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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.

He didn't bother them anymore and quietly

the three of them shared a peaceful space they never thought they

studied so much all her life just to be close to Atlas. However, her eldest brother didn't see the effort she was making to create a bridge between them. Whenever she would come to the library

few minutes later.

of the silence with only the sound of their pens writing on the papers resonating, they quickly detected the noise. Lifting their eyes to

them. When his eyes landed on Slater, his eyes

know he would ever join them

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focusing on your studies now," Professor Singh was pleased, but then

had to study well unless he wanted to be

Confusion flickered in the

than that to

eyes, Atlas magnanimously shared it with Professor

Academy allows that

know, right?' Penny

that part of the bet,"

confessed.

her lips twitching. She knew Atlas and Professor Singh had a good relationship. Even when Atlas had grown into a fine adult,

too honest? Does he know Professor Singh can be

little..." intense. Professor Singh couldn't

Slater. 'Is

wonder I received a few

families of the star

well aware of

that special section?

in that section under different

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between those children and other students of

children in that star section were

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