"Ai'Shia, Gun... How did you convince the president to teach you, huh? It's been almost weeks, and you're only telling us now," Por said, pouting at Gun.
"Ohhh... Did I need to tell you... He's just teaching me," Gun said, shrugging.
"Of course, you're living my dream life, Gun, being close to the genius guy," Por remarked.
"Stop it, Por... It's good news that Tinn is helping Gun, so don't question him or tease him," Sound said, intervening to stop Por from complaining to Gun.
"Sound is correct... I think there's only one week left until the contest. And I'm getting nervous," Gun said, messing with his hair.
"You can do it, Gun... Sorry for not believing in you," Sound apologized.
"Hahha... Ai'Sound, it's okay... If Tinn wasn't helping me, I don't think I could do it," Gun said, smiling at Sound.
"It's not just you, Gun... I think you've made an effort, so believe in yourself," Phat said, tapping Gun on the shoulder.
"YOU CAN DO IT, GUN," Yo suddenly yelled.
"Ai'Shia, Yo... My eardrums are hurting right now. Why are you suddenly yelling?" Phat said, holding his ear.
"Hahhaha."
"Thank you, guys," Gun said, smiling at his friends who were happily laughing.
...
"Gun, are you ready?"
"I'm so nervous, Tinn," Gun said, holding Tinn's hand.
They had become very close over the past month of teaching, so physical touch was now normal for them.
"You can do it, Gun," Tinn said, squeezing Gun's hand.
"Attention, participants, please get ready. Our mathematics assessment contest will begin in one minute."
"This is it, Gun... all your efforts will pay off," Tinn said, looking deeply at Gun.
"Yeah... Tinn?... If I don't win... will you be disappointed in me because..." Gun said nervously.
"Ai'Gun... don't think like that. Whatever the result, I will always be here," Tinn said, smiling at Gun.
Gun smiled back at Tinn, and when the announcer said that participants needed to enter the room for assessment, Gun looked at Tinn one last time before fully entering the room.
...
"Ai'Gun... How did it go?"
"Hooo... I think... I answered correctly. The announcer said they would reveal the results shortly," Gun said, smiling at Tinn.
"That's great... Let's wait for it," Tinn said, gently guiding Gun to sit.
"Hahha... Hey, Tinn... you know how my heart almost dropped because of how nervous I was," Gun said, trying to relax.
"You can win, Gun," Tinn assured him.
"I hope so—"
"Dear participants and guests, we will now announce the results of the mathematics assessment contest. The participant with the highest score is a grade 12 student..."
As the announcer continued to reveal the results, Gun, who was extremely nervous, held Tinn's hand tightly. But when he heard the next words from the announcer, it felt like his world came crashing down.
"From Serndon High School..."
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