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Authors: Jessica Alejandro
Extraordinary Losers 1 (12 page)
“Oh. Hi⦠hi, Miss Jacobs,” Sophia greeted.
Miss Jacobs was all smiles. It couldn't be her. She wasn't wearing a Watermelon T-shirt.
“What are you doing here?” she asked.
“Er⦠waiting for someone,” Sophia replied.
“Watermelon?”
“Yes⦠you!” Sophia gasped. “It's you! Oh my goodness!”
“Yes, all this while. The late night chats and messages, all me.”
“Really?” Sophiaâs lips quivered a little. Severe embarrassment and disappointment overwhelmed her.
Miss Jacobs wasn't smiling. She pursed her lips in concern and her eyebrows suddenly furrowed. “You know, Sophia, I was hoping you wouldn't come. You actually agreed to meet a total stranger?”
“I thought it would be okay as we were friends,” Sophia muttered.
“Never meet up with ANY strangers. If you have never seen them in person, NEVER AGREE to meet up with anyone, okay?”
“Yes, Miss Jacobs.” Sophia bowed her head low and hid behind her long dangly fringe.
“You're fortunate that this time, it was me. There are many dangerous people out there, Sophia, so please be careful. Promise me you will never do this again!”
Miss Jacobs had never been so fierce before. I guess she chided Sophia for her own good. NO teacher would go to that extent. No wonder she was “on leave”. If she had been in school for the past few weeks, she would never have had the time to meet all the students. Miss Jacobs had “befriended” her students to warn them of online sexual predators and teach them cyber safety. What a dedicated teacher.
“Guava? Was that you too, Miss Jacobs? Sophia asked. “Darryl's new friend?”
“Yes,” she said. “To the Primary 6 students, I am Watermelon, and to the Primary 5 students, I am Guava.”
Drats! I should have talked to “Guava” more too. It was her all this while. “Guava” and “Watermelon” were her pseudonyms. I wanted to show myself at this time. But I couldn't. Not with my undersized T-shirt, greasy hair, crusty ears, blackened fingernails and unbrushed teeth. I didn't want the lovely Miss Jacobs to see what a loser I was.
I guess, at the end of the day, I was still just a loserâ¦
Wait, maybe not just a loser. An Extraordinary One.
The End
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I wish to thank the following people for their invaluable contribution to the book Extraordinary Losers.
- My Family for always believing in me.
- Eliza Teoh (Editor) for her patience and unwavering dedication to exlosers.
- Cherryn Yap (Illustrator) for bringing out the best in the story.
- Serene See (Designer) for her magical touch.
- My students, Norman, Glen and Megan for brimming with creativity and life.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
J
essica has been teaching publicly and privately for over 10 years. She has written six English Model Composition books for Primary 1 to 6 students. Jessica's debut novel The Singapore Kid won the Popular Readers' Choice Awards in 2011 and was shortlisted for the Hedwig Anuar Children's Book Award 2011. Through her second book, Extraordinary Losers: Operation Pants on Fire, she touches on the things closest to her heart: friendship, courage, the inner person and, of course, donuts and chips. She loves to listen closely to children's babble because she feels that that's the time in life when most truths are uttered.
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First published in 2012 by Bubbly Books Pte Ltd
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First published in digital form in 2014 by Monsoon Books ISBN (ebook): 978-981-4423-52-6
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