The Teacher's Assistant

"This can't be right," I muttered angrily to myself, flipping through my graded exam at my desk. A freaking C I studied my ass off for this, and knew everything on that test! I was clearly one of the smartest people in this class since I always led class discussions and was practically best friends with the professor.

I'd aced every other exam, so where was this grade coming from? "Ugh!" I moaned in frustration.

"Remember everyone, you have 48 hours to review your exam and decide if you'd like to dispute any issues you may find including calculation errors on our end or confusing grading methods."

Oh, I'd be disputing alright. I had a GPA to maintain, as well as my ranking as number 1 in this class.

I adjusted my glasses and smoothed out my top, trying to remain calm and collected. The last thing that would help this situation is my anxiety.