Essel’s POV
Mr. Collins selected his words with great care while absentmindedly toying with his fingers.
"Essel, I want to discuss your test results from yesterday."
Mr. Collins sighed deeply, clearly struggling with his words.
"How can I put this?" he murmured to himself. I tried to lighten the mood, chuckling nervously,
"Why not just say it?"
But as he removed his glasses and exhaled slowly, he finally said, "Essel, you didn't succeed."
"You're in big trouble!" I warned Akila, dramatically mimicking a throat-cutting gesture with my finger.
He chuckled, clearly entertained, "Bring it on, Nerd."
I was taken aback for a moment, but then I took off after him, letting out a silly battle cry reminiscent of a Spartan from the over-the-top film, 300.
It took him a split second t
