Chapter 10

"Better get ready to take that test. I heard Sir Valdez gives 1 to 50 questions in his quiz. . ." Angela said to Charles. She wants revenge on the past days when Charles ruined her life. Last Tuesday, Charles put a red slime on her chair She didn't notice it, resulting a stain on her skirt. All of her classmates laugh even Devi, but she helped her clean it and hits Charles' head. . . hard. Then, yesterday at early morning Angela went early to school and made her way to the canteen. Again, Charles plans to make her day miserable. He knows Angela loves coffee and it would be lovely if it Is salty. Charles offered the saltiest coffee that he made in his entire life. Angela is shocked that Charles knew that she loves coffee, even though she never mentioned it to him. Because of the delightedness that she feels, Angela immediately accepts the coffee. Charles is waiting on her reaction with his chin on his both hands and his elbows resting on the table. Angela closed her eyes and took a sip. Upon tasting it, she gives him a grim look and Charles started running because he knows that Angela will either hit him or throw the coffee on his face.

Its payback time. . . Angela knows that Charles is weak in quizzes or any test. Her plan is to mock the guy and give him an energy drink. . .

"I know, I know. . . I can just copy from Frank or Tavius." Charles replied and smiled awkwardly.

"Dumb, Sir Valdez will rip your paper if he saw you asshole." It's time. . .

"Drink this, so you can use your pea-sized brain." Angela gave the drink. It can help Charles to be calm and be alert. The drink is consisting of soy sauce which is rich in niacin or Vitamin B3 that is good for the heart, sugar for alertness, and lastly a Coca-Cola so that Charles can't smell the soy sauce. A good drink to make your day complete.

Charles heart is beating so loud. It’s like a bass drum that shakes his whole system. He cannot believe that this girl. . . will care for him. He is the luckiest man on earth! He knows deep inside that Angela is just shy about her true feelings. Without hesitation, he put it in his mouth and gulp it. But before he can swallow it, he run to the nearest bathroom on the canteen. Angela and Devi is laughing endlessly to Charles. Frank has his arms crossed and shaking his head and Tavius is also laughing.

"Did you see the look on his face Tavius? Haha did you caught it?" Angela said to Tavius. Before the prank happened, Angela talks to Tavius if he can document this. Tavius approved and caught all the happenings on his cellphone. If Angela would ask Frank, he will disagree with it and tell it to Charles. What a killjoy...

Charles is now back with a handful of candies and sweets. He is glaring at Angela, a death glare. Angela response to it with a wink. Charles could not maintain his composure and looked down. Angela's wink is so cute just like a girl from an anime. His heart is now fluttering with joy and he must not show it. He could not bear to be mad at her. . . After all he deserves it. Charles quietly sat down next to Frank and eat his candies.

"Where did you learn how to be mean?" Devi asked to Angela. She's a goody girl back then. How in the earth she became like that?

"Of course, from the queen itself." Angela replied and do a courtesy bow to Devi.

"What?! So, you're telling me I'm a bad influence?" Devi said between gritted teeth.

"Yes, you are. . ." A voice said from nowhere. Devi finds the voice and lay her eyes on Tavius who is eating chocolates from Charles. Tavius cannot look her in the eye. Obviously, he is the one who said that. Devi doesn't like people who joke on her especially if they are not close.

"Don't you know it's rude to talk when you're not part of the conversation?" She knows that her personality is not the best. But this guy doesn’t even know her, so he must shut the hell up.

Tavius puts his right foot to his left thigh and rest his arms to the chair. He is now smirking at Devi like a bad boy on some movie. It suits him because he does it naturally. "Oh yeah, but it's also rude to shut people out when they are asking nicely right?" Tavius fired back. Let's see now who is tougher.

Devi raised her eyebrow and left out a little sarcastic laugh. She is about to response to this 'newbie' when their bell suddenly rang.

Angela pat Devi's shoulders telling her that, don't mind him. Devi rolled her eyes and stand up. "Okay guys! Let's continue our P.E. class, I need to beat Charles so that will win hahaha!" Angela announced to them and started dragging Devi away from the boys.

Charles and Frank are questioning Tavius, 'Why the hell you did that?' Tavius replied to them by just lifting his shoulder and started walking. The two guys are now confused. . . Who is Tavius Edatin?

The class 1-A are back at the gymnasium after a short break. Some of them are still eating and drinking buko juice or coconut juice. Mr. Bill Valdez is already there with his assistant. He blew his whistle loudly that if you will hear the sound of it, you will be up to your feet and better get moving. He blew it for so long that all the students must stand up, so that the sound of the whistle will be gone. Devi is already standing up when Mr. Valdez blow his whistle. Her classmates panicked like unprepared soldiers for the war.

"Fourth test is to know how well your body parts can work together in a harmonious way. To know that, we have to do a very simple paper juggling. Are you ready?" The class 1-A is a group of productive people. Their body is like an orchestra that is in sync and balanced. Paper juggling must be easy like 1, 2, 3.

There are three crumpled bond paper on each team. To know the winner for this test, it will record how many times the performer touches the paper without dropping it.

"Coordination of the body. . . let's have again Angela and Charles!"

Angela is glaring at Charles while he grinned to her. Let's see who will win this time. . . Angela picked up the crumpled papers and weighing them. She is planning on how she will throw it. She needs to relax and throw it like she is hitting Charles' face.

"Ready, get set. . . Go!" Mr. Bill blew his whistle again and the two started throwing papers to the air.

They have been throwing these papers for 10 minutes now. As always, no one wants to lose. The crowd is so eager to cheer for them. Their energy is like the people from a concert. Charles get a glimpse of Angela; he saw that the girl is trying her best to keep up with him and he smiled because of that. Another 5 minutes had passed and the two seems tired with the throwing of papers up and down. Angela blinks and missed the paper. She cursed to herself and smiled to her team. The girls frowned and the boys shouted happily. The score is 2-3, 2 points for the boys and 3 points for the girls. There are 2 more games to play to. . .

"For our next fitness test, we have to go to the field. Fall in line!" Mr. Bill announced and blew his whistle. The class gathered and form two lines for male and females.

The field is just outside the gymnasium. The field has a track for runners and to the middle is the soccer field. To the left side was a prepared tape measure laying on the grass. It has a nail on both ends so that it won't go out of place.

"Our second to the last test is the standing long jump. So, I know you're all familiar with it. A test of transferring an amount of force at a rapid pace."

Girls are not a fan of this sport. Scientifically speaking, boys has a lot of force than girls that is a fact that cannot be bend. Devi and the girls are now worrying how they will win, even if they try their best those effin' boys will surely win.

"We call on again, Eliazar and Edatin!" Devi and Tavius exchanges grins. Tavius must get this in order for his team to gain a point. Devi must try her best for a sure win. Who it will be?

The two started taking off their rubber shoes and started doing stretching. They got their positions ready. . . Started walking backwards, checking how they will rate their movement and started running as soon as the whistle blows. . . Devi is not sure on how she will land because she is not a fan of this sports. She try to stretch her legs as far as possible and when she landed, she already knew who nailed the long jump.

"What a nice jump! You are really a sporty guy Tavius. Try joining sports you like. . . A good one point for the boys!" Mr. Bill Valdez is happy to Tavius performance. The boy can go places, he's sure of it.

"When will you beat me Devi?" Tavius whispered to Devi's ear and went on his teammates. Tavius went to his comrades and smiled at them like a nice goody guy. Devi looked at him, pissed. She will deal with him later.

"Ooh. . . who will take the quiz that will ruin your junior high school life? Ha ha ha! Our last test is just pretty simple. . ." Mister Bill sat down on a chair. His arms and elbow are rested on the armchair, leaving the fingers extended beyond the edge of the armrest. The assistant is in front of him holding a meter stick at chest level. The assistant drops the stick and Bill Valdez catches it using his thumb and index finger. "That is the last test folks! The stick drop test, pertains to the reaction time of the body pr the ability to respond quickly to a stimulus. Piece of cake, right?"

The last test to determine on who will take the unusual test of Mister Bill Valdez. His quizzes, especially the final exam are challenging. The test is different from the common multiple choice, identification, and enumeration. Instead, the test are situational type, testing the student's problem skills and a test that is remembered throughout the years. Only a handful of students perfect his exams most of them are just near to the passing score.

"Let's have again, Sarah Smith and Darwin Baldwin! You only have three times to catch the meter stick. Of course, whoever has the most catches win!"

Sarah and Darwin are enduring a lot of pressure right now. If they messed up, they are screwed. . . Sarah and Darwin both seat on their respective armchairs. One of their classmates is in front of them ready to drop the stick as the signals go. Mr. Valdez blew his whistle one last time and the stick drop test begins. . .

Clear as the blue sky. . . Devi is smiling widely now and looking directly at Tavius brownish green eyes. . .