The Kiss that Sparked it All

Ellinor gave Rosie a once-over and spoke in a tone laced with subtle condescension, “Usually, someone who’s used to hard physical work in the fields all day wouldn’t be tired from just taking a test, right?”

Rosie’s mom countered, “She’s mentally drained, not physically!”

Ellinor responded, “It won’t take long. It’s just that the values in the questions have changed. You can write the answers without much thinking.”

Rosie’s mom wanted to argue, but the media personnel below were all giddy, egging Rosie on for another round.

Rosie and her mom were at their wits end.

Even the live stream viewers were rallying for a rematch. They were all itching to see Ellinor’s downfall.

The audience was so hyped up that the host felt the live stream wouldn’t end without a retake. So he announced, “Since everyone’s so pumped for a rematch, let’s bring the teachers back to change the values on the test, print out two new copies, and have our test-takers go at it again!”

listening to the host, Rosie’s mom realized they couldn’t dodge a rematch, and her face

in a panic, whispering to her mom, “What do I do, mom? I can’t do

daughter an annoyed look and said quietly, “Didn’t you memorize the answers? Just follow the same formulas. I refuse to believe you can’t handle

can… Rosie wasn’t exactly the brightest bulb and had struggled to memorize the answers. She didn’t

the mom could say more, the host approached, “Rosie’s mom, please wait

the host. So she stepped aside, hoping her

of the media and live stream viewers, the teachers changed all the values on the test paper, printed out two new copies, and handed them over to the

test

vision blurred as she stared at the unfamiliar numbers on the paper. She tried to recall the memorized answers, hoping

her pen for a bit

casual demeanor. The live

was the first one to turn