I held no desire to be recognized...

Because I knew...

They would still forget about who I was...

"Come on, I know that you're smarter than this, you just need to put a little bit of... effort..."

"So you're saying I'm still dumb?"

"Yah!"

I chuckled as my hyung hits me lightly on the head with the prep-book. I simply grin mischieviously in return, "I'm joking I'm joking, and I do put effort into it."

Hyung pouts, not looking like he's older than me now as he murmurs, "I know... it's just... your parents are paying me to tutor you but it feels like no matter what I do... it's just useless, you know..."

Well now I feel really bad for doing this to hyung. I know that he's suffering from needing to pay rent for his apartment after requesting for a well needed vacation off from his main job but it's not as easy as that to comply with what he needs because I have my needs too but I should probably put off my needs for now. The complication is that I don't need to put effort into my entrance exam- more like there weren't any complications for me in the first place.

"H-Hey, I understand this a lot more thanks to you!" I point to a random subject in one of the random prep books that my parents provided for me. You'd think that after lying for so many years about the basic identity of myself that I'd be use to keeping a steady voice.

"R-Really...? The 7th grade level math? It's two grades above your's though..." hyung said hesitantly and I couldn't help but inwardly curse at my random chance.

"Yeah..." and then my voice grew weak and my gaze wandered off to the window of the cafe that we sat in. I couldn't deal with lying to someone innocent some times.

"Mm... how about trying this problem then..." he points to a problem on the page and on the inside I laughed because I could solve that problem in my head without needing to write it down but I knew that it wouldn't be believable unless I wrote down the whole process. Well it's just a bit of effort for my hyung- but that's the only time I'll willingly spend effort for anything.

"Wonderful job! I knew that my son could do it!"

Yet again, I was praised like I used to be before my parents quickly left to go to the phone or something. This was the situation I was used to unfortunately enough: get good grades, parents praise, parents go off to brag, parents don't pay any more attention.

I stared at that sheet that told me I got a perfect score on all of my subjects and that I was fully accepted into the school. Honestly, it was an eyesore because that was exactly the reason why I was friends with no one. If I tried to be perfect, then my parents finally spare a moment of their attention but in return, I'd be too "perfect" for anyone to deal with me.

Slowly, I walk up to my parents who were just finished chatting over the phone with these grins of pride. I ask them with a polite smile, "So since I got full scores on it, does that mean my hyung gets extra pay for tutoring me?" I lucked out on gaining their attention to agree with that since right after they gave me money and that extra amount that I was talking about to give to my hyung they ignored me as per usual.

I was barely use to the shabby neighborhood as I walked to that run-down cafe where my hyung wait at for me for tutoring on Saturdays. I was barely able to see through the scratched up glass my hyung as he serves someone an Americano to go before noticing me and waving at me.

When I entered the cafe, I walked directly over to him before handing over the paper with my results on it.

"Perfect scores in all of them?! That's amazing!" he exclaimed with wide eyes.

"Yup, all thanks to you," I smiled a genuine one- those kinds of smiles were hard for me nowadays so somewhere deep inside I was surprised by myself too.

"R-Really? I-I know that you've heard from me that my grades aren't that good before, so really, I'm surprised that you pulled through to the extent of perfect," he said bashfully.

"Yeah, now I get to go to the same school as you, hyung!" wow, yet again surprised that I can be so genuine for once but apparently that wasn't a good thing seeing how his expression morphed to an anxious one.

"Y-Yeah... that's great...!" he laughed nervously, but what was there to be nervous for?

"The students at Honnête Academy have rised in percentage of likelyhood from 10% to 23%. As much as the reports have shown, the academy is challenging but not overwhelming for the students education-wise and the staff are extremely friendly in encouraging for achievements. There has been no evidence supporting as to why students have dropped out of this prestigious academy other than reasons such as living too far an-"

The television was suddenly turned off. I look over to my parents who were grinning those suspicious smiles while holding a pile of fresh books and my mom smiles that fake smile, "So since you got a perfect score, why not study for the best of scores when you go to that prestigious school?"

I regret trying not to barely get a passing grade but I had to do it for my hyung but apparently my parents had the nerve to take that pride that was meant for him. On the inside I sighed, but on the outside I agreed and took those books up to my room and shut my door before tossing the useless pieces of trash onto the floor. A sigh actually left my mouth before I went to grab the paper shredder.

I start to tear the expensive books meant for prestigious schools because after all, I only did this for him. There was no use trying to keep up my grades when people tried to push me around for someone I'm not but seeing how my hyung obviously lied to me back there maybe he was just the same as everyone else.

Who is the one with too many expectations?

Who is the one who isn't lying?