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Professor Singh only comes every weekend to tutor Atlas. If he

couldn't make it with his schedule, he would send Atlas some

notes to study and work on. So since it was Saturday, the children were expecting him to come.

Walking into the library, Atlas paused by the door when he saw Penny and Slater already studying inside.

Atlas glanced at the wall clock. 'They're early.'

"Did I get it correct?" Slater asked Penny quietly. His voice was laced with nervousness while waiting for Penny to respond.

'How strange when he's a grade ahead of her.'Atlas didn't dwell on the thought as he joined his siblings at the table. While Atlas was taking a seat, Slater glanced up at him, but said nothing. Penny, on the other hand, didn't bother casting him a look.

"Did you really answer this?" she snapped her eyes up at Slater. The dead look in her eyes made him wonder if the truth would bring

trouble.

For a moment, Slater assessed how she was raising her brow. "I got it wrong, did I?" he sighed dejectedly. "I can try again -" "It's correct."

"Huh?" His eyes lit up and watched her check his answer and write on the side; one over ten. O

Slater only got one correct answer, but this made him happy. He finally got one thing right. His satisfaction, however, was

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short-lived when he shifted his eyes to Penny again.

"Why am I happy for getting one correct answer out of ten?' he frowned, thinking Penny wasn't happy with it.

"Third brother, look here," Penny remarked and moved the paper between them, casually telling him how he got it correctly and where he did wrong in the other questions.

scenario unfold, Atlas was pleased. He didn't bother them anymore and quietly prepared his study

them shared a peaceful space they never thought

effort she was making to create a bridge

few minutes later.

time, they heard the door creak quietly. Because of the silence with only the sound of their pens writing on the papers resonating, they quickly detected the noise. Lifting their eyes to the door, their faces showed relief when

his eyes slightly narrowed. "Third young master, I didn't know you were joining us

smiled awkwardly. "Hehe." - he didn't know he would

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studies now," Professor

well unless he wanted to

flickered in the professor's

that

his eyes, Atlas magnanimously shared it with Professor Singh. The latter's mouth formed an o-shape

allows that

know, right?'

part

confessed.

her brother with her lips twitching. She knew Atlas and Professor Singh had a good relationship. Even when Atlas had grown into a

honest? Does he

intense.

Slater.

now? No wonder

other families of

Singh was well aware of the star section of

heard of that special section? He

students in that

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children and other students of the school wasn't just their academic

section were also

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