After dinner, Penny dragged Slater to the library for a briefing. Seated on the chair, Slater's jaw hit the floor at the stacks of books in front of him. This sight was too overwhelming for him.

"This..." Slater scoffed, averting his dilated eyes at the little sister standing behind the table. "I have to read all of this?"

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"There's more. Don't worry." -

"There's more?!" his face drained of colors as his face twisted in dismay.

Looking at him, Penny wondered if she even made the correct

decision. These books were just too basic. Even Penny in the first life understood them quickly.

"Penny, I can't do this," Slater confessed, while shaking his head vigorously. "This is too much for me! I can't do it like this or I'll die - ack!"

Slater nearly bit his tongue when her hand struck the back of his head. He gasped in disbelief, looking at her with dilated eyes.

"Did you

did you just smack my head?"

"I did. So what?"

"Penny!"

"You said you want to die or just be Keith's slave for the next year until he mysteriously goes missing." Her expression died and her tone was cold. "You hadn't even opened one book and you're saying you can't do it? Goodness."

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He wouldn't need to be a slave if she didn't bring it up!

Slater rubbed the back of his head as he sulked. "I don't want to be

a slave," he mumbled. "Fine. I'll read."

"Good. Start with this one." Penný casually picked up one book from the stack and dropped it in front of him. "Go, chop chop!"

He thought once she said that, she would leave. But Penny sat right next to him and started writing on a piece of paper.

she even know these lessons from this book?' he mentally grumbled, opening the book to

being Keith's dog. Although Slater wasn't spared from Keith's deathly glares all day, Keith didn't step into his personal space. For

of the pages resonating every few minutes. Penny quietly

past life, Penny

lessons. She was often invited

subjects and Slaters aren't that far since she is in grade 7 and he's in grade 8, so she could

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drew her head back a little to check

she had to tilt a little. When she

of him. It was as though his brain went into overdrive and he automatically

watching his blank eyes veered

harrumphed. "My brain's not functioning! I

the

"Not even the introduction!"

pinched the bridge of her nose

the adult Slater she remembered was very clever, humorous, and a critical thinker. Or so what she knows from his interviews and the shows

that just a

She might try to visit him or

the bottom of his class in his new school. Although not at the top, he wasn't

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me what you

even have the slight

dragged his chair closer to her

he did, Keith would have

not." His tone calmed down, but still in great distress. "I don't want that,

pleased there was

Penny grabbed the

a glimpse

analyze it and answer. I want to determine what grade you left your brain. This is an example problem from last year." Slater looked at it up close and

to answer this."

don't think I've seen this problem ever in

the paper and flipped it to the clean

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Slater frowned. "Are you mocking me? I know

two!"

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