Chapter 139
“No way! Imposible?” Lucille was left stunned, her sharp voice ringing out like a thunderclap. Her face twisted in disbelief as she frantically sorted through the paper.
Did Mr. Corbett make a grading mistake?”
“In just a month, they’ve all passed. I’d believe if it was Class I, but this is Class 21”
Let me see the papers“.
Whether they taught biology or not, all the teachers gathered eagerly, anxious to see the papers themselves.
Fletcher was so shocked that his wrinkles seemed to smooth out as he said, trembling. “They all passed the exam. And have eleven The lowest was Lenore, with 60 points.”
n perfect.
scores.
Just barely passing, not a point over or less. You’d feel guilty about marking such a neat exam s
Watching Fletcher grade the papers, Jonas was shocked to hear they’d all passed. They all passed, Class 24’s biology scores all passed in just a month. Holding Leno e’s paper, Jonas recalled her patting him on the shoulder, confidently saying. “Jonas, be bold”
A class constantly mocked as a group of failures–Class 24–had been inspired by Lenore to win this bet against Lucille.
couldn’t believe it–they all passed. Her
“No way” Lucille was still scanning the papers, even comparing her answers and changing them again. She c hand was gripping the papers so tightly it turned pale, and she nearly shouted, “Absolutely impossible!” Fletcher was startled back to his senses. “Mrs. Harlan, it’s true. He worried that Lucille might get too emotional and tear up the papers. Jonas quickly collected all the biology test pa
papers from Class 24 from the other teachers and held them protectively in his arms like a precious treasure. “Mrs. Harlan. His eyes focused on Lurille, shining brightly through his glasses, as he stated, “You’ve lost.” “Impossible!” Lucille’s eyes were wide open as she clutched her rapidly beating heart and gritted her teeth, “They cheated. They must have cheated” Just as he expected, Lucille wouldn’t admit it, Jonas smirked, “They all followed your plan to take the test on the field. Each person was spaced 9.8 feet apart
“They only had benches and pencils, not even scratch paper, and there were four teachers supervising. How could they cheat? Would telepathy allow them to cheat?
Lucille si
shouted, “Then they must have stolen the papers beforehand.”
Jonas stood tall, without fear. “You retrieved this month’s biology test papers. I didn’t even see them before the test was over, and the students in ou claws were all busy studying. They never even came to your office.
Lucille’s face was ashen, every muscle twitching as she tried hard to think of every possibility. But no matter how she considered things, sh already blocked all possibilities. “Your class got outside help. It doesn’t count. She suddenly seized this idea, grasping at straws.
she’d
Jonas watched her struggle with a cold stare. “That’s just our new chemistry teacher. Hardly wi
what you’d call outside help
“Even if there’s outside help, the students should be willing to learn. Otherwise, no matter how great the help is or how well they teach, it still wouldn’t make any difference, would it” Someone who had long found Lucille annoying chimed in, supporting Jonas
“Mrs. Harlan, please don’t use your opinions to dismiss other students and not belittle all our class’s efforts with a few careless words, Jonas said clearly and firmly. “Now that you’ve lost, please apologize to Lenore, Ronnie, and the whole Class 24*
“And she said she’d eat the test papers. Mrs. Harlan promised that if we all passed, she’d swallow the test papers whole.
“Not just one paper. Be
Besides apologizing, she also promised to resign and leave Greenvine High School.”
Suddenly, the door was pushed open from the outside, and a few students rushed out, their emotions high. Lance and Kyle, who had been nervously waiting outside for the results, now jumped out as well.
The whole office went silent. For Lucille, it was a devastating blow to the soul. Seeing the faces of these students and thinking of her earlier bold words, she wobbled and fausted on the spot.