(Clara)
I waited until almost everyone left the lecture hall before walking toward Professor Hart.
Ethan gave me a small look before leaving with Maya and Daniel, but I ignored it.
My attention was already on the man standing in front of the desk flipping through a file like he hadn’t just made my entire chest tighten by saying my name.
“Professor,” I said once I got close enough.
He looked up slowly and for all of one second, neither of us spoke.
Then his expression shifted back into that calm professional look he wore around everyone else.
“Your test results,” he said as he held the paper out toward me.
I took it from him quickly and quickly glanced through the paper.
Ninety-three. I scored Ninety-three on my test.
I blinked and looked at him again in disbelief.
“Ninety-three?
