I am what I am

It was already morning time and the sun just came out as it shone through the window of Dorothy’s room into her sleepy face. Dorothy wakes up to the luminescence and yawns so tiredly “Uhm c’mon let me sleep some more!! Does it have to be day break already” She groaned begging for the day to reverse back to night . Little had she forgotten she had a school presentation in less than an hour. It suddenly hit her.. “Oh my God the presentation” She rushes out of bed running like a coyote looking for bread into the bathroom and rushes a bath which wasn’t even long enough to be called a proper bath. Mom calls from the other room..”Dorothy..? Are you up yet.? Remember you have a presentation in school today and I wouldn’t want you to miss it”. “You won’t want that either” “Mom i’m almost done brushing my teeth” Dorothy responds from the bathroom, She always had this habit of bathing before brushing which was pretty normal on some places right..? After an excruciatingly long 12 minutes that seemed like eternity Dorothy was finally done and was set to eat breakfast. “Are you really sure you wanna have breakfast Dorothy,.?” “You’re gonna be late” Mom said to her with a smirky look on her face as she already expected a rebellious reply from her daughter. “Mom!!! Are you serious??.. I can’t do a presentation on an empty stomach You should know that..” Dorothy replied. Her mom laughs out loud and agrees. “I know you were gonna say something like that. Okay here you go I made your favourite cereal”. “Coco pops ?” Dorothy expressed her excitement for coco pops as it was, is and forever will be her favourite cereal. “Yes, coco pops your favourite.”Mom said. “And I also picked a few things into your lunch bag so you’ll have a lot to munch on after you deliver that presentation.” “Thanks mom”..Dorothy replied “Don’t mention darling, ohh and remember… take a video recording of your presentation so mama bear over here can watch my cute little baby bear crush it..” Her mom asked with such excitement Dorothy replied in kind..”you know I will.. Bye mom” She leaves the house and gets into the bus,pacing up and down inside the bus trying to memorize her words,annoying lots of students in the process. A boy named parker who was the senior class jerk and bully calls her out . “Hey loser girl.. you’re disturbing the peace of this bus” Everyone laughs “Nice try parker not everyone is as dumb and unserious as you are” she replies. The rest of the students in the bus gave a surprised and teasing reaction “ouhhhh” A student yells..” give it to him Dorothy!! Yeah” Another cries out..” parker you gonna let this looser girl take you out..? Geez” The pressure increases and the urge to have a face off was skyrocketing But Dorothy decides not to as she had more important things in her hands. “ I have a presentation Parker not now Another day. I don’t have your time today.” Some students booed. “We didn’t pay for this”, “yeah we want action”, “boring”, One student replied,” wait we paid..?” Some laughed at him and jokingly called him dumb While Dorothy just focused on mastering her presentation and building confidence, She decides to do something crazy “Okay everyone listen up.. I have a presentation on a few minutes and I wanna practice so I need you all to be my audience please, cause this presentation means a lot to me and I would it want to flop it”. She made a bold request expecting everyone to turn her down but surprisingly the students agreed.., well with the exception of parker of course as he was still trying to act tough But when no one paid much attention to him he calmed his horses down. After a while the bus reaches the school.By then Dorothy was already done with the little practice session she had with the students in the bus. She was Soo good she made new fans and friends or should I say fan-friends who would always support her You see Dorothy shared her dreams of becoming a political figure as she always loved anything public related and always loved presenting herself.. But unfortunately her family never supported this idea They preferred her taking a more societally believed female role of being a doctor, nurse and other female believed jobs. Her father being one of them strongly insisted she chose another occupation You see Dorothy comes from a rich extended family but most of the times their beliefs can be a little vague or old school especially with the grandmother from her fathers side being the head What ever she says most times must be taken as valid by the rest of the family. Her mother on the other hand is an exception as Dorothy’s mother Eunice fully supports Dorothy’s dreams and urges her to pursue her inner politician Being totally rebellious towards her mother-in-law’s with for Dorothy. Now we can see where Dorothy gets her stubbornness and slightly upcoming rebellion from. The bell rings and Dorothy rushes into the school. “No am late am late am late.. “ “ it’s about to start in the next 5 minutes” The school was really big so it was a long run for Dorothy from the gate point to the hall room where the presentation was gonna take place. still pacing around, she accidentally knocked a few people down Surprisingly she was physically fit and more stronger than most of the top athletic male students with the exception of Parker of course Dorothy and Parker have always had this rivalry which would not be called hatred but rather an intense form of competitiveness as Parker would always try to be better than Dorothy in ever way Be it football, gymnastics, basketball, swimming, music and even academics You name it. Likewise Dorothy would also want to be ahead of Parker Their competitive rivalry was so powerful other students started shipping them together and called them soulmates or love birds And surprisingly parker always seemed to blush or rather he wouldn’t deny it but Dorothy had it otherwise as she would instantly deny it or point out to another student who she thought was better looking than Parker and more well behaved whom she would rather spend the rest of her life with. This would most times infuriate parler but he would immediately hide it. “Where is Dorothy ..?. She’s gonna be late for her most important presentation” Mark asked Elena, Dorothy’s best friend . “Yeah she made it through out last week crushing the competition and reaching the finals She better not miss it today” Another friend of Dorothy named Fawaz also commented . Elena replied..” I know my best friend we’re connected and she’s gonna be here in 5…,4…,3…2..” The door slams “Am Here” Breathing heavily Dorothy announces her arrival. “Well done Dorothy, you arrived just at the nick of time A second earlier to the start of the presentation Although I was thinking you’ll come much more earlier “ the teacher said.. “Sorry ma’m I was kinda busy at home.. and …I .. was late sorry I was trying to master my presentation..and…and…” “Uhm no need to explain much just go take your seat please and wait your turn I trust you” she makes a wink at her and urges her to relax Dorothy makes her way to her seat which is beside Elena,mark and Fawaz “Finally you made it…”Fawaz speaks “Thought you were gonna miss your best day yet for the week” mark says. “Thanks for your concern guys I really appreciate but trust me am good and I wouldn’t miss this for anything” Dorothy replied. “Alright class the presentation is about to begin. All the presenters start getting ready. We will start with group one” The teacher called. Meanwhile Behind the walls off class 2-A outside the window stood someone very well known for his competitive nature. Well it’s no other person than Parker . Although he was a senior with one class ahead of Dorothy, He always seemed to be everywhere she is Be it swimming class, gymnastic class, basketball and the rest. He doesnt do this much on purpose himself rather it seems like some sort of destiny, fate or a universal connection always making them in the same place or position competing for who is better among them or maybe the true reason is something bigger..? “Hey dude what are you doing by the window of class 2-A. Dorothy’s not even presenting yet”. His friend called out to him Parker was startled cause he did not expect anyone to remove him from the zone of focus.. Yes the zone of focus Which is a state which his friends and classmates gave to him anytime he stared at Dorothy for too long He is automatically in the zone of focus “Dude why are you sneaking up on me..?” Parker replied. “We were just looking all over for you man and we just guessed you’ll probably be here..cmon let’s go meet the guys for lunch, she’s not presenting until the next 45 mins and by then she would be back” Drake urged. “Alright man let’s go.”Parker agrees. As they move to meet their friends at the lunch table, Parker’s eyes gazed upon a new customized Nike shoe, limited edition Only one pair remaining. He immediately wanted it and without wasting time he drags his friend over the the promo booth “Excuse me ma’m is this the new Nike smooth slide..?” He asked gleefully “Yes it is”she replied. “Alright I’ll be right back to come get these”. He placed a limit order meaning when he gets back he’s gonna take it home as he already paid for it when placing the limit order. “I’ll keep your shoes for you when you get back just don’t take too long” “Okay ma’m”. He replied before talking off. “But dude isn’t that the same shoes Dorothy has been dying to get since the day Nike pulled up at our school for their special promo..?” Drake asked with quite a surprise on his face as he didn’t think Parker would be interested in such things. “Well little did I know I also like Nike”Parker replied. “Well she’s gonna get really upset about this .. hold on are you doing this as a medium to rage bait her again You’re looking for her attention aren’t you .?” Drake asked while face palming. “and I also know you never really liked Nike Cmon dude stop this.. you spend 11k dollars just to rage bait a girl Dude…. I really think youre in love” “Love..? Hahaha..” Parker laughs awkwardly “Please let’s just go” he responded. After a short walk they meet up with their friends and exchange greetings and as they all sat down discussing about hot girls in their class and around the school, the topic reminded them about Dorothy as one of the said..” you know Dorothy is really hot” Parker hearing this immediately gets tensed up. “Are you serious right now..?” “Dude I know you like this girl And you’re ready to spend your father’s money for her “ Drake said. “Then if you like her soo much why not just tell her instead of showcasing your competitive side all the time”. Huncho added “Yeah I dunno why he does that..yet they say am the one who’s bad with the ladies” Arnold added. “You guys should leave my matter alone and also am not in love with her Eww am just so loving the feeling of rage baiting her besides you know how much I love being the best Soo I gotta keep up the competition. Case closed.” Parker answered with intentions of ending the debate “Alright is you say so.” The guys agreed. “Hey I think she’s about to present it’s almost 45 mins already let’s go” .Drake reminded Parker. Arnold whispers.”I said it dude’s in love” “I heard that” Parker replies from a distance They all leave the cafe and head towards class 2-A window to spy on Dorothy like spies undercover. Pushing and shoving each other just to get the perfect position. “Shhh she’s already presenting” one of them spoke. “And that’s why public relations is very important in any business or organization cause without public relations, the organization will feel very far from its public’s hindering any relationship which can be beneficial for the both of them”. Dorothy spoke confidently and audibly as her friends cheered for her. “You got this baby girl!!” Elena cheered loudly Meanwhile outside the window Parker was in the zone of focus while his friends were struggling to get a good view spot; “Get your hands off me..” “Take your butt out of my face..” “Ahh I can’t see..” His friends bickered among each other listening to nothing while parker was focused on Dorothy the whole time. At last the presentation comes to and end the whole class erupts into cheers and applause with her opponents already claiming Dorothy the winner. After the applaud comes down the teacher and some other judges finally step up to announce the winner and at that moment Dorothy looks out the window and to her suprise she sees him. “Parker!?”