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Chapter 27
I HATE CALCULATIONS!
I exhaled hard, looking wearily at the mathematics exam paper on the desk before me. I connected to the magic sight for the umpteenth time since the exams started, having the faint hope that something would change, but no, nothing does. The answer doesn’t just appear on either the question paper or the answer booklet, and I have even tried looking at the white board up in front with magic to the same result.
“What then is the use of all the magic if it can’t help me with my exams?” I muttered angrily to myself. I raised my head and my eyes caught sight of Stephen ahead, a seat before me to my immediate left. He caught my gaze, staring back with utter hatred, scowled, and turned away. He looked nothing like he used to, his confidence and springiness was gone now having lost majority of his popularity and allure after he had his leg and that of his team broken, resulting to them unable to play and the school losing the year&rs
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