Coolest Girl in Town

“Congrats on the full marks, Elise. You’re the only candidate who scored a hundred.” “Honestly, I have no idea how you did it,” Riley praised her. All their classmates knew about Elise’s result as well, but they couldn’t believe it. They thought she would flunk the exam because she was a bumpkin. However, the ‘country bumpkin’ proved them wrong. Their math teacher came in just as they were talking. He looked at Elise the moment he came in, looking pleased.

“Now settle down, class,” he said. Unbeknownst to him, his voice was trembling. Everyone looked at him, and he took a deep breath. “I’m sure all of you know that the Math Olympiad results have been released. Three of your classmates took part in it. Two of them are Samantha and Riley, our new transfers. Their results are good, so I’m sure they’ll get the prize. However, the star of our show today is Elise.

She aced the contest without a doubt, and she’s the only candidate who managed to score full marks so far. What a dark horse. I never saw that one coming.” Every student in the nation knew how tough the Math Olympiad was, especially the nationals. The questions were prepared by the top math professors in the nation, making it one of the, if not the toughest, math papers around. Even so, Elise managed to score full marks, and it was a testament to her talent.

still, they were envious of her after they heard their teacher speak. “You’re awesome, Elise,” Samantha whispered. Elise, on the other hand, looked calm and collected, as if she didn’t care about it. After class was over, everyone huddled around Elise’s desk, asking for some pointers. Elise

of the day off. She then went to the nearest mall to buy a present for Alexander. I wonder what kind of present he’d like. She walked around the place and finally stopped before a Hermes shop,

she was greeted by none other than Ashlyn. “Not bad. I bet Alex will like it if I give it to him on his birthday.” She smiled while looking at the necktie. Then, she turned to Elise, and her smile turned into a sneer. “Well,

you ever seen this brand before, you bumpkin? I

wasn’t. All the retail assistants could see that Elise couldn’t afford the tie, so they went to welcome Ashlyn instead of Elise. “Hello, Miss Lawson. Good to see you today. Do you need anything?” Ashlyn enjoyed the feeling

childish rant. “Do you have similar neckties here?” she asked the retail assistant. The retail assistant looked at Elise. “Yes, but are you going to buy it, miss?” she asked sarcastically. Elise arched her eyebrow. “How many do you have?” That caught the retail assistant by surprise. She answered honestly, “It’s a limited edition, so there are only

delight. “Well, someone’s trying to be a hotshot around here. Do you have any idea how much this tie costs? A bumpkin like you can’t possibly have the money to pay for it. Just get out of here.” But Elise still ignored her. “Wrap them up in a present box. It’s a gift,” she told the retail assistant. The retail assistants were