However, Zoey was so beautiful that even her anger was attractive, making it hard for anyone to hold a grudge. Some boys even hoped to be scolded by Zoey, as it meant they had caught the attention of the class beauty, which was better than being unnoticed.
In a class of sixty or seventy students, only the top ten or so received the most attention from teachers. Resources were mainly directed at those who excelled academically. The rest either strove to climb up the ranks or gave up, waiting to finish high school and get a diploma before finding a job and gradually falling behind their former classmates.
