All Chapters of Blank Exam: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

The day of the exam, just before we entered the testing center, Samuel Ashley accidentally dropped his pencil in the middle of the road.A passerby hurried past and stepped right on it. The barrel cracked open, making it unusable.Sweat beaded across Samuel's forehead. There were only a few minutes left before the doors closed, and there wasn't enough time to buy another one.Without a second thought, I shoved the brand-new pencil that Jayla West had just handed me into his palm and took the ruined one from him."I brought an extra. Go ahead and use this."Samuel let out a long breath of relief. "Thanks. Dinner's on me after the exam."Then he turned and hurried into the testing center without another glance.The truth was, I didn't have a spare.I had no choice but to pull out the bent lead, pinch the fragile stick between my fingers, and carefully mark every answer.By the end of the exam, my palms were smeared black with graphite. Sweat had soaked my hands, but somehow I ma

Chapter 2

Jayla's eyes instantly welled up, and tears spilled down her cheeks. She looked every bit the victim, as though she'd just been publicly humiliated.Samuel exploded. Without a second thought, he stormed over and shoved me hard. "Ellie, did you really have to humiliate Jayla in front of everyone?"I ignored him completely and turned to Mr. Sanford."Mr. Sanford, our class collected over a thousand dollars in class funds. We were supposed to be buying pencils from a reputable brand with strict quality control. A defect like disappearing marks should've been impossible. There's definitely something wrong here, and I want a full investigation."The moment those words left my mouth, Jayla staggered. The color drained from her face, and tears immediately welled in her eyes."Ellie, what are you trying to say?" she sobbed. "Just because my family isn't well off, you've decided I stole the class funds? I worked so hard for everyone. How can you accuse me of something like that? That's so

Chapter 3

I leaned close to my mom and whispered a few words into her ear. The tension immediately drained from her face. She turned to Jayla."Then explain this. There are over forty students in the class. Why did the defective pencil end up in my daughter's hands?"Jayla froze. A flicker of panic flashed across her eyes, but no words came out.Seeing her at a loss, Samuel immediately stepped in front of her."What else could it be? She was just unlucky. She's had bad luck her whole life. Otherwise, her dad wouldn't have died so young."Mrs. Harris, don't waste your time asking pointless questions. You should be finding her a prep program while there's still time. If you wait too long, there won't even be any spots left. There's no way she's getting into college this year."Despite knowing that my mother had a heart condition and couldn't handle that kind of stress, he said those things anyway to upset her.The color drained from my mother's face. She clutched her chest, struggling to ca

Chapter 4

I stayed perfectly calm. If anything, I almost wanted to laugh.Jayla was still basking in her victory, waiting for me to embarrass myself.She never would have guessed that while I'd been her target all along, the one who'd actually fallen victim to that disappearing-ink pencil was Samuel.The whispers started up again. Every glance directed my way was filled with either pity or anticipation of watching me fail.Then, at last, my screen refreshed, and my score finally appeared.I looked down at the screen without the slightest change in expression.The chatter around me faded into silence.I slowly looked up and said, my voice carrying clearly throughout the room, "1580."Jayla's smile froze. "What? That's impossible!"She lunged forward and snatched my phone out of my hands, checking my name and SAT registration number over and over again. When she finally accepted that the 1580 really belonged to me, every trace of color drained from her face.The room erupted."Wasn't sh

Chapter 5

Samuel shifted uncomfortably under everyone's stares. Irritation crept into his voice. "What are you all looking at? What's there to see?"One of our classmates hesitated before finally speaking up, "Everyone else has checked their scores. Nobody's results are abnormal... So if there really was a disappearing-ink pencil..."He didn't finish the sentence. He didn't have to.Everyone in the room had already reached the same conclusion.For the first time, panic flashed across Samuel's face. He finally realized something was terribly wrong. His trembling fingers fumbled for his phone as he hurriedly opened the SAT score portal.The loading wheel spun endlessly before the page finally refreshed.The number staring back at him hit him like a punch to the gut.410.The color drained from his face.He stared at the score in disbelief, frantically hitting refresh over and over.Once.Twice.Three times.The number never changed.410."That's impossible! There's no way!" Samuel c

Chapter 6

Jayla burst into tears and pointed straight at me, insisting that I'd discovered the pencil was defective and secretly switched it with Samuel's.Most of our classmates had already taken her side. Their accusations grew louder and harsher by the second."Exactly! Jayla said she gave the defective pencil to Ellie. If Samuel ended up with it instead, Ellie must've switched them.""Ellie obviously realized something was wrong with the pencil and deliberately set Samuel up. She's always been jealous of how well he does.""That's beyond cruel. Just because she couldn't measure up to him, she had to destroy his future?"Every accusation drove itself deeper into Samuel's heart. He'd already refused to accept the truth, and now he was completely convinced that I'd been plotting against him all along.His eyes turned bloodshot as he pointed at me and roared, "Ellie, you vicious girl! You ruined my life! I'm calling the police, and I'm going to make sure you pay for this!"Mr. Ashley's fa

Chapter 7

The security footage was retrieved almost immediately.The video clearly showed what had happened outside the testing center before the exam.Samuel's pencil had accidentally fallen into the road, where a passerby stepped on it and snapped it in half. He stood there, completely at a loss.I walked over and placed my perfectly good pencil into his hand, took the broken defective one from him, and never once tried to wrestle it away or switch it in secret. I initiated every movement, and he accepted it without hesitation.The footage was crystal clear. There was no evidence whatsoever that I'd secretly switched the pencils or deliberately tried to sabotage him.After watching the recording, one of the officers spoke immediately, "The security footage clearly shows that Ellie voluntarily gave Samuel the good pencil and accepted the damaged one herself. She was simply trying to help him, not deliberately switch the pencils. She committed no crime."The footage played again and again.

Chapter 8

Samuel finally snapped back to reality as everything clicked into place at once.Rage exploded through him. He stormed over, grabbed Jayla by the collar, and yanked her to her feet."It was you! It was you all along! How could you be this vicious?"Jayla trembled violently. Her face turned deathly pale as tears streamed down her cheeks."I wasn't trying to hurt you! I never wanted to hurt you!" she cried. "Ellie was always my target! The country's top universities only had room for one male and one female student from our state. I wanted us to get in together. I only wanted to get rid of Ellie, so I gave her that pencil! But Ellie's more calculating than I ever imagined. She's the one who switched pencils with you on purpose! If she hadn't done that, none of this would've happened!""Stop trying to blame someone else!" Samuel was shaking with fury, every word forced through clenched teeth."She was trying to help me! My pencil broke, so she gave me hers! If you hadn't gone throug

Chapter 9

I steadied my mother as her emotions gradually settled, then turned to leave."Ellie, wait! Please wait!"Samuel struggled to his feet, but his knees buckled beneath him. After several failed attempts to stand, he remained on the ground, crying out in remorse."I'm sorry... I was wrong. I was really wrong! Please, can you forgive me just this once?"I never slowed my steps. I didn't even spare him a glance. Holding my mother's hand, I walked straight out of the police station.The moment we stepped outside, two uniformed military officers strode toward us. Their expressions were solemn, their posture impeccable. It was obvious they had been through rigorous military training."Excuse me, are you Ellie Harris? We're from the Military Academy Special Admissions Office."After verifying your academic records, we learned that you're the daughter of a fallen service member. Combined with your outstanding SAT score, exemplary character, and resilience, you fully qualify for our specia

Chapter 10

Samuel was almost unrecognizable after just a month.His hair was unkempt, his face covered in stubble, and dark circles hung beneath bloodshot eyes. He'd lost a shocking amount of weight, and the wrinkled clothes hanging off his frame only made him look more haggard. The proud, confident young man who had once seemed destined for greatness was gone, replaced by someone utterly defeated.The moment he saw me, he pushed himself upright with a hand on his knee and hurried after me."Ellie, I know I was wrong. I know I failed you… Can you give me one more chance? Can we start over?"I stopped and looked at him calmly."Samuel, it's over between us. Don't come looking for me again. I hope we can both move on with our lives and leave each other in peace."With that, I turned and walked into my building without looking back.From that day on, Samuel never appeared in my life again.Not long afterward, the verdict in Jayla's case was announced.She was convicted not only of deliberat

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