Chapter 72

Summer was brimming with confidence about her test scores. Since stepping out of the examination hall the day before, she felt certain that, despite a few vague answers in the humanities section, everything else was spot on. Passing the preliminary round was, in her mind, a foregone conclusion. Scoring one hundred and thirty–eight and ranking sixth was well within her expectations.

A smug smile played on Summer’s lips. She had barely glanced at the results on her phone before she almost handed it back to her agent. But then, a thought struck her, and she smoothly withdrew her hand, her fingers delicately swiping up the screen.

Summer scrolled down to the bottom of the ranking page, but still did not see Mirabella’s name. A frown creased Summer’s brow. Hadn’t Mirabella taken the test? Why wasn’t her name listed? Could it be that Mirabella didn’t pass the preliminaries?

That thought deepened the smile on Summer’s face. She knew It. With Mirabella’s ability, how could she make the cut? With a soft chuckle, Summer’s fingertip inadvertently tapped the ‘back to top‘ arrow. As she was about to close the

ebpage, the name Mirabella suddenly jumped out at her.

First place, one hundred and filty points, Mirabella.

How could Mirabella have gotten a perfect

you look a bit pale. Are you worn out from the rehearsal?” her agent asked

her agent, her voice gentle. “I’m fine. Maybe I just got too wrapped up in the performance. I’m still coming down from

agent patted her shoulder reassuringly, “Take a breather here, and once it’s

get you.”

Summer replied

phone and started to leave, he paused and turned back to Summer, “Summer, there will be a Q&A segment. I’ll mention your competition to the producers. Just play it by ear when you

nodded in

of the official BrainSpark Nationals

about the extraordinary student from Parkside High School

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