“How did you do that?” A classmate asks after tapping my shoulder.
It’s been three days since Mr. Campbell started trying to make my life a living hell. I honestly wonder why no one had asked about my sudden rise of intellect before. However, I still need to play it cool just to stay out of trouble.
“What do you mean?” I ask back while turning around towards Craig.
“How did you get so good at math in just a couple of days?” He insists with furrowed eyebrows.
Knowing I can’t tell him the same lie I told the teacher I remain silent as my brain tries to find a different excuse.
“Craig! Are you coming?” His friend, Eric, asks him from the entrance of the classroom. That distraction allows me to free myself from further questioning.
I thank Ashby in silence for taking Cr
