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On the way home, Penny watched her brothers with razor focus when she started sensing this intense gaze around. This time, she was certain that unsettling feeling from earlier was coming from them. This was no illusion anymore. D

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"Penny, why are you looking at us like this?" Slater was a little terrified because her eyes were. literally on fire! "Did we - did we do something?"

Did she eventually find out about the birthday plans?

"My divination told me something's afoot. Penny scanned her brother's faces and added, "What

is it?"

"What is what?" Hugo tilted his head, blinking innocently.

"Penny, it's not nice to grow suspicious of people when they haven't done anything to you, Atlas remarked before he quickly realized they hadn't done anything to the point they were neglecting her. His face turned sour.

Penny hummed, keeping her narrowed eyes on them. She slowly looked away, only to turn her head at them again.

"Oh, god!" Slater jolted because her eyes always landed on him first. "What?!"

Penny didn't answer and sucked her inner cheeks. They're not planning to pull a prank on me as well, do they?"

Gah!

The mere thought of a prank brought this indescribable dismay into her heart. Today, she picked a fight with Ray and even the star section herself. Penny wouldn't be surprised if tomorrow, she would have to face other fan clubs as well.

'Oh, my god.' Penny's face almost melted as dark clouds formed over her head. I should meet the headmaster and ask for advanced exams. Maybe, if I proposed to do extra projects, I could skip the rest of the semester."

Penny felt bitter in her heart, and she couldn't help but glare daggers at Slater. This guy's at fault here! If not for his cowardice, I could've skipped the entire school year!"

"Penny, what did I do now?!" Slater gasped nervously. "I swear I studied really hard today! Look!"

from his bag and handed her his

that was engulfing her diminished at the

of

gazed at

Seven out of ten.

gazed up

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her face, Slater raised his chin

I mean, even though this is just a recap for the past lessons, the questions were so familiar and the

"Wow..."

our class because if I get serious, even the star

Hugo and Atlas

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they were amazed that he got seven out of ten on the pop quiz or if they were trying

"Wha

his throat.

did." Atlas nodded, and

smart - just

as if her praise was the only one missing. When his eyes locked with hers,

eyes shimmering with pride as if she would cry any moment.

Her smile was neither wide nor short,

my quiz today," Hugo blurted out under his breath, making his siblings look in. his direction. "But I

Slater snorted. "Big brother,

his mouth, Atlas elegantly aired his mock test today.

"Fifty out of fifty"

jaw hit the floor while Penny darted

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