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!”

realized they

“What do I do, mom? I can’t

you memorize the answers?

the brightest bulb and had struggled to memorize the answers.

please wait off-stage. Rosie needs to get ready for the

no choice. She couldn’t argue with the host. So she stepped aside, hoping her daughter

the watchful eyes of the media and live stream viewers, the teachers changed all the values on the test paper, printed out two new copies, and

test began

stared at the unfamiliar numbers on the paper. She tried to recall the memorized answers, hoping they would work

played with her pen for a bit

Rosie’s serious approach looked much better than Ellinor’s casual demeanor. The live stream viewers agreed,

Ellinor was the first