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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 quiz

fire that was engulfing her diminished at the

of

just gazed at the handwritten second on the

Seven out of ten.

she slowly gazed up at him, lips

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the stunned look on her face, Slater raised his

a sweat while answering. It's amazing! I mean, even though this is just a

"Wow..."

you! I am only at the bottom of our class because if I get serious, even the star section will

time, Hugo and Atlas couldn't help

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that he got seven out of ten

"Wha

cleared his throat. "I did great,

did." Atlas nodded, and

also smart - just a little immature," said

as if her praise was the only one missing. When his eyes locked with hers, his tensed shoulders relaxed at the smile that appeared on

cool!" she gave him a thumbs up, eyes shimmering with pride as if she would cry any moment. "I want to

at her in a trance. Her smile was neither wide nor short, but her eyes twinkled so beautifully that she looked

my quiz today," Hugo blurted out under his breath,

snorted. "Big brother,

his mouth, Atlas elegantly aired his mock test today. He looked at Slater and

"Fifty out of fifty"

Penny darted her

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