Chapter 517: Suicidal Guts

"Relax," she said quietly, but firmly. "She is going to fail. These exams aren’t easy. And if her second major really is martial arts, then she will fail that too. Especially with us in year three."

Her voice carried a quiet edge, full of pride and something darker.

But behind all that, neither of them could shake the gnawing question...

What if she did not fail?

"No one can possibly master all four majors in just a few months," someone scoffed.

"Exactly," another added. "Her failure will start with her very first paper."

That seemed to settle it. Nicholas finally relaxed in his seat, his clenched fists loosening. Stephanie gave a slow nod, confident once more.

The rest of the class followed suit, exhaling like a tension string had finally snapped. It was true, she could not succeed. But even they had to admit... the courage to try was impressive.

"Still," someone muttered, "you have to respect the guts."

"Yeah... suicidal guts, but still."

Meanwhile, Elder Ben had already located Nnenna where she sat at the front. His wise old eyes lingered on her a second longer than necessary, not with scrutiny, but recognition.

He had heard of her. From Carl. From Somto. Even Elder Knox, her instructors... and Arthur.

Now he was seeing her in person, and something about her calm gaze struck him.

With a small, approving nod, he said aloud, firm, clear, and for the whole hall to hear

"Good luck, young lady."

His voice held no sarcasm. Just solid faith.

And for a moment, the entire class froze.

like Elder Ben believed in

been

in the air like a

MBBS, the first true gatekeeper in

test. It was

major component: Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, and an Oral/Practical segment. Each portion would

was the written

sat two chairs apart, examiners patrolled like hawks. The

read each

Think. Don’t rush.

during her year one first semester. She had to learn two years of academic work in 6 months. It

a boy clicked his pen nervously. Another girl’s hand trembled so badly she dropped

with panic, "Can I get another sheet?

just nodded solemnly,

Next was Physiology.

pathways, ECG interpretation. This was part of Carl’s territory. Part of his teaching. And

had once had with Carl, his voice

happens to blood pressure when

in plain terms, Nnenna. Now simplify again, pretend

as her hand scribbled

third paper was

paper that separated the pretenders from the truly prepared. Pathways, diseases, enzyme

peak. You could feel it. Even

clenched her jaw as she glared at

rubbed his forehead like the formulas would seep in

down mid way, begging for a restroom

she

hard. Brutal even. But she approached it like

and dropped her pen, Elder Ben, who had quietly walked past her table twice, paused once more, just behind her. He

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