Who Stole Whose Score? - Chapter 6

Chapter 6 The Acceptance Letter The admissions officer walked up to me and handed me an acceptance letter with both hands, her tone respectful and enthusiastic. "Congratulations, Evander. You've been admitted to Kingswell University's Honors Program in Computer Science six months ago through our elite early- admission program for International Mathematical Olympiad gold medalists. "I'm the head of admissions at Kingswell University, and I've come to personally deliver your acceptance letter." The entire crowd fell so silent that one could even hear the rustling of leaves in the wind.

The ecstatic smile on Celine's face froze as her jaw dropped open wide enough to fit an egg. Lucian's sobs caught in his throat, ending in a strange hiccup. Linnea rolled her eyes back and nearly fell into a dead faint. The livestream chat went quiet for a second. Then, the comments came pouring in. "What?" "Wait, what did I just hear? Early admission? The Honors Program?" "That's Kingswell University's Honors Program! That's where the best of the best go!" "Hold on. If he was already admitted, why did he even take the college admissions exam?

And why did he get a128?" I took the acceptance letter and casually tapped it against my palm. Then, I turned my gaze to Celine and Lucian, who stood there completely stunned. I let a mocking smile curl across my lips as I drawled, "What? Surprised? I was admitted months ago. The college admissions exam was just a formality to me. As for why I got a 128..." I paused, my expression turning sardonic and amused. "My birthday is December 8. I felt like scoring my birthday number on my exams, and so I did.

And yet you two kept claiming that I went to all this trouble just to steal Lucian's lousy 324? Please." I swatted the gold-embossed Kingswell University acceptance letter on Celine's pale cheek. "Celine, open your eyes and take a good look. I'ma Kingswell Honors student. Why would I turn down Kingswell's Honors Program just to steal a score that wouldn't even get him into a decent college? Who sounds crazy here? Me, or the two of you?" "Early admission? The Honors Program?" Lucian's voice was shrill. He stared at the acceptance letter so hard his eyes looked ready to pop out. "No way!

It's fake! Evander had to have forged it!" Then, he rushed toward the camera and screamed at the tens of thousands of viewers in the livestream as though they were his last lifeline. "Don't believe him! Forgery technology is so advanced these days. You can get a fake document for just a few bucks! He's even willing to forge Kingswell University's official seal just to clear his name. That's acrime! He could go to prison!" Celine was just as confused by the sudden reversal, but she managed to steady herself upon hearing his desperate exclamations. That had to be it.