Madelyn could not understand why Forrest was acting so wild and crazy lately. He was always a nice guy, but now he always seemed mad. She felt bad because she could not help him as they were not close. She worried that he might get in trouble if he did not calm down. As the Math Olympiad got closer, that was all she could think about.

After school, Madelyn went to the special math class. She learned that the test they took last night was to pick who could stay in the class. There were twenty students at first, but now only ten were left. Being the best in the class was really hard.

The scores from last night’s test were up on the blackboard. Just like everyone thought, Madelyn’s score was the best.

“It’s easy when you have connections,” a student said, sounding grumpy. “She wasn’t here for two weeks but still got the best score. Why are we even here? We took a long train ride for hours, and now we have to go back tomorrow.”

“Quit whining,” another student chimed in. “If you had a smart boyfriend like her, you wouldn’t be here either. We’re lucky to even be here.

the room, several people stared

abilities, not because of connections. Why are you making fun of me? What

in the class stood up for Madelyn. “Madelyn is the second best in our whole grade,” one of them

guys came here from out of town, but you skip classes or go shopping instead of studying. If you put

backpacks and left the classroom. As they hurried out, they bumped into Jadie, causing the papers

didn’t mean to do that,” the girls apologized. “It’s okay. It’s dark, and I wasn’t paying attention either,” Jadie said, picking up her papers. The girls looked at the man standing next to Jadie with wide eyes. Noticing their stares, Jadie smiled and asked, “Why are you guys

Math Olympiad. There’s one spot left in the special class, so we joined to try for it.” They noticed the workbook in Jadie’s hands and asked, “Are you in the Math Olympiad

from the Math Olympiad class here. You must be

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