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.

Elise, on the other hand, looked calm and collected, as if she didn’t care

told her homeroom teacher she would be taking the rest 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, intrigued by

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, well, well. Fancy seeing you here, Elise. Oh, do you want this necktie as well?” Elise

belong to you, Ashlyn.” Ashlyn chuckled. “I’m not taking stuff that doesn’t belong to me. I saw this first, and have you ever seen this brand before, you bumpkin? I bet you don’t,

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 of being worshipped, and she mocked Elise condescendingly, “See, Elise? Everyone knows you can’t afford this. A friendly advice: don’t shoot for someone way out of your league. It’ll just be a waste of your

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

in toxic 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