DISCLAIMER The names, events, characters, and settings depicted in the novel are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual incidents or people, living or dead, is completely coincidental.   STORYLINE   “Topper”: Doesn’t one such topper seem lucky because they are said to be a teacher’s pet? However, a topper’s life invites challenges as well, interestingly, from the same teacher!   Have you ever wondered how one such so-called topper feels when they aren’t encouraged in the same way as the other toppers out there?   Have you ever thought of the deadly cloud of thoughts floating across a topper’s brain,