Chapter 497: Such a Shame

Nnenna had just finished cross checking her answers for the third time. She blinked at the paper. It was perfect. She had underlined, labeled, even rewritten one whole solution just to make the formatting prettier.

She glanced at the clock.

Still over an hour of the time left.

She sighed quietly, then raised her hand.

An invigilator noticed immediately and walked over, clipboard in hand.

"Yes?"

Nnenna looked up at him calmly and said, "Sir, I would like to submit now."

Just seven simple words.

But they echoed through the exam hall like a gunshot.

Everyone froze.

She said what?

Submit? Now? Already?!

Dozens of heads jerked in her direction.

Someone actually gasped. A pen clattered to the floor.

Even the invigilator blinked in surprise before quickly regaining his composure. "What did you say?"

"I said I’m done," she replied, standing slowly as she gathered her papers. "I’m done writing." She repeated

All around the hall, students exchanged wide eyed glances. Some glanced at their own scripts in despair. Others looked at her like she was a mythical beast.

How could she be done already?!

two courses to write in two

Two!

does she

at her seat, Ava’s

brow but quickly returned to

scripts. Pens halted mid sentence.

whispered, eyes

invigilator had to blink

same Dr. Wolke who bragged during the staff briefing that he would made this year’s papers even harder than usual, to filter out the weaklings, in

pleading, desperate glances at the clock, students crying silently into

Submitting so early?

Nnenna, certain she was giving up. She must

other students

guess she’s quitting,"

another muttered, the words slipping out

smartest girl in the class..." a student in the back

to bloom across the hall like wildfire. Several students started scribbling faster, as though fearing some unseen countdown had been triggered.

were momentarily too stunned to enforce silence. They just stared at

lead invigilator swallowed and leaned

are you sure you want to submit?" he asked again, his voice lower, almost pleading, like he was trying to save her

over the submission

he added gently. "There’s still plenty of

him, her face calm,

cross checked three times. I’m

a moment longer... then slowly

"...Very well."

like it was a fragile artifact, glanced over the cover page once more, and quietly signed

of the hall, her heels clicking softly against the polished floor, a wave of stunned silence followed her like a

the hall was no longer filled

now filled with uncertainty... and

alright, get back to your work," one of the invigilators called out again, waving her hand like she was shooing

under her breath. "So

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