"Unsubmitted? What does that mean?"
The underclassman who had been shouting the loudest a moment ago shot me a glance. The corner of her mouth twitched like she was holding back a laugh.
The second those words landed, the skeptical voices around the room burst open like a floodgate.
Crawford's face went sheet white. His finger trembled as he pointed behind Grace.
Grace had been waiting and waiting for a reaction that never came. She followed Crawford's shaking finger and slowly turned around.
Her eyes met the three gray characters on the screen. Unsubmitted.
It was that same underclassman again. This time she couldn't hold it in. She laughed outright.
"So you're giving us a live demonstration? Always double-check before you hit submit?"
"Such incredible poise. Truly."
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