Association of Failures Twice x Female Reader

14: The Midterm Exam

• The Midterm Exam •

Y/n's POV

"There are no absences today. It appears everyone is present." Ms. Irene strode through the classroom with a bold smile on her face. "That's the first hurdle for you, leftovers. Are there any questions?"

"We've studied diligently these past few weeks. I don't think that anyone will fail," replied Jihyo.

Ms. Irene looked at her then raised her eyebrow. "Oh my. You sound quite confident, Jihyo.*

Everyone wore a confident look. Ms. Irene promptly took up the test papers and passed them out.

Our first-period test was for Social Studies. Out of everything we'd studied, it was probably the easiest subject.

*If anyone stumbles here, the other tests will be an uphill battle, quite frankly. You'll take this midterm and the final exam in July. If no one fails either test, you'll be rewarded with a vacation during your summer break.*

*A dream vacation on an island surrounded by the brilliant blue sea," Ms. Irene smiled.

Why does Ms. Irene's smile look like a warning?

Dahyun placed her fist in the air. "Everyone. Let's do our best!"

"Yeah!" answered the whole class.

Before long, everyone had their test papers. On the teacher's signal, everyone began.

I held off on starting for a moment and looked around at the others.

With everything they'd learned, could JeongMoChaeng avoid failing?

First off, how many of this test's questions were the same as the ones from the old exam?

I needed to check that first.

I discreetly clenched my fist in triumph.

Despite my fears, the questions here were the same as the old ones. I hadn't looked them over in any detail, but I saw no great difference.

Glancing around the classroom for assurance, I didn't notice any students looking flustered or confused. I assumed that many of them had engaged in some last-minute studying.

Slowly, I went through and answered all of the problems. Korean, Chemistry, and Mathematics had come.

Then the bell rang. Momo, Chaeyoung, Dahyun, Tzuyu, and I, gathered together.

"I feel like I might get 120 points." Momo sounded pretty sure of herself.

Chaeyoung must have felt the same, judging from the smile on her face. "An easy victory! We've got this test on lock!"

"Jeongyeon, how about you?" Dahyun spoke to Jeongyeon, who sat alone at her desk and stared fixedly at the old test material.

However, Jeongyeon looked sullen. Dahyun called her again.

"Huh? Oh, sorry. I'm kind of busy." She didn't look up from the questions as she spoke.

She was reviewing the English test material, her forehead covered in a thin layer of sweat.

"Jeongyeon, did you... not study the old test material, by chance?" asked Momo.

"Everything but English. I fell asleep partway through." Jeongyeon sounded irritated.

In other words, this was her first time reviewing the material.

"Eh?!"

That also meant that Jeongyeon only had ten minutes to review.