Why can’t you be the top student?

Why can’t you be the top student?

“You have no choice but to be studious.”
“You have no choice but to be one of the top students.”
“What does the top student have that you don’t?”

My ranking always ranged between 2nd and 4th.
I attend university now. I’m not one of the top students, but I study.
Studying is something I’ve been used to doing ever since I was young. I feel like something’s missing if I don’t study.
Or I feel unsafe.

Despite this, I actually hate studying!
No matter how much I study, mama always thinks that I’m playing, and that I don’t care about my studies.
She thinks extracurricular student activities, meetings, and conferences are useless!
She’s the reason why I’m no longer a top student.

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