Being a med student was already tough enough, and now Flora had to juggle an extra competition in the computer science department. She'd probably have to take some time off, miss a few more classes. How was she supposed to keep up with her studies then?

Even a straight-A student couldn't just skip studying and magically know everything.

Mr. Abbott noticed the frustration in her voice and chuckled awkwardly, motioning for Flora to hurry inside.

The next day, Ivan swung by to pick up Flora for the computer science department.

They had barely stepped into the classroom when Mr. Jurado walked in right after them, carrying the graded papers from the exam they took yesterday.

"Yesterday's papers have been graded. The highest score goes to Brianna, with 89 points," Mr. Jurado announced with a satisfied smile. "Brianna, you've made significant progress. Keep it up." Brianna, already having a good idea of her score, calmly went up to get her paper but not without throwing a smug glance Flora's way.

89 points. Not her best, but still a score she was sure Flora could never reach in a million years!

She remembered Flora struggling with even the simplest questions, taking forever to finish them.

"Second place, Ivan,

went up to collect his

everyone had their

Let's go over the questions most of you got wrong," Mr. Jurado said, starting the lesson as if he had completely forgotten about Flora's paper. Brianna couldn't hold back. "Mr. Jurado, Flora hasn't

helpful; she just wanted to see Flora's score

a bit special. I'll talk to her about it privately later.

What did "special" mean?

do so poorly that Mr. Jurado, trying to spare her dignity, didn't want to say

do for that kind of reaction. She felt a bit let down,

was partly his fault; he had been so impressed by her practical skills that he invited her to the team, forgetting she wasn't from the computer science department and might

with such strong practical skills, her

called Flora outside. "Flora, can you step out with

up and followed

the

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