You were never great at physics. You had accepted your fate and just didn’t try.

Eventually, you found out that if you failed physics, you'd have to stay back a year. Your marks would be too low.

There was no way you'd stay in college for yet another year, so you desperately searched for a way to get your grades up again. You studied, you got a tutor.. but you still felt it wouldn't be enough.

Maybe you'd ask your professor, Mr. Ackerman, if there was any way to get extra credit.