My position

Sarah was standing in front of their hostel waiting for layla to show up. It was 8:30 am and school starts at 9 am. They weren't actually late or something considering the fact their hostel was right beside the school premises and that they would reach the assembly hall for prayers in 5 mins after they start. Prayers started at 8:50 am but everyone around sarah was checking their watch to reconfirm the time even if they saw it and left the hostel well this credit goes to sarah for how frequently she looked at her watch looking annoyed and each time her eyebrows becoming a bit more crooked. She knew layla had a crush and that she couldn't share these things with sarah as she litterally tried to avoid these love related topics so she joined a gossip group. Well sarah didn't like that idea much but neither could she help layla approach her 'so called crush' according to her so she let it be but recently they advised layla to look and dress 'properly' so she spends too much time on it making them nearly late. Sarah being an overly time conscious person hated it happen on a regular basis and what good did those makeup do to her except for killing her precious time when that 'so called crush' never even glanced at her let alone talk to her she thought.

10 minutes later...

'Saruuuuu' a running layla said 'I'm here let's go' she said panting from all that run. They went to the assembly hall and prayed then went to their classroom,they studied in the same class as well as the same section. Sarah as always took the first bench and layla right behind her.

It was maths on first period and the teacher entered the classroom sharp on 9am followed by a certain someone who was unnoticed by everyone except sarah as the rest of the class was busy heaving deep sighs at the sight of their maths teacher,they always did.Sometime even cursed their luck for having such a dedicated teacher who never took a leave.

'Good morning my dear students. Everyone of you please pay attention today a new student has joined our school,since it is mid terms going on please help him adapt with the studies and our school and be good friends to your new friend' said Mr. Thompson.

'I don't really need their help to adapt myself with the new surrounding or with my studies sir you can rest assured and still I'll top among them' said the new boy smirking

The teacher laughed a bit nervously seeing his demeanor on the first day which he found to be quite disturbing.

Seeing him not mentioning his name the teacher introduced him'students he is the new transfer student James Saliba who has achieved the 1st position in every olympiad he had entered in his previous school I hope you'll help him keep this status even in this school. James please go and sit on that empty bench Maria remove your bag from over there'.

On the other hand sarah was fuming she thought 'his guts he wants to challange me to a showdown snatch away my scholarship my only way to study in this school. How dare he want to overthrow me from my position on his first day!'

But just after saying this she reframed her sentence no the position is not actually mine but I must maintain it in order to study, to become someone worthful.

Suddenly an idea came to sarah's mind while everyone was observing her reactions to the open challange including layla though sarah didn't know whether her idea was good or bad she thought it might help her maintain her position.

Her plan was simple if he was so confident about coming 1st in exams he must have something under his sleeve or he might just be intelligent. She only had to use his tricks or intelligence for herself.

'Such an arrogant person must have his ego high if I ask him to help me study he won't be able to refuse if he does I'll say he spoke empty words hurt hos ego then he won't be able to refise then I can take down his studies it won't be much of a diffulty to maintain my position then if he says what he is'. she thought this and smirked slightly.

This gave her a bad feeling what if she was caught? What if he provided wrong notes? What if he becomes 1st after all of this? Was she even doing the right thing? She felt guilty but imstantly reminded her what she was doimg that for. She needed the scholarship for her studies or what'll become of her then she'll have to leave school she couldn't possibly ask any further financial help from Mrs. Lee or Layla after all that they have done for her.

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