The school-organized exam results were rushed out by the teachers after working overtime, compiled in just one day.
Even amidst the wailing prayers, Cleveland still tossed the results sheet into the group chat.
Then, after a brief silence of seconds, the students flooded the chat—
[My Oliver is in second place?]
[Marcus Shaw is first?]
[A two-point difference?]
[@Oliver, our academic god, what went wrong?]
[Wow, how come my brother, the long-standing first-place academic god, is now second... So surreal!]
...
Just glimpsing the sheet Cleveland posted, Marcus Shaw was yet to open it when he saw the flood of messages and knew the results.
He swiped up the screen to scroll, opened the results sheet, and sure enough, saw his name at the top.
Top of the class.
Top of the school.
