"Only three days left and we couldn't even meet up with........umm what was the name again?", Flint told to Jason after class got over.
"Its Oberon..........you can remember the name of the girls accurately but can't call up this one name", Jason sighed.
"The name is weird", Flint wailed.
"Not weirder than you for sure", Jason sighed again and added "lets go sit under the oak tree and then we will think about this Oberon guy.
"Yeah lets go", Flint said.
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"The oak tree looks so calm right?",Flint asked.
"Here we go.......we started slacking off again".
"Hey Jason look the seniors are sparring in the field its Rick vs Luke.......wohooo cool.......look at Rick. He using his lightning attacks and Luke is also nothing less. So fast reflexes.", Flint wailed.
Before Jason could say anything a creepy voice came from the other side of the tree, "Can't you people be quiet, I am trying to concentrate here".
"Who is there?", Jason asked as they looked and saw a boy sitting with a thick book on his lap.
"This is no place for studying.......for studies there are classrooms, this place is for relaxing", Flint said.
"What a waste of time, you people are really dumb", the boy sighed.
"Hey you are in fifth grade.........your student tag says so. The exams are about two months away, just cut some slack will ya.", Flint told after controlling his urge to punch the boy.
"Who studies for exams?", the boy chuckled.
"Hey Flint look, the book is of eighth grade and this guy is the only guy studying while everyone else is relaxing after the afternoon classes", Jason told to Flint.
"What is your name?", Flint asked but the boy continued reading his book, "I asked your......", he couldn't finish.
"Its Oberon damn it, Oberon Rodriguez just let me study now".
"Flint, he is the one we were looking for", Jason looked at Flint.
"Hey you haven't joined any team yet right?, join our team", Flint said raising his voice out of excitement.
"NO", a very quick answer came from Oberon.
"Hey come on Jason there is way of requesting to people. Look Oberon we are short of just one member and we will not be able to accept any other job until we get three members. There is only three days left till the deadline of submission of the team form. Please join our team, you will not have to do much, we will handle the jobs, it will not hamper your studies", Jason proposed.
"No..........there is only one thing in this world that I treasure and that is knowledge. Bonds like friends, parents, love doesn't mean anything to me, I just can't feel any of them. I just want to be perfect. You two are just a waste of my time and my knowledge.", Oberon said with eyes that Flint and Jason have never seen before.
"Okay if you think that we are a waste and if you are so confident about yourself then give me the toughest problem from that book of yours. If I can solve it without anyone's help other than taking help from other books within the deadline then you will join our team and if I can't, we will never ever bother you again."
Flint said with a serious face and the next moment he told to himself "Oh what did I just say........I am so dead, a problem from a book of eighth grade and within the deadline......Flint you are so dumb. Come on, oil and water never mix, how can I do this.
"What are you saying Flint, you can't do that, its hard even for a good student and you are not even......oh sorry not helping but within three days its just seems like impossible.", Jason cried.
"You know I don't go back on my words right now that I have said it....I will do it, bring it on Oberon", Flint said with a smile.
"Okay then, if you say so then take the book.......show me the problem marked on the folded page before the deadline and best of luck", Oberon said with a overconfident expression on his face.
"Okay and oh yes I will need luck", Flint smiled.
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The next day (two days until deadline).
"Your friend is not with you today?", Oberon asked Jason when they met under the oak tree.
"No he is at the library working on the problem that you gave him.", Jason sighed.
"He doesn't know when to give up, he is just so stupid, people who don't know their limits are stupid", Oberon also sighed.
"Well you know what, those are the things that make him who he is, that's Flint for you. He is in the library whereas until today he didn't even knew that there was a library in the school. Studies and Flint are just so not on the same page but look at him working so hard just to show you that there are things that you can do if you just have faith. I am really happy that I met him, I wouldn't have been who I am today if I wouldn't have met him. I hope you will understand one day", Jason said while looking at the clear blue sky.
Oberon remained silent.
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The next day (one day until deadline).
"So no one's here today.........ooh what am I thinking like this, I am always alone. Moreover I can study today peacefully." Oberon murmured sitting under the oak tree.
"Hey why do you study so much?", a bully from sixth grade caught his collar, "You piss me off".
Soon Oberon was surrounded by the bully and his two friends. They took his books and threw them.
"Hey what are you do....", a punch landed on his face before he could finish. "You say that you don't need anything when you have your knowledge right?, so lets find out how your knowledge saves you from us", a boy from the group told and the group started beating him up.
"So who is going to save you now?, your knowledge?....................haha".
"What do you have?.......you have nothing"
The boys from the group told.
Suddenly a voice came "He has his friends ya know".
The group look looked behind and two people attacked them.......it was Flint and Jason.
A fight took place between them and Oberon lied there, surprised. He told to himself "They called themselves my friend!!!!".
The fight was over, the group got beaten to a pulp by Flint and Jason and they ran away.
"Hey you okay Oberon", Jason asked.
"Yeah I am okay but the stupidity level of you two are just unimaginable. I am used to these things. Why did you two do this?, you two got hurt because of me.
"Its just what friends do right Jason?", Flint chuckled.
"Yeah that's just what friends do", Jason chuckled too.
Flint picked up Oberon's book, gave it to him saying "So I am going to go the library, I don't have much time left" and went back before Oberon could say anything.
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The next day.
"Hey Oberon, I solved it", Flint wailed as he met him under the oak tree.
"I am impressed..........but I am still surprised that how can a idiot like you do it. Just check if its correct.", Jason chuckled.
"Its correct, I lost", Oberon sighed while smiling.
"Yes, I solved the toughest problem of eighth grade".
"Errr.....honestly it wasn't the toughest one." Oberon burst out into laughter, Jason joined him too.
"Whatever I solved the sum.......lets go to and fill up the form. Today's the deadline.", Flint told.
"Yeah lets go........we will become a team today", Jason wailed.
"We are already a team.........its already done, I have have registered our team.", Oberon chuckled.
Flint and Jason were awestruck.
"But why?, Flint asked in wonder.
"BECAUSE I KNEW THAT YOU COULD DO IT".
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