All I ever lived for was my studies and what feat I'd achieve with my brilliance. All I ever cared for was how to pass every single exam set before ne, devouring it like the roaring lion and this I did with all diligence!

To say my parents were proud of me was to belittle the reality, my teachers basked in the knowledge that I was under their tutelage, my classmates envied me and those fortunate to be in my league of friends would kill to remain there!

I was the pride of my school, State, nation. My intelligence was unparalleled. Some even made a joke that I would be smarter than Einstein, that my...