“It’s the young man I told you about a couple of minutes ago,” Gift said and Alexander went to the doorway, showing himself to the principal.“Good day, Sir” Alexander greeted.“Good day to you too. Don’t just stand there, come on in” the principal gestured and Gift gave way for Alexander to pass.He went through the door and looked at Gift who wished him good luck and closed the door.“Please, take a seat” the principal gestured at the chair opposite him at the other side of his office desk.“Thank you” Alexander replied then went to sit down.The principal looked at Alexander for a few seconds then he took a deep breath and sighed.Although Alexander was multiple years younger than him, the fact that their economic status was monumentally different, with Alexander being on top, made the power dynamic between them a bit nerve-racking.This was the first time that someone as rich as Alexander was visiting him in his office and the only person who gave him the feeling he had now was th
“What about the backlash?” Alexander asked and the principal grimaced in confusion.“Backlash? What backlash?” He asked.Alexander chuckled for a second, making fun of the principal’s lack of foresight and naïveté.“Though Scholar Academy is fine now and there’s nothing anyone can say about the credibility of the school because everything is in order, now…” Alexander said, emphasizing the word “Now”The principal was quick to catch on to the emphasis that Alexander was making and he started sweating a little as the young multimillionaire continued speaking.Alexander said, “What would they, and by they I mean the public, say about the past?”“The past?” The principal furrowed his eyebrows.“You know, the past,” Alexander said and saw that the principal’s confusion still hadn’t been settled.“Since it looks like you aren’t aware, which I’m guessing is because of your age, I would like to inform you that this digital age has brought about the phenomenon where one’s past can negatively a
The principal netted his fingers, creating a triangle with his index fingers and thumbs and placing the point where the two index fingers meet on his upper lip.He looked at the young multimillionaire sitting in front of him and doubted if he heard what was just said properly. “Pardon me but can you repeat that? I think the sound from air conditioner affected my hearing” The principal asked. Alexander, who could see that the principal was doubting his ability to do what he just proposed, leaned back into his chair and alternated his crossed legs once more.“You heard me just fine so I’m not wasting my precious time and repeating myself. The question now is do you believe that I’m able to do what I just said or not?” Alexander asked confidently. The principal groaned then took a deep breath and sighed.“I don’t think you would offer such a deal if you didn’t think that you’re capable enough to fulfill it, so right now as I’m staring at you, I can only wonder just how deep your pocke
The principal smiled like a child when he heard the promise.“I think it’s only fitting for us to shake on it and seal the deal” Alexander suggested as he stretched his hand to the principal.The principal, who was more than happy to comply, accepted the handshake and said to Alexander once their hands were locked “I’m saying this from the bottom of my heart; thank you so much. You don’t know how big this favor you’re doing for me is”Alexander grinned and replied “Come on now, Mr. Dave. I couldn’t refuse after hearing all that. In fact, the price of the story behind the wristwatch is more valuable to me than the actual amount of one million dollars” Their handshake ended and both men returned to how they had been sitting. The principal thought about what Alexander just said and a part of it made him feel guilty.He asked, “Are you sure that asking you to pay such a huge amount of money isn’t too much?”Alexander shrugged and replied “I wouldn’t have offered to give you anything you
“I’m guessing that’s the person from the registration office” Alexander said.“Most likely” the principal replied and both men looked at the door.“Who is that?!” The principal asked loudly. “It’s Alexa, Sir. You called and told me to come to your office, saying that there’s something urgent you want me to do for you” Alexa said from the other side of the door.“Yes. The door is open” The principal said.“Okay, Sir” Alexa replied and then opened the door.She observed the office for a moment, taking note that there was someone else in there with the principal and then she focused her attention on the man who called her.“Good morning, sir” she greeted, bowing her head in respect.“Good morning, Alexa. Please, come in and stand here” the principal gestured at where she should relocate to which was beside his desk.He wanted her close to himself and Alexander because of what his request was going to be.Alexa did as told and went to stand by Alexander’s left side.“This is Alexander” t
“I guess that the next time we see, I’ll be an official student of Scholar Academy and I’ll have no choice but to refer to you as Sir,” Alexander said to the principal.The principal chuckled.“A student for only a day. What a truly funny circumstance, but regardless of how short-lived it’s going to be, it’ll be a pleasure having you as one of our students” the principal said.“Thank you” Alexander replied and then both men bid each other goodbye with the bow of their heads.Alexander walked up to Alexa who was waiting for him at the door and then they left the office.“You’re taking your leave?” Gift asked Alexander the moment she saw him. “That’s right. Thanks to you, Mr. Dave, and let me not forget Alexa, I’ll be able to achieve my goal” Alexander said and Gift smiled.“That’s good to hear,” she said.Alexander looked at the beautiful woman from head to toe and with a smirk, he said “Don’t forget about what I told you”Gift’s eyes widened then she, who hadn’t forgotten what he sai
After filling in all the documents, Alexander arranged them properly and then stretched them to Alexa who became a little surprised.“That was… Umm,” she scratched the side of her head in bewilderment and said “That was fast. Way faster than I expected”Alexander shrugged.“We’re on limited time so I had to be a little faster than normal” he replied.Alexa took the documents from him and scanned through them, trying to see if there was any error, but to her surprise, they were perfectly filled.She looked at Alexander with confusion and said “A little faster than normal? That’s understating it. I mean, anybody else who would have tried filling this like you did would have faced a great challenge”“I’m a fast writer but that aside, can you start doing what you’re supposed to?” Alexander gestured at the documents.“Oh, yeah. Let me just go ahead and use this. Too bad I can’t be as fast as you or we would have finished this a lot sooner” Alexa said as she held the documents in one hand a
It turned out to be a long wait that lasted forty-five minutes.To kill the time, Alexa played games on her phone whereas Alexander closed his eyes and meditated. He also conversed with the system as the more he used it, the faster it evolved.Twenty minutes into the wait, both of them took a break from what they were doing because the secretary from Coker Wake High School called to inform Alexa that she had gotten all of Alexander’s records and was waiting for the principal’s arrival and approval of the transfer.During the call, she also commented on how outstanding Alexander’s grades were, making Alexa more impressed by the young multimillionaire.The last thing the secretary did before ending the call was say how unfortunate it was that she didn’t know about such a brilliant student until that moment.She talked about how great it would have been to have had Alexander represent the school in academic competitions, but for whatever reason, his name was never mentioned as a potentia