break the record [c/flashback]

A COLD RAIN IS FALLING

there was always a certain satisfaction when he found himself surrounded by his peers. not that he was a people person by nature. rather, it stroked the ego every time they 'oooh'ed and 'ahhh'ed over his straight a's. what they didn't realize was the fact that he had put countless hours into studying while they were out goofing around. but most people cared nothing for the process as long as the result was presented; his own parents were dictionary examples of this.

amidst the small crowd that asked to look at his exam paper, the blonde rose to his feet and began heading for the classroom exit. "where're you going, scott?" came the voice of one of his classmates, causing the thirteen-year-old to arch a brow.

glancing over his shoulder, scott let out a laugh, "not sure. maybe the loo. i'm getting this gut feeling that i should go before the next period. doubt you guys'd want to come with, though." he said, despite the fact that he was really just escaping the yapping and general noise inside the classroom.

as he walked passed another figure however, the blonde found himself stopping in his tracks, "ah, kendall," he blinked down at the girl with hair much darker than his own; the girl who usually got grades that were about as good as his, "how did it go? 96%? 98%? it's got to be better than mine. was aiming for 102% but, the bonus question's the 'bonus question' for a reason, i guess." he said, sarcastically as if hinting at something, the underlining humble brag more than obvious in his tone.