Chapter 6: Approaching SAT [2]
Meanwhile, let's transport ourselves back two hours in time, right after the Math class had concluded.
"Students, do you know what happened with Max today? He's been answering all my questions," Mr. Johnson inquired.
"All I know is he was buried in that 'PreCalculus' book all day yesterday," Alex chimed in.
"Exactly! Learning for just one day couldn't have transformed him like this," Charlotte remarked, her tone a mixture of astonishment and skepticism. "He's been dragging down our class's average grades every semester; there's no way he suddenly became a genius overnight. I wonder what kind of trick he used, maybe some secret headphones?"
As the class monitor, Charlotte's comments were met with indifference by Alex, who couldn't be bothered with her.
Dylan, sitting quietly, mused, "Yo, maybe we messed him up so bad he had to get all brainy, you know what I'm sayin'?"
"What was that?" Mr. Johnson asked.
"Nothing, Mr. Johnson. Perhaps he borrowed the book you read all the questions from, in the library," Dylan replied, attempting to redirect the teacher's focus.
Mr. Johnson gazed at the book he held in his hands, contemplating whether such a resource could be found in the library. After all, there seemed to be no other plausible explanation for Max's sudden transformation in just two days since their last Math class.
He dashed out of the classroom, not bothering to bid farewell to the students he most likely wouldn't be teaching again.
As he exited, Olivia rose from her desk and approached Alex, clearly having something on her mind that she wanted to ask him.