< Jason's POV (♥ω♥*) >

I gazed upwards, looking at the glowing stars on my bedroom ceiling that my big sister bought for me. I love it so much! But, I love my awesome sister much more! However, there's only one problem. I have always wondered why the stars do not glow in the morning, afternoon or whenever there is light. It only glows in the dark... Hmm, I wonder why...

As I sat and pondered on my comfy bed, Mummy walked in to wake me up, but I woke up slightly earlier today.

"Jason? You're awake already? That's strange. You would usually wake up later than this...", Mummy said with a confused expression on her face.

"It's because I had this wonderful dream! I was in bed...and then I was woken up to the sounds of bells err...what's that word?"

"It's jingling, dear," Mummy corrected me.

"Oh yeah, jing...ling. Jingling! Okay, then... I saw... Santa! And he was shouting HO HO HO! MERRY CHRISTMAS! And I was so happy to see him! He gave me a blue remote-controlled car! But as soon as I touched the car... I suddenly woke up... and it disappeared! The car is gone Mummy! I really reaaaaaaaaallly liked that car! After all, my last car was broken!" I wailed, hoping Mummy would buy me a new remote-controlled car.

"Really? That's okay Jase, I promise that I will buy you a new remote-controlled car.
And it will be blue too!" Mummy said, making my wish come true.

"Really Mummy? REALLY? YAY! You're the BEST MUMMY IN THE WORLD!"

Mummy smiled at me and I hugged her tight. Suddenly, she broke the hug and looked very worried.

"What's wrong Mummy? Why do you look so worried?"

"Wait a minute... It's Monday today right? Oh no! Has Alex woken up yet? She needs to go to school!" Mummy said as she quickly stood up and headed towards my bedroom door.

Seeing how troubled she was, I decided to help her wake sissy up!

"It's okay, Mummy! I will wake Ale... errr... Ally up for skowll! I promise she will wake up soo-" I offered, impatient to carry out my plan when Mummy cut me off.

"It's school baby, not skowll!" Mummy interrupted me and she still dared to laugh!

"Mummy! You do not interrupt when someone is speaking! That's very rude!" I said angrily.

Mummy just looked at me and smiled.

"Okay,okay I'm sorry. Yup, you can wake Ally up!" Mummy said and shot me a wink.

I'm so glad Mummy likes my new nickname for sissy! I can't wait to wake her up ...in the most easiest and efficient way ever!

I quickly grabbed the smallest pail from the kitchen and went to Ally's bedroom's bathroom. I filled up the pail to the brim with icy cold water.

Then, I tiptoed to her bed and watched her sleep peacefully. However, the pail was very heavy and I couldn't carry it any longer...

So I quickly threw the pail of water on her face and hid under her bed, trying my best to be quiet....

< Alexandria's POV >

I was having a peaceful sleep when some idiot poured icy water on me. Wait, WHAT?!
Someone poured icy water on me? I quickly woke up and found half of my body including my face drenched.

"Who is responsible for this? SHOW YOURSELF!" I screamed and no words could describe how frustrated I was.

Much to my amazement, I heard someone giggling... and I instantly knew whose giggles those were.

"Hmm... I wonder where the culprit went... " I said and quickly glanced under my bed and I found Jason, curled up just like a puffball and he looked so cute!

When he saw me, he tried to escape but I caught his legs in the nick of time and said, "Gotcha!"

"Where do you think you're going, you little rascal?" I said as I struggled to prevent Jason from wriggling out of my hands.

He just looked at me and smiled sheepishly.

"Well, Mr Jason, are you gonna tell me or not?" I was getting a little bit impatient.

"Okay! Okay, I will tell you! I just wanted to wake you up for school. You know it's hard to wake you up so I decided use this method instead," Jason finally gave in and explained his reasons... with another one of his cheeky smiles.

Then it hit me. SHIT! ITS TODAY! I quickly jumped out of bed, grabbed my clothes, towel,toothbrush,toothpaste and everything that I needed and ran to the bathroom faster than you can say "She's gonna be soooooooooooooooooooo doomed"

Okay fine maybe not that fast but you get the point.

There's no way I'm gonna miss this chance. I have to achieve my goal. I must do so. I have to achieve that medal, it was Grandpa's last wish for me... I must do it... I can't break his heart.

I quickly packed my running shoes and other sports equipment into my haversack and ran down the stairs.

"Alex? Are you not having breakfast with us?" my concerned mother asked.

"I can't, mum. I have to go NOW. I'm already gonna be late, I'm sorry mum," I said and dashed out of the house before mum could come up with any other reasons.

I quickly boarded the public bus and sat on an empty seat. My stomach was grumbling. I am hungry, very hungry. Sadly, I was left with no choice but to skip breakfast with Mum and Jason today.

I started feeling guilty for dashing out of the house like that. What if Mum had something important to say?

Unable to control my uneasiness, I decided to text Mum. And so I whipped out my hand phone and started tapping on my keyboard.

Me: Hey Mum, I'm sorry that I skipped breakfast today, but I will try to get something to eat at the cafeteria when I'm free okay?

I hit the send button and about 5 minutes later, I got a reply back.

♡Mum: It's alright baby, I understand. Don't forget to eat okay? Oh yeah... and I wish you all the best for the race :) Remember to put in your best effort and make me proud! I know you can do it♥
~Lots of love,
Mum

A small smile crept up on my face. Mum always knows how to cheer me up. I quickly replied.

Me: Thanks, Mum :) I won't let you down! Take care, bye ♥♥♥

And of course, I got a reply back.

♡Mum: Bye dear, take care.

I immediately ran to the school grounds and then to the cafeteria when I alighted the bus.

Much to my disappointment, it was... closed? All the stalls were closed. But why? What happened? I saw Mrs Grace, someone who always talked to me whenever my best friend, Sharon is absent from school. Just like today. She may be old, but once you get to know her, she will seem like the kindest person you have ever met.

"Mrs Grace! Why is the cafeteria closed? What happened?" I asked her and she looked up at me and smiled.

"A fire broke out in the canteen yesterday. Nobody knows who is the culprit, but the school is investigating the matter. I'm sorry, Alex. Did you skip breakfast again?" Mrs Grace explained, with concern in her eyes.

"Yes, I did. I had no choice, I was gonna be late for school. You don't need to apologize. It's not your fault anyway. I should have ate. Now I have just caused more worry to my mother. What will I eat now?" I released the tears that I was trying to hide for so long due to the lingering pain from my stomach.

Mrs Grace placed her hand on my chin and I looked up slowly at her.

"Don't worry sweetie. I will try to get you something to eat. Even if it's just a single morsel," I smiled at Mrs Grace's generosity. Did I not mention that she's the kindest person you will ever meet?

"Thanks Mrs Grace, I don't know how to thank y- "

"Just call me Grace, dear," Grace cut me off and I smiled and nodded my head.

I quickly ran to my classroom and was greeted with a displeased glare from Miss Chloe.

"Miss Flynn! You're late! It's already the fourth week of school! Well, what's your excuse?" Miss Chloe screamed at the top of her lungs.

"I'm... I'm sorry Miss Chloe, I was trying to get s...something to eat... but I found out the cafeteria was c...closed..." I was stuttering and Miss Chloe cut me off.

"For goodness sake, will you stop mumbling?! What happened to that mouth of yours? Or is it because of those stinky clothing that you always wear to school?" Miss Chloe added on to my sufferings, with a disgusted look on her face.

It wasn't long when the whole class burst out laughing at that 'joke' of hers.

Unable to do anything, I just hung my head low and went back to my seat, which was at the furthest corner of the class.

 If only Sharon was here... She would be the only person who could cheer me up.

After the boring lessons ended, everyone was dismissed and I was the first to leave the classroom.

I spotted Grace cleaning the leaf litter at the football field with a rake and I immediately ran to her.

When she saw me, she took out what looked like a food packaging from her bag and passed it to me.

"Have these peanut butter and jelly sandwiches dear. I will just skip lunch for today," my heart twisted with guilt when I heard what she said.

It was her lunch. And she's giving it to me.

I tried to protest but Grace insisted.

"Thank you so much, Grace! I will definitely repay your kindness some day!" I said and waved goodbye to Grace because I needed to leave for the race. There's no way I'm going to be late for that.

She waved back and smiled.

I quickly changed into the same comfortable T-shirt and shorts I would always wear when I was running.

Much to my horror, everyone had already started doing their individual warm-ups and I quickly started on mine.

I quickly did my stretching and cardio. Last but not least, everyone did a simple bleep test together. After all the workout, I decided to eat because I was famished.

Unfortunately, I couldn't eat much because the race was about to start soon. I only ate one sandwich but at least I ate something.

"Dear ladies and gentlemen! The amazing race is about to begin! Please, sit back and enjoy the speed of our energetic participants, running past every single one of you! Be amazed by their speechless talents and capability! What are we waiting for my friends? Let the race... BEGIN!"

And as soon as those words were announced through loud speakers, a horn was blown and the race started.

I ran as fast as my legs could carry me, anticipating my achievement.

After each stride, I smiled as I knew I was closer to my destination.

The adrenaline I felt was amazing, it was indescribable.

All the spectators were cheering loudly for their respective fans. Sadly, no one cheered for me except for Mum and Jason. Nonetheless, it wouldn't stop me from achieving my goals as I started picking up my pace towards the finishing line.

Everything was going perfectly fine when I suddenly felt breathless and I couldn't continue running. I couldn't even walk. My head started spinning and I was feeling very giddy.

I walked out of my lane and collided with the person whose lane was next to mine. I fell on top of her and I only realized what was going on when I heard her screaming loudly in pain and agony.

I immediately stood up and apologized profusely for what I have done. Then I saw who she was. Nicia, my classmate.

"YOU! Look at what you have done! Now I cannot continue the race! This is all your fault! Go away!" Nicia screamed at me and glared at me with bloodshot eyes.

The race came to a halt and everyone, including the spectators groaned in dismay.
I could feel eyes of hatred staring at me and I tried to swallow the thick lump in my throat.

This is all my fault. Had it not been for me, it wouldn't happen.

With a heavy heart, I ran away from the scene and went to Mum and Jason whom shown looks of pity and sadness.

"It's alright Alex. Just ignore whatever that happened. You didn't eat, did you? I found out that the cafeteria was closed. That's the reason why you had a lack of energy. You couldn't have ran. I wanted to stop you, but when I saw how determined you was, I decided to let you go. I promise I won't let this happen again okay?" Mum said and I hugged her tight, tears brimming heavily down my cheeks.

I had lost the chance again. I lost again. I can never fulfill Grandpa's wish of me winning a gold medal. It was pointless. I tried so many times but... I just can't... I have to give up on racing... I will never win.

After the long hug, the three of us decided to have lunch at a nearby restaurant. This time, Mum made sure I ate a lot.

Don't worry, Mum. You will not have to worry about this again. I won't participate in these races anymore. Because I'm simply a loser.

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