349. The evil ogre

"Miss Reynolds... Miss Reynolds..." I heard a voice calling me from afar. My mind refocuses to see the woman who thinks she likes me looking at me somewhat pitifully like she already knows what ails me.

What the hell! My mind traveled away from the interview room again. Focus, Ash! Focus!

"We are done deliberating..." She says.

Done deliberating!? Surely, my mind couldn't have traveled for that long and that far...

"Meet the secretary outside. She will show you where you'll write the test. As the principal made you understand earlier, admission is solely given on merits here at Apex Academy.

We understand you don't need us to get admission into the school but our acceptance and respect of you would depend on your score in the test. Any score less than eighty percent on each test will simply mean you're not worthy to be here even if you're given admission against our will. So good luck."

I shrug.

"Thank you," I say before walking out of the room.

The moment I step out, the middle-a