Apathy at Gifted Academy

Apathy at Gifted Academy   Something to Care For

"What do you think you're doing?"William was furious. The anger wasn't directly shown through any action, but his emotions were enough to pierce through the air so everyone around him could feel it."I won't let you go to Noah.""Oh? And how are you going to stop me?"William ran straight towards Saha. She braced herself for the impact. Instead, William mockingly did a little spin around Saha, attempting to just evade her. She stuck out her leg and tripped him, making him crash onto the ground."Who do you think you are!"He tried to kick Saha from the ground. She hops backward and just barely dodged the kick. In retaliation, Saha kicked William in the stomach with a thump. He clenched his stomach and called for Mackenzie."Get her away from me!"Mackenzie charged at Saha and tackled her to the ground. Saha was completely overpowered by Mackenzie, being pinned to the ground. Saha gripped Mackenzie's hair with all her might and

Apathy at Gifted Academy   Romantic Complex

It was Sunday morning.I looked out the window of my dorm. There were some students who were already awake, frolicking on the path, youth, leaning on railings, laughing, talking with friends. The rising sun coloured the atmosphere in an orange tint.I was somewhat bored.I guess I'll go to the mall.As I made my way inside, I saw that the centre was practically empty, it was to be expected since it was so early. There were employees preparing the stores for opening, only a scarce few cafes and retail stores were open.Now that I'm here, I'm not really sure what I'm going to do.I slowly made my way around the mall, inspecting the storefronts which had yet to open for the day. Suddenly, someone called out to me from behind."Ollie!"It wasn't Maia, it was Trista.It came to somewhat of a pleasant surprise to me."Hey,""So, what are you doing here?""I was just looking for something to do in the morni

Apathy at Gifted Academy   When is the Right Time to Show my True Face?

"We shall now vote on the idea that: All class points in year one will be revised to a fluid merit-based system, with the ability to increase or decrease class points based on performance in examinations."Thisnew rule would've been one that strongly favoured the higher classes. Based on the class systems, the higher classes would naturally be able to increase their class points with the lower classes losing their class points. It was a blatant 'rich get richer, poor get poorer' system. The school approved this based on the idea that the school was already a meritocracy so this didn't seem any more unusual. Even so, this was still biased.Caleb however, did not mind this obvious discrimination when he put forward the idea, for he had his own goals in mind.The year one student council members sat around an awkwardly large table. Basically, everyone had already decided whether or not they were going to vote for the bill.Everyone in the student counc

Apathy at Gifted Academy   Courage Does Not Stem From Violence

Apathy at Gifted Academy   What is Betrayal?

I woke up to the sound of my phone beeping.

Apathy at Gifted Academy   Would You Give Your Blood, Sweat, Tears and Toil?

The two of us walked into the convenience store."Anyways, enough about that, while we're here, let's have some fun!""We're in a convenience store, not an amusement park..."At this school, each student gets an allowance based on their rank, class and test results. The points are basically a one-to-one imitation of the dollar in terms of value. However, the points can only be spent in the school.Points can be earned in the following ways:Class Points, Class A - 1000 points, Class B - 500 points, Class C - 200 points, Class D - 100 points (Per month).Rank Points, each student gets (100 - [their rank]) points multiplied by 10. (E.g. Rank #2 would earn (100-2) multiplied by 10 equalling 980 points.) (Per month).Test Points, (During midterm and End-of-Year exams only, for each of the four tests), a score above 70% earns 100 points, a score above 80% earns 300 points, a score about 90% earns 1000 points and

Apathy at Gifted Academy   An Unspoken Presence

I removed the envelope from the cupboard. A neatly folded sheet of paper was inside. I looked at the contents of the letter, a single sentence."I'm waiting for you."What was this esoteric message? This was not what I was expecting. Nothing else was found on the letter, no name, no reference to anything related to the senderWas I missing something? This feeling was eerily familiar.I took the kettle off the stand and poured water into my cup of instant noodles. The steam brushed my face, warming me up in an instant.*It was Saturday, during which, students could do basically anything they wanted as there were no scheduled classes. I was not someone who overly enjoyed usual recreation activities. As I watched the rising sun through the window, I pondered what I was going to do.There seemed to be someone knocking on the door."Ollie,"It was a voi