The living room went silent for three whole seconds.Dad suddenly scooped me up and hoisted me over his shoulder. He carried me around the room, laughing and spinning in circles."My daughter is the top scorer! My daughter is the top scorer!" he shouted excitedly.Mom stood there with tears welling up in her eyes, though she still sounded annoyed. "Put her down. What if you drop her?"Without missing a beat, she pulled out her phone and made a call."Hello, help me look up the home addresses of the students who got the second- and third-highest SAT scores in the state this year. I want to send their families some gifts as a little thank-you," Mom instructed smoothly.She paused, then added with a completely serious expression, "Tell them I'm thanking them for not scoring higher than my precious daughter."Dad stared at the results page on his phone and checked it at least twenty times."I can die a happy man now," he declared, bursting with pride. "Our family has produced the t
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