge who organised the exam was some senior grade artist which we don't even know , it must be her ignorance and moreover even if she was not in top three she was still given the highest scores and no matter what professor Jasper will not choose that grass head but our Nancy .”
Nancy with a dissatisfied expression entered saying
“ Did you get the mentor form ?”
That student handed the form to her .
The girl beside him asked
“ Who are you choosing Nancy ?”
That boy wanted to say something but then Nancy said
“ Of course it's professor Jasper , he has mentored genius artists and his paintings are also top rated and are always the main attraction of our auction festival. He also treats his students well unlike that rude, gloomy artist who was the organiser of the examination .”
She stopped for a second as if something came to her mind
“ Come to think of it, why wasn't Professor Jasper the organiser of the competition?”
The boy replied
“ It was because the owner of the institution appointed her to be the organiser and it is said that the institution head and council had some ulterior motive which is not known.”
As I went on my way I couldn't hear them and I didn't even want to hear them .I reached the cafeteria and went through the menu which was quite surprising.
I asked the one in incharge
“ Hey , why is the menu looking so different?”
That girl stared at me intensely and then started walking towards me and before I could think she started speaking in a scary manner .
“ It is the fault of those nuts from the cooking competition. They fought literally in quantity over quality in last round which resulted in several many high end dishes in large amounts but why was I the one working to bone for the trouble they caused and now most of the students are busy preparing for competitions due to which food is not consumed so I have to think of a solution also sister I am tired because there is no solution.”
“ Still to get something so delicious so I don't mind but even the competition is weird. That must be chef Choi who is the cause as he likes to do these kinds of things . You can just distribute this between staffs or just put it in students cafeteria.”
With a thankful expression she went to bring me my food and after finding a seat I started eating when someone placed their bottle beside me . I glanced and saw the new hairstyled Rhythm.
“ Won't you get your favourite pork cutlet curry made by a top chef?”
With an exchange of smiles she said okay and came back with some other dishes also .
“ Before you ask, this was made during a cooking competition and I heard everything went well but you were given some new task to do . Well just relax for now when you were gone I managed to get some scones from Blue Marry house .”
“ You know everything right and well but let me tell you more clearly .”
She started telling her stories then that part came .
“ You know Judy we were given strict orders to participate in practice during the evening or even late at night due to halls being occupied by the public to see that painting during the day .”
I said out of curiosity
“ The masterpiece _ alive painting was it .”
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