It's rude to refuse to help classmates.
Nicole and James are competing to become valedictorian but Nicole had to miss some classes due to a surgery and has asked James for his notes.
James wants to beat Nicole to be valedictorian.
James shares his notes with Nicole and vows to study enough to beat her fair and square.
James declines to give Nicole his notes because he wants any advantage he can get.
Nicole is grateful to James and the two have a friendly rivalry that both enjoy.
Nicole tells others about what James did, and he gets a reputation as a jerk.