Christina seemed to notice this too. Throughout the entire exam, her pen flew across the paper. She looked every bit the academic star she used to be.
When the test ended, her parents were waiting outside the gates.
Christina didn't even glance at them. She just turned and walked off.
The two of them weren't angry. After all, the fact that their daughter had shown up to take the exam at all was a blessing.
So they grabbed my hands instead.
"Alvin, did she actually try to answer the questions?"
I nodded.
They both let out relieved sighs.
After the exam, Christina disappeared to who knows where.
Her parents didn't bother keeping tabs on her anymore. If their daughter wanted to run around with Myron, let her have her fun.
After all, with Christina's grades, as long as she took the exam, the only question was whether she'd pick Redwood or Kingsford.
On the day results came out, both families gathered together to check scores.
When they saw my score, everyone froze—
Zero.
My parents burst into tears of joy—
After all, only top scorers got that treatment. The system always hid our actual results.
Then it was Christina's turn.
A glaring zero stung the Sullivans' eyes.