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Avery Cruz has held the top spot since Grade 5, while Migo Alonzo has consistently been right behind her at number two. Just a tiny fraction-0.01%-is all that keeps them apart, quarter after quarter, year after year.
Avery burns the midnight oil, studying until 3 AM, while Migo often dozes off in class. She's devastated over a 95, and he hands in crumpled assignments without a care. There's a deep-seated rivalry; she can't stand him, and he boasts that he could easily outdo her if he really wanted to.
As senior year rolls around, fate pairs them up for their thesis project. Now, she finds herself stuck with her academic nemesis in the library every night. And as the deadline looms closer, she starts to realize something surprising:
Migo Alonzo wasn't really in it to win; he just wanted to stay close enough to the top... because the top was her.
Rule #1 of Academic Rivals: Don't fall for your competition.
Rule #2: Too late.