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Chapter 2

Autor: Forest
David hurried to ask our head coach, Ryan Brooks, "Have the rules changed much?"

"Everything else stays the same. The third and final round is now a speed round."

That reassured the teachers a little.

Minerva ranked first in our grade and was steady under pressure.

William Carter was a strong student and a quick thinker.

Tom Bennett had climbed from near the bottom of our grade to third in a single semester.

He had improved faster than either of the others.

They had been preparing for this invitational for more than a year.

Even so, none of them could relax yet. There was one more requirement.

The organizers required a fourth competitor.

That student would be chosen at random. The name was announced soon afterward.

Ryan read the result and sucked in a breath.

David tensed.

"Wh-what is it? Who?"

He had a bad feeling about it.

Ryan scanned the crowd. Then his eyes landed on me.

"The fourth student selected to compete is...

"Merida!"

The whole yard went silent, and then the gasps started.

David's eyes went wide with horror.

"No! That's impossible! Ask them to draw again!"

Ryan's brows drew together.

"No, sir! The result can't be changed!"

Minerva panicked.

"Coach, Merida has never passed a practice test!"

"I know."

"She picks her answers at random!"

"I know."

"She doodles on her test papers! She's just a beautiful idiot!"

"I know. It can't be changed."

The big screen on the next field displayed the rule changes and every school's roster.

When my name appeared on the screen, the Rockford students cheered.

Their captain, Preston Caldwell, picked up a microphone.

"Everyone, since they've decided to hand us free points, we might as well get ready to collect the trophy!"

Their school started celebrating early.

The competition's livestream chat was full of people enjoying our misery.

They were all laughing at how useless I was.

"I work for the foundation. I saw that roster and pulled our funding!"

"My God, Rockford is going to destroy them, right?"

"Did they bring the dumb blonde just to dance and cheer? Hahahaha!"

Their side was loud.

Ours had gone dead quiet.

A little later, David came back, looking overwhelmed.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and broke the silence. "Merida," he said gently, "the school isn't counting on you to score any points.

"Just sit there during the competition. Don't submit any answers or hold the others back. Can you do that?"

Everyone turned to look at me. The rain had stopped, and Wesley closed the umbrella.

I answered without much interest, "Mr. Mercer, I'm not competing.

"I'm not interested."
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    A year after graduation, the dance production I starred in earned high praise in the industry and won audiences over.The dance company had me prepare for a national tour.On the last day of the tour, I changed into a white dress and stepped out of the dressing room. Minerva and my old classmates were waiting with armfuls of flowers.After graduating from high school, they'd all gotten into their dream colleges.A lot of reporters were waiting out there too.Seeing all those people, I instinctively turned around. I hoped to slip out the back and get home without having to face them.My classmates caught up and cut me off.My arms were full of flowers.The cards on the bouquets were full of heartfelt good wishes."Wishing Merida a brilliant future!""After seeing you dance today, I can die happy.""Merida, you've been the blonde of my dreams ever since the Academic Champions Invitational.""Can't wait for the next tour! Good luck with everything!"As I read their messages, my eyes fille

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    For the extra round, ten teachers wrote one question each.Preston stepped forward for Rockford.The first question appeared. He was still reading it when I selected my answer.Green light.Second question.Green light.After I'd answered four questions correctly in a row, Preston started to look rattled.He couldn't understand how I could read and answer each question before he'd even finished scanning it.After getting the first five right, I glanced at him."Would you like me to give you a few seconds to think?"Sweat beaded on Preston's forehead."No. Go ahead.""All right."I selected another answer in the blink of an eye.Green light again.The teachers and students in our school's section had risen to their feet, tense with anticipation.They stayed quiet, afraid to break my concentration.Whenever the Rockford students' chatter distracted me, our side shouted them down."Shut up! Don't you dare say a word against her!""Weren't you the ones with doubts? Why so quiet now?""You

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    I hung up on him.Minerva saw it."Your grandfather?""A scam call.""A scammer saved in your phone as Grandpa?""Scammers have all sorts of tricks these days."Minerva clearly didn't believe me.The committee was writing the new questions.Suddenly the doors of the hall opened.The students by the entrance started talking over each other.Bodyguards came through first, clearing the way.Behind them was an old man in a casual suit.His hair wasn't fully white yet, and his eyes were sharp.Many of the teachers and students recognized him on sight.It was Edward Hale, chairman of the Hale Group.As soon as I saw my grandfather, I lowered my head and moved farther into the corner.Emma Collins, who sat next to me in class, asked, "Merida, is that old man looking for you?""No.""Then why is he coming over to our side?""Maybe there are no seats left on theirs.""There are plenty over there."Before I could find another excuse, my grandfather was standing in front of me."Merida. Have you

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    The hall was silent.Preston stood there with his mouth hanging open.The host didn't speak for a long moment.The technicians hurried to check the equipment.They went over every component and confirmed there was nothing wrong.I looked down at my reflection in the response pad's dark screen.My makeup was still perfect, and I let out a breath.Minerva rushed up and grabbed my hand."Th-that's impossible! How could an idiot like you...""Why is it impossible?"I looked up at her calmly.Her hand was shaking a little. She turned to the technicians."Is there something wrong with her response pad?"Preston's expression turned grim."There has to be! Your own teachers checked those! Who knows what's inside them!"He stood up."How could someone who's all boobs and no brains answer six questions in one go?"And n-not get a single one wrong?"I pulled my hand back and flexed my sore wrist."Were those six questions difficult?"I knew the answers the moment I read the questions."Minerva fr

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