I Was Sick Of Second Place So I Took Everything Chapter 11

I Was Sick Of Second Place So I Took Everything Chapter 11

The day results came out, I stayed calm. No visible sign of panic or nerves.

After all, the outcome had already been decided the moment I put my pen down.

But when I finally sat down in front of the computer and pulled up the results page-right then, my heart

just… skipped.

Anyone who said they weren’t nervous was lying.

The second it went live, I refreshed and clicked again. And then it just… loaded. Forever.

Like the universe was messing with me on purpose-dragging it out just when I couldn’t take it anymore.

Messages flooded the class group chat. Some people had already gotten their results.

Finally, the page loaded. The section for my score was just blank. It said, “Access Restricted.”

Right then, my homeroom teacher messaged me, asking how I’d done.

I sent her a screenshot. I figured the school would track down my actual score and ranking one way or

another.

Not long after, my phone started blowing up with calls from admissions offices.

Even my parents, who were still at work, had their phones blowing up.

When my dad got home, he was grinning from ear to ear.

“When the call came in, my hands were full, so I had a coworker hit speaker.”

“The whole office heard-Estelle scored in the top 0.1% nationwide!”

The news had come from an admissions officer.

Clearly, my dad had gotten a taste of that show-off high.

The thrill of achieving my goal left me floating. I couldn’t even sleep that night.

Early the next morning, a visitor showed up. Silas.

“Silas, why are you back?”

He smiled. “Came to congratulate our top scorer.”

After teasing me, he got to the point. “I came back with the admissions team.”

“They heard I was a Fairhaven grad too, so they roped me into helping convince you and Caleb to apply to

our school.”

“Basically, you two can have your pick of majors-plus scholarships. So, interested?”

I paused, playing it a little cool. “Well, I haven’t heard what the other schools are offering yet.”

Silas shrugged. “That’s fine. I’m guessing they’ll all be here soon anyway.”

“But since I did put some effort into your studies, can you do me a favor?”

“What?”

“If you end up choosing our school, can you tell them it’s because your senior Silas is handsome… or because I was your tutor?”

What kind of show-off was he, seriously?

“So, besides me and Caleb, who else are they trying to recruit?”

Silas listed three names. None of them were from our school.

I added, “You should check how Olivia did. She’s Caleb’s girlfriend-pretty good grades too.”

Silas raised an eyebrow and casually pulled out his phone to type something.

“See? A little social finesse goes a long way.

Before long, my house was packed with admissions officers.

Silas stood off to the side, amused, making no real effort to recruit me. He was less enthusiastic than some

of the female students on the team.

Choosing a college required careful thought.

After weighing everything carefully, I ended up as schoolmates with Silas. Again.

Later, I heard that Caleb and Olivia had chosen the same university.

Silas said Olivia had actually made the cutoff-her options for majors were just limited.

As for Caleb? His condition was simple.

He

is girlfriend to get into a major she actually liked.

on, Caleb became the model example of high school romance.

st get into a top university himself. He worked hard to pull his girlfriend up right along with

Of course, Olivia had put in the work herself. They were adorable. So cute.

And me? Scoring in the top 0.1% nationwide? Yeah, that felt pretty wonderful too.