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Chapter 10

Author: A. Yane
In September, I arrived on Northbridge University's campus with a duffel bag over my shoulder.

The front gates were wider and taller than I had imagined. Students moved past me in every direction, laughing, carrying coffee, pulling suitcases, wearing hoodies with names of clubs I had never heard of.

Sunlight fell across the stone buildings, warm and clear.

Standing there, I knew a new chapter of my life had begun.

The exam incident had not broken me. If anything, it had taught me how heavy j
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  • The Torn Answer Sheet   Chapter 10

    In September, I arrived on Northbridge University's campus with a duffel bag over my shoulder.The front gates were wider and taller than I had imagined. Students moved past me in every direction, laughing, carrying coffee, pulling suitcases, wearing hoodies with names of clubs I had never heard of.Sunlight fell across the stone buildings, warm and clear.Standing there, I knew a new chapter of my life had begun.The exam incident had not broken me. If anything, it had taught me how heavy justice could be, and how much effort it sometimes took to make it land.I heard about Walter Stiazky only by accident.A classmate from home texted me one afternoon. Stiazky had been sentenced to four years in prison on multiple charges. By the time he got out, the reputation he had spent his life building was gone.He tried contacting several schools afterward, hoping someone would quietly hire him. Every one of them rejected him. No school wanted a man who had betrayed professional ethics a

  • The Torn Answer Sheet   Chapter 9

    The statement was delivered to Stiazky before the interview ended.The moment he read it, he collapsed."They're lying!" he shouted. "The school told me to do it!"He slammed both hands on the table."Principal Carter told me to keep an eye on Darius Bateman. He said Darius couldn't be allowed to affect Connor's chance at the top score. Now they want me to take the blame alone? I want to see Carter. I want to confront him!"His voice cracked into frantic sobs."They ordered it. Why should I be the only one punished?"But his shouting changed nothing.Once Eastview had decided to cut ties, it would not stand beside him again.In a desperate attempt to reduce his own punishment, Stiazky turned over every related message, note, and recording he had kept.Two days later, the state education department and the exam board issued a joint public report.The report restored the sequence of events in detail.It released key portions of surveillance footage and disclosed parts of East

  • The Torn Answer Sheet   Chapter 8

    When the news reached Riverside High, Principal Anderson did not fall into the trap of frantically defending himself online.He called me first."Darius, don't read the comments," he said. "We know what happened. The truth has evidence."Then he reported the matter directly to the state education department and formally requested a full investigation.That afternoon, a special investigation team from the Department of Education entered the exam site.They were experienced and efficient. The moment they arrived, they secured all relevant footage, statements, exam records, and communication logs.The surveillance recordings reconstructed the entire incident.My academic file and early-admission evaluation records were complete, detailed, and clean. There was no irregularity in my admission, no hidden privilege, and no cheating history.Then the investigators pulled Walter Stiazky's employment file and teaching records.That was when the first real thread appeared.Stiazky was t

  • The Torn Answer Sheet   Chapter 7

    Stiazky began sobbing into the phone."I was strictly enforcing exam rules today, and now a candidate is framing me."On the other end, Principal Carter of Eastview Academy frowned."Slow down. Tell me what happened.""There's a candidate in my room," Stiazky said, sniffling. "His behavior was obviously abnormal. I followed procedure and verified the situation. Instead of cooperating, he accused me of targeting him."His voice grew more agitated as he spoke."The host school is siding with its own student. They refuse to trust my judgment. They locked me in an inquiry room and won't let me leave. This is clear favoritism. They are suppressing an outside proctor to protect their star candidate."Then he pressed on the point he knew would matter most."Principal Carter, you know Eastview is aiming for the statewide top score this year. If other candidates are allowed to get away with suspicious behavior, all our work will be wasted."There was a pause on the line.Carter knew S

  • The Torn Answer Sheet   Chapter 6

    The moment the principal saw the torn papers on the floor and the scratches on my arm, his face darkened."What happened here?"Mr. Lewis placed the collected fragments on the desk."Principal Anderson, Director Darby, Mr. Stiazky accused Darius of cheating, removed him from the main room, delayed him, moved him to the backup room, and after the exam ended, tore up his answer booklet."Director Darby crouched to look at the fragments. Her expression hardened."Mr. Stiazky, you are an exam proctor. How could you destroy a candidate's paper? That is a serious breach of exam procedure."Stiazky's neck stiffened."I did it to protect fairness. This student was abnormal from the start. His paper could not be allowed into scoring."Principal Anderson looked at me.I could not hold it in anymore."Sir, I didn't cheat. He started targeting me ten minutes into the exam. He said I was suspicious because I started with the long-answer section. He took me to the restroom and made me subm

  • The Torn Answer Sheet   Chapter 5

    For a second, I could not process what I was seeing.The torn pieces of my answer booklet fluttered down across the desk and floor.All the time I had fought for, all the work I had forced myself to complete, all the proof that I had not given up, lay in scraps at my feet.The anger I had been swallowing all morning finally broke through."What gives you the right to tear up my paper?"I rushed forward and grabbed his sleeve.Stiazky wrenched himself free and shouted back."Let go of me! Answers obtained by cheating have no place in an official exam. I destroyed them to protect the integrity of the test."My whole body was shaking."Your idea of integrity is searching me without evidence, wasting my exam time, harassing me while I write, and then destroying my work?""I was doing my duty.""No," I said, my voice cracking. "You were targeting me."Stiazky sneered."Targeting you? Don't flatter yourself. I treat suspicious candidates strictly. You memorized answers beforehan

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