1 Competition

Keevah

Breathing in and out, her mom hold her hand tightly and kissed it gently.

"Keevah, you can do this okay?" Her mom cheered her up and went to the backstage where all the contestant's relative are waiting.

"Our next contestant is from Avarial High, a warm of applause please!" The host shouted as the crowd gone crazy. And a beautiful lady came in.

The competition start after the short break, the host came to the stage and looked at us.

Scanning their faces. He waited until the director shouted and started the competition. We're in a television show, where the winners can get to any university they want.

"First question, which Jamaican runner is an 11th time world champion and holds the record in 100 and 200 meter race?" I pressed the buzzer faster than the contestant named Amira.

She looked pissed and mad as she averted her gaze at me.

Never know that she has a bad temper at all, she studied at Avarial and she's like that. I'm not sure what will be the students reaction if they watch this. They would probably hate her because of that bad attitude, we're on a television show but she's acting like I've done that in a purpose.

"Okay, Keevah. Your answer is what?" The host asked as he heard my buzzer rang loud.

I looked at the camera and smile. " My answer is Usain Bolt." With full details of him, I'm sure I knew him than her.

She bit her lower lips as she press her index finger on the table, I can see her nervousness but she's still remaining her good posture. "You got it right!" I heard the host shouted as the crowd do the same.

We finished the questions in easy and we're now going to answer the second one, which is the medium level. The show has a three different levels: easy medium, and the advance level. I'm still nervous but I can't let that eat me up while I'm still in this stage. Me and my mom studied hard because of this competition, she's my coach and I'm her student. But I can't stop thinking how to beat Amira, she's the previous winner for the two consecutive years and no one can beat her. She's smart, beautiful, and rich. I heard that she's popular all over the city because of her talents and intelligent. Wow, right.

"We just finished the first box, what do you think of the second one? Are you confident that you can answer all of this?" The host asked, I lower my head and closed my eyes.

"Yes, I'm sure she'll be fine even though I beat her here." She smiled at the camera, showing her fake smile.

"It seems that Amira is confident right now, it's the first time she said that!" She rolled her eyes and narrowed her eyes on me.

Is she challenging me? It's okay if that's what she want, I can take this as my training.

"Let's go back, Amira, Keevah. You only have 10 seconds to answer these questions. If you're wrong, we'll give a chance the other party, okay?"

We nodded our heads and focused on listening to what the host is saying. I want to win this for my father.

"The first one is technology, here's the first question." He explained, I put my hand on the table and listen carefully.

"What is often seen as the smallest unit of memory?"He asked. And i was about to press the buzzer but Amira pressed it first.

"Okay, Amira. Please tell us your answer." I gulp my saliva as I saw our points, she's one point ahead to me.

"Kilobyte"She said smiling at the camera. The audience started to scream for her.

I think I need to smile at the camera as well, she always looked at the camera just to smile. And she's like "that's it, I'm beautiful that's why I'm here." type.

"Your answer is correct"He said that makes the audience crazy. I looked at my mom in the backstage, she's telling me "you can do it, honey." as I saw her looking at me.

"Second Question is, Who is often called the father of computer?"After he said that i quickly press the buzzer and answer "Charles Babbage"I said looking at him.

"Your answer is correct"He said while smiling.

"The next question is, what does HTTP stand for?"I think a little and press the buzzer.

"HyperText Transfer Protocol"I said. My mom suddenly gives me a thumbs up and smile. I smiled back and looked at the host.

"Correct"He said with exciting voice.

"Which email service is owned by Microsoft?"He said.

Amira quickly pressed the buzzer.

"My answer is.. Protonmail?"She said sounds unsure.

Her answer is wrong and I'm sure of that, Hotmail is the correct answer.

I waited at the host to asked me before I pressed the buzzer and told him my answer.

"I'm sorry Miss Amira but your answer is wrong, Miss Keevah do you have an answer?"He asked me and i nodded.

"It's Hotmail"I said and he just smile at me and he said my answer is correct.

"Let's give Keevah a round of applause everyone. I think we have our new winner this year but we'll knew Amira ever since she joined us, she'll catch Keevah's points and that's for sure!" He shouted together with the audiences. They're laughing, I guess he joked about something.

"Let's go to advance level where you can asked your mom/dad to help you answer the question."He said. Yah I'm lucky! My mom is smart too. I give my mom a crazy look and she just give the same.

"Which natural disaster is measured with a Ritcher Scale?" I copied Amira and smile at the camera. She looked at me like I did something wrong but well, she's not wrong about that. I'm making fun of her during our match.

"Earthquake!" I excitedly said as he looked at the envelope, making sure if my answer is correct. I jumped on my spot and gave my mom a thumbs up.

We looked at each other and she's just glaring at me, melting me like an ice cream. I can say that I can't move at all because of her death glare. She's so mad at me, but that's not a good way to congratulate someone.

"Last two questions, you can ask your parents to help you Amira." The host said while looking at Amira, she is the winner last year and also last last year so she's the defending champion of this competition.

"Which planet has the most gravity?"He said looking at us. I pressed the buzzer once I heard the question, I answer the question and nervously looked at him.

I know and I'm sure that my answer is correct, I used this brain to help my mom in every day expenses.

My mother also said that im not normal, I'm too talented to be their daughter. My father was a baseball player and my mother is a performer. Before my father died, were happy and we have a normal family. They give what i want, take me to park and such. My father saw me playing baseball after their practice. He saw me doing his killer pitch. He don't know how i can do that. He practice that pitch in 5 months and me? I just saw him doing that and copied him when he's taking bath before we leave. His other members saw me too and they say that I'm incredible. I heard my parents talking about me. They that I'm too talented for Leivan so we decided to move here in Valore.

They want me to be known for who i am, for being talented. Be the best girl in the world but guess what? That's all because of my parents. My daydream suddenly interrupt when the host said something.

"We have our head director to announce the champion"He said while passing the mic to the middle age man.

I can feel my body shaking because of nervousness, my eyes are shaking as I looked at the screen. I put my hands together and prayed.

I need to go there for dad. He graduated and he became one of the best baseball player because of that university. He used to tell me that he's the captain and he wants me to become one as well.

"Oh, I'm really happy for our winner, she deserves it. Our winner is the one and only.."

I closed my eyes and keep on praying, the audiences are silent and there's a loud music that I can't recognize.

"Amira Johnson!" My heart ache as he shouted her name as if he's so proud of her, well who didn't right!

The moment I heard the winner, my legs suddenly collapsed. Bringing me to my knees, I cried and cried until I heard my mom's voice shouting.

"Congratulations, honey!" She said as she walked towards the stage and hug me. I can feel her warmth as she put her hands on me. I'm so happy that she's my mom, and I'm her daughter.

She helped me stand up and went to the backstage to meet my friends. I saw Amira walking towards us so we stop and wait for her.

"Don't dare to come in

Avarial." She said cursing me. My mom was about to slap her, luckily I hold her hands on time.

"You know I don't have a chance, right. So please don't say anything bad at me in front of my mother." Showing her my genuine smile, she walked away.

I rolled my eyes and clung on to my mom's arms, we're going to the store to get some noodles for us to celebrate my achievement.

That's my mom, she always do that even though I lost.

"Keevah Davis, right?" Someone asked as she peeked at my face. I jumped in shock and step backward.

"Yes, ma'am." I carefully said. She looks like an important person here in the competition, I wonder what she's doing here with us.

"I'm Coreen Jones, the director of Avarial High. I would like to talk to her if I can." She pointed her fingers on me while looking at my mom.

"Oh, sure. I'm Ailee Davis." They both shake their hands and smile at each other.

"I heard that you're good at many sports, I like to offer you a scholarship in Avarial as a sport scholar." She said making me jump in joy.

"OMG, thank you, ma'am. I'll do my best to get many trophies for you!" I said holding her hand tight.

"Here, take this card and I'll wait for you this school year." She said then walked away.

I looked at my mom and we exchange smile and high five.

"Mom, this is a great opportunity. Dad will be proud of me more!"