บท 205: Chapter 196: Exam Period
Erick was on his bed, where he was twirling a pen on his fingers. Leaning against the headboard with his one leg crossed over another and his one hand behind his head, he exudes quite a relaxed image. But in his mind, he was arguing with Dane. To be accurate, it was more like Dane was scolding him and he was lazily listening to the rebuke.
'Seriously, when are you going to train yourself?'
'I did tell you someone was spying on us and what did you do? You just left him alone.'
'I know you can sense it but why did you just leave him alone?'
'It was a fecking warlock.'
'When are you going to look for my other soul?'
'Didn't you say you felt something familiar in the Cairin Oaks?'
'Why aren't you going there to check it out?'
Erick could only sighed inwardly. It was hard to talk with an old guy like Dane, who doesn't understand the life of a student. Knowing that this guy was 'ancient', he definitely doesn't know how school works. He recalled the time when he first attended school after Dane had already integrated inside him, the latter was baffled.
Dane had bombarded an eleven-year-old boy with so many questions that he had gotten quite dizzy. What does a little boy like him know how to answer his questions about school? Back then, he only knew to study, never questioning why. His father only told him that it was for his own good. As an Alpha, he shouldn't just rely on physical brute strength but also on mental capabilities.
Erick continued to listen to Dane's nagging while twirling a pen on his fingers.
Once Dane had stopped, Erick too stopped twirling the pen. He then asked sarcastically in his mind, 'What? You're done?'
'You brat!'
Erick let out another sigh and explained, 'Look, Dane. I understand your urgency. Yes, there's a possibility that what I've sensed back then was probably the last one of your soul fragments. But you should understand that I can't simply skip class every now and then. I've missed so many classes now. I know the importance of you getting it but… it's out of my hands right now.'
'Let me talk to your Alpha.'
Erick's eyes widened in surprise. 'No, Dane. Please. I don't want to burden my dad anymore with this. You just need to be patient with me. Can you do that for me?' he pleaded in his mind.
This time, it was Dane's turn to sigh. 'You humans and this school,' he mumbled inside Erick's. 'During my days, we don't need those schools.'
Erick inwardly rolled his eyes. Sometimes Dane can be such an old grandpa.
After Dane had gone silent, Erick was left to his own thoughts. Despite Dane's nagging, he too actually wanted to go and check the forest out but he doesn't really have the time. Exams are starting and he needs to score high. And the Oaks were kind of far from town, unless he shifted to run there.
He exhaled a long breath. He got up from the bed and went to his study table to read up on his textbooks.
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Exam week.
In Burkendall High School, the examinations usually take place at the student assembly hall for the seniors whereas the juniors, sophomores and freshmen usually have theirs in their classes. Students were usually seated according to their names, not by classes. So, there were chances that Erick would not be sitting near his classmates.
And being a senior, he and the others had to wait outside the assembly hall since the examinations had not started yet. They were sitting outside on the floor, reading on their notes while waiting to be called inside.
Although the examinations were about to start in less than an hour, it does not dampen the mood of the students outside as they still managed to joke around, laughing. Some would say that they were probably confident.
Erick was sitting next to Amber on the floor, both reading their own notes when they heard someone clearing their throat above them.
The two looked up and saw Zoe and Dex standing in front of them. Zoe smiled down at them, waving airly while Dex frowned, looking somewhere else, not meeting Erick's gaze.
"Hey?" Amber greeted, unsure. It has been a while since she last talked with Zoe. Ever since the other girl got together with Dex, Amber had not seen her at all. It was as if she disappeared in thin air. So she was surprised to see that same girl standing in front of them.
"Hey," Zoe greeted back. Then she sat down near them. Since she was wearing a skirt, she was careful to make sure that her skirt was tucked nicely underneath her legs, not showing any parts of her body that were supposed to be concealed.
She then grabbed her boyfriend's hand and pulled him down to sit next to her. Dex reluctantly let himself be pulled as he grudgingly sat down, still not looking at Erick and Amber.
Hamish, who was sitting near them too, looked over with a frown. Although he doesn't dislike Dex, he knew the latter doesn't like his cousin. So he was curious as to why they were sitting nearby.
After Dex had sat down, Zoe turned to Erick with gleaming bright eyes. "I remember that you were good in Statistics. I was wondering whether you can help with calculations. We were confused as to why this formula was used and how it got this answer," she said, opening up her notebook and showing him the questions.
Erick cocked an eyebrow towards Dex, who was still not looking at him. "We?" he repeated cheekily.
Dex rolled his eyes, finally turning to his cousin. "Yes, we," he said. "Come on and help us."
Hamish felt the corner of his lips raised.
After much teasing from Erick, he finally told them about the techniques. So, the time before the exam starts was spent on teaching others, showing them the method and how to solve the problems.
A few minutes later, an examination invigilator walked out of the hall and ordered them to queue up and get ready to get inside.
The examinations took two hours and thirty minutes to end. And the examination days took almost a week.
When the examination period was over, it was nearly time to continue the playoffs.
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