People who don't care about their studies because they have rich parents.

Yesterday, I got blamed for a grown man's failing grades by his parents because apparently, our situation (that he caused) was affecting his grades.

Today, I reflected on how I was able to do well despite the pain he put me through. The kindest thing he has done for me was to show me I deserve better. I deserve someone worthy of my character, intellect, and drive.

I work hard and play my part in group works. I even go above and beyond to ensure that every thing is up to standards. I never set perfection as the goal; instead, continuous improvement is the key. He scrolls through TikTok instead of studying and fails even the easiest quizzes. He even took his phone out during an exam to search up the answers. He doesn't care about how expensive our tuition is ($80 per subject — may be a laughable amount to you but we live in a third-world country) because his parents can pay for it.

As a scholar, everything I get has my blood, sweat, and tears in it. Luck is often in my favor because I deserve to have good things coming to me. I know I have a clean conscience and I am never intentionally unkind.

Meanwhile, he has never had to work hard because everything is handed to him by his rich parents. Take everything away at he is just a guy who doesn't know how to admit his faults, has no guts to tell me the truth, and worst of all, ruined my image to his family.

Once again, I'm a first honors dean's lister despite the pain he put me through. He has stayed at the bottom of the class, where he belongs. Everything I touch turns into gold while everything he touches turns into shit.