When 98% Becomes A Victory Worth Celebrating

Grade 4, 1998. Mid-term exam results just came out, and I’m ecstatic to share my 98 percentile mark with anyone who cared – achieving the highest scored in my grade and placing me at the top of my class for one of my favourite subjects.

Throughout primary school, my dad used to pick me up from after-school daycare. We had an estranged relationship, but I wanted to share the excitement I so deeply carried that day and express how unbelievably proud I was of this achievement.