Chapter 33

Monday.

The results of Havencrest Preparatory Academy's monthly exams were out.

The school's announcement board was absolutely swamped-three, four rows deep with students craning for a glimpse.

At Primus Academy, every monthly exam was its own kind of trial by fire. The results didn't just mean bragging rights-they could decide whether a student stayed or went. This time of the month always brought a wild swing of emotion: some kids grinned ear to ear, others could barely hold back tears.

Today, more than a few students were sobbing their hearts out.

Citrine and Amelia shoved their way from the outermost edge right into the crowd.

As soon as they made it through, Citrine looked up—and, as luck would have it, her eyes landed right at the top of the rankings.

Citrine Carmichael. Her name blazed in bold at number one.

Class Rank: 1. Total Score: 748.

Just beneath her was Jeanette, in second place with 720.

Then came Alicia, third, with 718.

the list from the very bottom. After what

contain herself. "Oh my god, Citrine, I made it to 300th!

are you? I've been

here." Citrine nodded toward the top of the

gaze, and when she saw the name, her eyes went wide as

to double-check-then triple-check-before she

of the packed crowd around them, Amelia clapped her hand over

of here," she whispered, grabbing Citrine's arm and pulling

let herself be tugged along, a little

from prying

just between us-did you

Citrine couldn't help laughing

in

face grew

two stared at each other in

looking Amelia straight

earnest expression. She didn't seem like she was lying. Then she remembered the notebook

flashed back to something she'd noticed before: Citrine's monthly test scores never

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