**Lillian heart was pacing really fast as she walked back and forth her hands on her phone**
Lilian: today is the day, why hasn't he sent me the documents yet?
**Knock on the door**
Lilian: come in
Rachel: oh my God, today is the day, where you'll make history as the first ever student to win the scholars competition thrice and be crowned the platinum student, I'm really proud of my sis.
Lilian: thank you, just tell the driver to get ready I'll be downstairs in a minute.
** she checked her phone one more time and saw the documents with an apology letter, she smiled and get ready for the competition. Annabelle on the other hand just stayed in her room drinking a cup of tea is best if she watch the competition from TV she doesn't want to go out with them, rose might say some hurtful words to her. Lilian first arrived in school to study once again before going to the scholars headquarters she have about 4 hours to go, when dean Lincoln called for her attention and she spotted those students from the library the other day**
Mr Lincoln: Miss Lilian come over here for a minute.
Lilian: Good day Mr Lincoln
Mr lincoln: yeah morning, first of all congratulations for participating in this competition you're truly a masterpiece and queens island high-school is proud to have a perfect student like you miss Lilian.
Lilian: thank you Mr Lincoln
Lincoln: however, these students I sent to study with you the other day came back complaining to me that you refuse to study with them, and you acted all rudely.
Lilian: Dean Lincoln sending these rookies to study with me is an insult to my name and my personality consider the fact that I have achieved a lot throughout my years in queens high alone, I don't need them.
Lincoln: look Lilian, the thing here is I wanted them to have an experience in this competition since you're in final year and will be moving to college soon, I just wanted them to learn from the best so they can have a knowledge on the scholars.
Lilian: Dean Lincoln I don't do group work, and I always succeed, so if you want these riff rats
** George was angry with Lilian's words, same with others but they didn't say a word as they respect the presence of the Dean **
to go with me then I'll back out from the scholars.
Mr lincoln: oh no! You can't do that miss Lilian please.
Lilian: then, I go solo
Mr lincoln: okay.
George: seriously? ** they were shocked by the dean's answer, as the Dean of the school they expect Lilian to respect his decision to let them participate but she didn't and Mr Lincoln supported because they treated her like she's the gem of the whole queens high. Mr Lincoln know that they will feel disappointed but he needed Lilian to secure the victory for queens high school for the third time it will bring good reputation and awards to the schools name **
Crystal: I'm out of here
Lilian: who cares?
**after reading and practicing for 3 hours, Lilian have about 1 hour to go, she already called her dad to come pick her up from school and drove her straight to the scholars hall, she wanted a grand entrance and what could be best if not being accompanied by her father Mr Noel Hart a knowed public figure the ceo of harts merchandise furnitures, her mother Mrs Rose Noel Hart ceo of blue sea hotels, her siblings also accompanied her aside from Annabel, well her presence didn't matter at all to them, immediately she step down from the car cameras were taking pictures of her and the rest of the hart family, before she was being interviewed **
Interviewer (male): miss Lilian this will be your third time to participate in the scholars competition and you have won twice in a row. How certain are you that you'll win the third time to be the firstever platinum student securing queens island high-school the victory?
Lilian: well their is a saying that says practice make perfect, I believe if you work hard and focus on your ambition you'll make it, what I'm saying that I'll win the scholars competition.
Interviewer (male): I admire your courage miss Lilian, but you know that they are many competitors involved in this, and the price here includes a scholarship to study any course of your choice in royalty fine college one of the best schools in the world, this scholarship covers for accommodation, feeding, tuition fees and so on, this is every student dream and a cash price of 100 thousand dollars.
Lilian: like I said this is my year to be crown as the first ever platinum student.
Interviewer (female ): Miss Lilian you don't have a group or a team with you are you planning on going alone?
Lilian: you're speaking as if I'm always in a group, it happened only once and will never repeat it self, I've achieved my records all alone and I'll do the same tonight. **she walks out**
**Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed guests, and participants. As we prepare to commence this exciting competition, kindly take your seats and ensure your mobile devices are set to silent mode. Our judges are ready, our contestants are prepared, and we're eager to get underway. Your cooperation and sportsmanship are greatly appreciated. Let's make this a memorable event for everyone involved. Thank you for your understanding, and let's get started!
They were about 15 contestants from different schools. They have only top 5 positions which means 10 contestants would lose. Questions where being asked from different subjects maths, science, general studies, English language and history. The rules of the competition involves answering questions correctly, if the contestant fail a question he or she will step out for 30 seconds which is a - 5 from there score and return back after 30 seconds and if fail a question again will automatically fail the competition, a contestant can challenge another contestant answer, if he or she feels the question is not correct, and if they are right is a plus five to them and zero to the contestant with the wrong answer but if it turns out the opposite is a zero to the challenger and additional plus five to initial contestant given the question, the judges have the power to accept or reject challenges, challenges comes often when the contestant is asked to describe a question**
Judge Hamilton: question to drake binder. Who was the ancient Egyptian pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Drake: is khufu that built the Pyramid of Giza and was the first king to do so.
Judge Hamilton: and that's correct
Judge antonia: question to Esther Robert's, What was the name of the wall that divided East and West Berlin during the Cold War?
Esther Roberts: The Berlin Wall.
Judge Antonia: and that's corrects
Judge lucas: question to Lilian Noel hart
What is the term for the study of the structure, behavior, and evolution of the universe?
Lilian: Cosmology.
Judge Lucas: and that's correct
Rose: that's my beautiful lily up there go ahead and make mama proud.
Judge Hamilton: question to Alberta Briggs, What is the term for the process by which energy is transferred through a vacuum in the form of electromagnetic waves?
Alberta: transmission
Judge: that's wrong, answer is radiation step aside for 30 seconds.
Judge antonia: Question to Andrew Johnson, Who is the author of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird?
Andrew johnson: Harper Lee.
Judge Antonia: that's correct
**why is no one seem to lose a question I need to win this, I hope my plan works. Alberta have join back in the competition **
Judge Lucas: question to Rita Bernard, Who was the Chinese leader who implemented the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution?
Rita: Mao Zedong.
**The early minutes of the competition started well with 12 contestants out of 15 moving to the second round, and second round being with medium questions**
Judge Hamilton: Question to Lilian Noel hart: What is the product of the reaction between benzene and nitric acid in the presence of sulfuric acid?
Lilian: Nitrobenzene
Judge Hamilton: that's correct.
Judge Antonia: question to Alberta Briggs Identify the figure of speech used in the phrase "He was a shining light in a dark room.
Alberta: Metaphor
Judge Antonia: that's correct.
Judge Lucas: question to Andrew Johnson describe the process of electrolysis of water.
Andrew Johnson: Electrolysis of water involves the decomposition of water into hydrogen and oxygen gases using an electric current.
Judge: that's correct.
Judge Hamilton: Question to drake binder. What is the difference between an ionic bond and a covalent bond?
Drake binder: An ionic bond is formed between a metal and a nonmetal, resulting in the transfer of electrons, while a covalent bond is formed between two metals, resulting in the sharing of electrons.
Judge Hamilton: wrong, An ionic bond is formed between a metal and a nonmetal yes, correct. But a a covalent bond is formed between two non metals, resulting in the sharing of electrons. Please step aside for 30 seconds.
Judge Antonia: Question to Rita Bernard. What is the process by which an organism's genetic information is altered, resulting in a new trait, and can be passed on to future generations?
Rita Bernard: genetics.
Judge Antonia: wrong, answer is mutation, please step aside for 30 seconds.
Judge lucas: Question to Lilian Noel Hart. ** why does it have to be judge Lucas** Identify the literary device used in the phrase "The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.
Lilian: irony
Judge lucas: wrong, **her heart skip a beat ** the answer is personification. Step outside for 30 seconds.
** at this point rose confidence dropped she no longer scream in the audience for everyone to notice that her daughter is doing well in her questions. Second round ended with 5 contestants being eliminated and 3 contestants returning after 30 seconds, so they were just 8 contestants going to the finals for the top 5 position. They gave the contestants a 8 minutes break to rest before the third round begin**
Mr Noel: my darling you're doing great.
Lilian: not really dad, If I fail one more question I'm eliminated.
Mr Noel: at least you're going to the finals.
Joshua: Lilian is a must you win this, if not, you're gonna be a laughing stock in all over queens high. This is reason why I said you shouldn't be over confident and egoistic.
Rachel: what is wrong with you? Is that a way to help our sister?
Mr Noel: enough the both of you. Lilian I will always support you even if you win here tonight or not, I will support you, in fact I will send you to royal fine college that if you want to, or I send you to one of the best schools in England.
Lilian: thanks dad.
Rose: lily my child, don't worry you will surely win tonight.
** Annabel was in her room watching the TV when she heard a knock on her door **
Annabel: come in.
Nanny olivia: how are you doing child.
Annabel: oh nanny you're welcome
**Annabel stood up and hug her**
Nanny olivia: how have you been coping for the past few days without me?
Annabel: honestly is like hell, I know you're gone for days to help your sick daughter but to me it felt like years.
Nanny Olivia: I'm sorry child.
Annabel: you don't need to apologize. I mean if not for you I would have been dead by now.
Nanny: don't say such a thing.
Annabel: is the truth nanny, even my own father doesn't know or care if I exist, I mean I'm his first child and also the first daughter I have the right to be beside my father but here I am living like a shadow of myself.
You know at first I never knew that rose wasn't my mom I use to think that she was my mother, but I always cry and wonder why my mother treated differently from my siblings the unfairness was too much but I was too young to understand, not until the day I went to the safe house to pick up some tools for my assignment I notice one particular box is as if it haven't been opened for years I was so curious to know what was inside of it and when I opened it, I saw a picture of a pregnant lady with my dad, I search through the photos and I saw a baby's photo, a girl, she looks so much like me I was shocked and when I questioned dad about it at first he was reluctant to tell me who it was but later he did. I was shocked that my real mother died in a car accident and all this while I was crying thinking that my step mom is my real mom, it made sense to me now why she always treated me badly.
Nanny: your childhood was rough dear, I'm glad you overcame. You know somehow I still have a feeling that your mom is alive somewhere.
Annabel: really? What made you say that?
Nanny: when the news came up that your mom died in a car accident, the police found the car in the water the body of the driver was found, days later the body of the security guards where found but your mother's body was never found, they searched and searched but her body was never found. You're just a 6 months old baby then, you knew nothing.
**at this point Annabel felt sober**
Annabel: you know growing up watching my step siblings attending one of the best private high schools in the world and me attending to a public school, some how I wasn't really annoyed because, I went to school peacefully no one knows that I'm a rich girl but suffering emotionally in the hands of father. When I was qualified to participate in the scholars competition to present Saint's Rita school I was so happy I came home straight just to tell dad the good news, I was excited that my dad will come to school to see me in the competition, it was the first father and daughter bond I'll share with him but he told me I'm sorry Annabel, Lilian already told me so I'm going to hers. but dad you've always go to Lilian let it just be me this once. Rose stepped in and ask me to leave I was looking at my dad if he will call out to me but he never did, the reason why people knew he was my father was the day they asked the parents of the contestants to take a photo with their kids. That was when everyone knew that Annabel was a rich girl but why was she going to a public school? It was out of shame that my dad withdraw me from saints Rita school to queen Island high school. You see this scholars competition I've got a great feeling that they are cheating and letting Lilian win on purpose but I don't know why?
Nanny Olivia: what made you say so?
Annabel: because I've participated in the scholars twice and in all I've always reached the finals is not easy though, the way they asked their questions in round one for example what is the study of life in humans, plants and animals? The answer is biology, in round two the question will move to a slightly different form what are the two major branches of biology? The answer is botany and zoology. Then in the third round where things gets difficult they we'll ask you to describe zoology and botany, this question is just for an instance because is way too simple. If they don't ask you to describe a word you calculate a problem because at this point in the competition is no longer about question to answer talk. They want you to show your ability to define a word and also showcase your boldness and level of speech and at this point Lilian tends to flop a lot, the reason why dad said I shouldn't participate is because he believes that Lilian is going to win tonight he said he doesn't need the second position. I wouldn't be surprised if she win, because the judges will be rejecting challenges for her, last year I throw her 3 challenges the judges rejected all and made her the winner, it was so annoying that was the reason why rose said I was jealous of her daughter but the truth is she doesn't give a correct description at all to the questions. It happened in class she couldn't even define the origin of an atom properly. I know what I'm saying is just that I have no evidence, look the show will soon start and the third round will begin observe the way the judges will reject challenges for her and make her the winner.
** the break is over and the contestants have returned back and the third round began**
Judge Hamilton: Question to Alberta Briggs. Describe the principle of conservation of momentum.
Alberta: The total momentum of a closed system remains constant over time, provided no external forces act on the system.
Judge Hamilton: that's correct.
Judge Antonia: Question to Andrew Johnson. Identify the literary device used in the phrase "The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.
Definition: A literary device is a technique used by writers to convey meaning or create a particular effect.
Judge antonia: that's correct.
Judge lucas: Question to drake binder. A 2 kg block is attached to a spring with a spring constant of 100 N/m. If the block is displaced by 0.2 m from its equilibrium position, find the maximum velocity of the block. You have 2 minutes to solve the problem.
**a stop watch appeared on the big screen **
Drake binder: the answer is 1.41 meters
Alberta briggs: I challenge the answer.
Judge lucas: challenge accepted.
Alberta Briggs: the answer is 1.41 meter per second.
Judge lucas: that correct from Alberta Briggs a plus 5 to her and drake binder i'm sorry but you're eliminated.
** the audience was shocked, because a little mistake from the units was what eliminated him**
Judge Hamilton: Question to Lilian Noel Hart. Describe the Le Chatelier's principle.
Lilian: Le Chatelier's principle states that when a system is subjected to a change, the pressure will shift in a direction that tends to counteract the effect of the change.
Alberta Briggs: I challenge the answer.
Judge Hamilton: challenge rejected.
**the audience began to boo them, but they proceed to the next question**
Judge antonia:Question to Rita Bernard.
Solve the system of equations x + y = 4 and x - y = 2. You have to minutes to solve the problem.
Rita Bernard: the answer is x=4, y=-1
Judge antonia: yeah x is equal to 4 by y is 1 not minus 1 so I'm sorry you're eliminated.
**the competition become tougher and tougher only 3 contestants remaining the others where eliminated, Alberta for the second time issue a challenge against Lilian answer but was denied. The final three contestants were remaining only Lilian, Alberta and Andrew Johnson and they were offered a 5 minutes break, Lilian went to the rest room with Alberta following her behind **
Alberta: why are the judges protecting you from challenges huh?
Lilian: excuse me?
Alberta: you're not qualified to be the the finals because all your definitions have error in them but somehow they still manage to push you true.
Lilian: my dear, you're just a bittered soul who can stand to see me win the platinum student title tonight.
Alberta: oh really? This is the way you won last year and even a year before last against you're sister Annabel. By the judges rejecting challenges for you.
Lilian: Alberta or what ever you're called I came for a different purpose before you try to distract me so step backwards.
Alberta: you're banging the judges aren't you?
Lilian: OK that is enough, because If I take this issue further you'll never show your stupid face in public. Rubbish.
**Lillian walks out on Alberta, after the 5 minute break the contestants all returned**
Judge lucas: Question to Andrew Johnson. Solve the differential equation dy/dx = 2x + 1.
Andrew Johnson: the Solution is y=x²+x+c
Judge lucas: that correct.
Judge Hamilton: Question to Alberta Briggs. Find the value of x that satisfies the equation:
2^(2x+1) = 3^(x-2)
**very good even if she's a genius she can't finish this question under 2 minutes**
Alberta: oh my God I believe this is Lilian hand work she said to herself how I'm I going to finish this question under 2 minutes?
**Time wasn't on Alberta side as the stop watch rang indicating her late timing which lead to her elimination she plead for extra time but was refused, she stared at Lilian for a while but Lilian said nothing and kept a stern face**
Judge antonia: Question to Lilian Noel Hart. What is the structure of the benzene molecule?
Lilian: Benzene is a planar, ring-shaped molecule with six carbon atoms, each bonded to a hydrogen atom, and alternating double bonds between the carbon atoms.
Judge Antonia: that's correct.
Judge lucas: Question to Andrew Johnson. Find the volume of the solid formed by rotating the region bounded by y = x^2 and y = 4 about the x-axis.
Andrew Johnson: the answer is 256 cubic meters.
Judge lucas: that's correct.
Judge Hamilton: question to Lilian Noel Hart. Describe the structure and function of the mitochondria.
**at this point the audience are booing loudly. Some one screamed among them give her difficult questions like the way you gave to others**
Lilian : Mitochondria are organelles found in eukaryotic cells, responsible for generating energy through cellular respiration.
Judge Antonia: Question to Andrew Johnson. Discuss the theme of social class in William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Julie.
Andrew Johnson: I'm sorry can you repeat the question again?
Judge Antonia: Question to Andrew Johnson. Discuss the theme of social class in William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Julie.
**Andrew was confused he didn't really know how to explain. Then Lilian took chances by challenging the question**
Lilian:I challenge the question
Judge antonia: Andrew your time is up. The question goes to Lilian.
Lilian: The theme of social class is a significant aspect of "Romeo and Juliet", as the play explores the societal norms of Verona and the consequences of the feud between the Montagues and Capulets. The two families are depicted as being part of the aristocracy, with a long history of wealth and power.
Judge antonia: and that's correct. I'm sorry Andrew you're eliminated. Which means your winner and the first ever platinum student goes to Lilian Noel hart!
**rose was over excited her daughter won, her dad hugged her and her mom kissed her cheeks the cash prize and the scholarship awards was handed to her. The dean of queens island high school received an award as best Dean and school of recognition on platinum intelligence what he has always wanted**
Joshua: congratulations sis you did it.
Rachel: oh I'm so happy for you this calls for a celebration.
**Lilian was happy she finally what she wanted attention**
Lilian: Dean Lincoln.
Lincoln: oh Lilian, or should I say platinum student of the year.
Lilian: thanks, I would like to throw a celebration party in the school hall tomorrow to celebrate my win.
Lincoln: of course, no problem at all.