227 End Term (2/2)

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Days passed, and it was soon the time for the students to face the end term exams. Kanae barely paid any attention to the results of Jason's negotiations as she was quite busy teaching three lazy bums. Those three could barely pass even if they studied with all of their efforts.

”Your score is dropping quite a lot lately, Alice,” Kanae looked at Alice's past test scores. ”Is there anything wrong?”

Alice shook her head lightly. ”I think I'm just a bit too busy. I don't neglect my studying too much, though.”

”Is it because you're too busy accompanying someone in their training?” Misae smiled teasingly.

Hearing that, Alice's face turned red like a tomato. It was embarrassing as she did spend some of her time watching someone's training. Although it was only for an hour or so each day, she didn't do much during that time.

Kanae's lips twitched a bit. Has spring come early this year? Please don't tell me that these two were too busy with matters of the heart that they neglected their studies.

If that was truly the case, she wouldn't be able to help them in studying too much. They would have to settle their own problems first.

”You three have finished your exams?” Tommy walked out of the classroom while yawning. Even during this time, he still spent his time roaming on the street because he felt that his strength was lacking. As a result, he was lacking sleep terribly.

”The bell rang long ago. How's your test?” Misae asked.

”I don't know the answers for more than half of the questions. I just hope my average score is more than the passing grade. I don't want to repeat a grade.”

Alice raised her head slightly. ”I'm sure you'll pass.”

”Thank you.”

Misae giggled when she saw the two of them interacting. Come to think about it, she wanted to see Mike too. Both of them were extremely poor in their studies. Checking up on him a bit should be fine.

Kanae rolled her eyes when she saw the two girls. Because she was busy with the things happening on the streets, she forgot a bit about her friends. They no longer spent that much time together. At least, they still talked a lot inside the classroom whenever they got bored with the lessons.

”Today is the last day of the exams. Do you have any plans after this, Kanae?” Alice turned her head towards Kanae.

Hearing that question, Kanae shook her head lightly. ”Not really. The Student Council has to prepare for the trip, but we're more or less ready.”

Misae's and Alice's eyes lit up when they heard the word 'trip.' At the end of the second semester, they would have a trip along with the other seniors. This was one of the most anticipated events each year, especially for those who had a boyfriend or girlfriend in a different grade. Three days and two nights together was surely very tempting for them.

But of course, they were not allowed to visit each other at night. They had to be satisfied with doing the days' activities together.

”Where are we going this year?” Misae asked expectantly.

”It's still a secret,” Kanae laughed.

”Come on, tell your friend about it. I want to know!”

While Misae whined like a kid, Alice looked out of the window. She saw a young girl in a middle school uniform standing near the gate. From faraway, her appearance was unclear, but it was clear that she was pretty. The guys from the school were around her, seemingly bothering the girl.

”There's a Junior High School kid getting bullied,” Alice frowned. She hated bullies the most after what she had experienced.

”What?” Kanae moved from her seat and peered outside from the window. Her expression changed drastically, and she immediately turned to dash towards the gate. From the sound of the surprised students outside in the hallway, they could guess that Kanae was running madly at high speed.

”Is she insane? She's going to fall from the stairs if she runs that fast,” Misae was stunned.

Tommy peeked at the window. His eyes caught the beautiful girl near the gate. ”She's going to be fine.”

”Why is she running like it's the end of the world?” Alice still felt confused.

Misae glanced in the direction of the girl. Realization appeared on her face. She pointed towards the Junior High School girl. ”It's Kanae's sister.”

”Wait, Kanae has a sister?”

”Yes, they're one year apart,” Misae nodded her head nonchalantly while Alice was stunned. She felt wronged. She had known Kanae for nearly one year, and this information was hidden from her.

Tommy smiled wryly. He knew that Alice was feeling wronged from the way this girl pouted. ”She didn't intentionally hide it from you, but her sister has been living far away all this time.”

Alice barely heard Tommy's voice as she still felt rather down. Thankfully, she was brought to her senses again after a while.