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!”

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

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

middle-aged woman shot her daughter an annoyed look and said quietly, “Didn’t you memorize the answers?

I don’t think I can… Rosie wasn’t exactly the brightest bulb and had struggled to memorize the

the mom could say more, the host approached, “Rosie’s mom, please wait off-stage. Rosie needs to

She couldn’t argue with the host. So she stepped aside, hoping her daughter could ace

all the values on the test paper,

test began

on the paper. She tried to recall the memorized

pen for a bit before diving

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

everyone’s surprise, Ellinor was the