“Neolu finished in only half an hour,” said Akoja after a brief silence. “I bet she’ll get a perfect score again.”
“Ako…” Zorian sighed.
“I know everyone thinks I’m jealous but that’s not normal!” said Akoja in a hushed but agitated voice. “I’m pretty smart and I study all the time and I’m still having problems with the material. And we’ve both been in the same class as Neolu for the past two years and she was never this good. And… and now she’s beating me in every single class!”
“Kind of like Zach,” said Zorian.
“Exactly like Zach!” she agreed. “They even hang out together, two of them and one other girl I don’t know, behaving like… like they’re in their own private little world.”
“Or like they’re a couple,” said Zorian, before frowning. “Triple? What’s the word for a romantic r
