Chapter 8
Latham strode into the classroom, his arrival predating the bell’s chime by mere seconds.
He dropped a stack of thick papers onto the desk at the front, Daniel, would you mind handing these out?”
A hush fell over the room as Cordelia, seated at the back, watched necks crane and bodies lean forward in anticipation. As the papers made their rounds, a cacophony of sighs and gasps peppered the air from every
comer.
Daniel, a slim figure with glasses that seemed too heavy for his face, approached Juliana and handed her the
paper.
Curiosity bubbled up from the desks, “What do you get?”
Juliana glanced at her score with a mix of ease and pride in her voice. “A”
“And you nailed that with these brain–busters? Impressive!”
Juliana feigned modesty. ‘Oh, it’s nothing. I’m still trailing behind Hanley”
“No need to compare with that guy who is been raking in math awards since he was in diapers. But you know, you’re two peas in a pod, academically speaking.
Amidst the surrounding exclamations of admiration, Juliana inevitably drifted her gaze to the back row
With a hint of teasing, she said, “Daniel, would you be a dear and check my cousin’s grade?”
Fumbling through the papers, Daniel didn’t find Cordelia’s but instead pulled out Hanley’s and promptly handed it over…
Before the commotion could settle, Latham announced from the front, “This math test, there’s only one perfect score in the entire grade, and it’s from our class!”
“Wow!”
“Hanley’s got to be the man, right?”
As the class buzzed with astonishment, Hanley quietly exhaled in relief.
night had been a toss–up on a few questions, but it
kudos! You’re a genius,” came
curled his lips into a
Juliana, a relief in itself. A guy like
too shabby.
Daniel
result. His smile
Cordelia! Her grasp of mathematics is remarkable. Despite the difficulty of this exam, her result was unexpected, better
as still as a tableau, erupted into whispers and turned heads, all eyes on
back row.
him. Then, with a slow and knowing smile, Cordelia whispered
as if slapped by an
her mind a loop of denial, “Impossible! How?‘
“Class dismissed!”
time for the
sooner had he gone than the
“Screech!”
neighbor, swung around in her seat. With the laxity of a ragdoll, she leaned on Cordelia’s desk. “Hey, you’re Cordelia, right? I’m Merry,” she announced, her vibrant pink hair and dramatic makeup reminiscent of a cartoon character. She popped her bubblegumn and continued without waiting
replying simply, “Nice
chirped, “The whole school is buzzing on the forum about whether Hanley can cling to his top spot. I gotta say I’ve had it up to here with Hanley and Juliana, prancing around like they own the place
with a noncommittal,
your grades were embarrassing, so they called off the engagement? Are you gonna try
first impression of Merry being that
playing her role as a volunteer, collected the papers. The first thing was
comment. “Hanley is no one–trick pony,” Juliana
she did
do you think you can take the
blew another bubble and tilted her head at Juliana,” I’m not sure whether Cordelia beats Hanley or not, but she’ll definitely better than you. What’s there for you to
room for pride.” Merry chuckled, “Oh, I couldn’t be prouder to rank the last in the class.”
off, fuming.
final rankings weren’t out until the end of the school day, posted on the wall for
to her. She grabbed her bag and was the first to head out the door.
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