Switching Scores

"Zonday, what thugs? What are you talking about?"

Mom looked at him in confusion. I clasped my hands together, begging him to keep quiet, but he turned to Mom and said coldly, "Auntie, you still haven't heard? Three days ago, your daughter skipped going home after school and had fun with a dozen thugs in an alley for over half an hour!"

A stack of photos was thrown onto the bed. They seemed to be images captured by a dashcam. They clearly recorded the moment I was surrounded by the thugs. However, since they were just photos, they could be easily misinterpreted.

"I went out just now to obtain this evidence and was going to submit it to the police, but now it seems..."

Zonday turned to me. "You have no self-respect!"

With that, he took Camilla's hand and turned to leave.

I hurried to the bedside.

"Mom, I didn't! I fought them! I merely got hurt, I..."

Beep! Beep!

The heartrate monitor let out shrill, rapid beeps.

Doctors and nurses rushed in, shoving me out.

I sat on the hospital floor the whole night.

The doctor only came out of the emergency room at dawn.

I looked up. My tears couldn't stop flowing.

-

When the results of the college entrance exam were released, I had to go to school to check my scores together with the other students.

The atmosphere was bustling. Everyone excitedly clicked on their pages to check their scores.

I sat silently to the side, my gaze downcast.

Zonday didn't join in the commotion. Instead, he occasionally looked my way, his expression complicated. Only when it was Camilla's turn did he show interest.

"Zero points?!"

Everyone gasped.

"Camilla, you're the top scorer!"

Camilla covered her mouth in disbelief. She then hugged her classmates tightly.

"Camilla, don't forget us when you get rich!"

"To think I could be classmates with the top scorer, what an honor!"

"Let's go eat, it's my treat!"

"Wait." I stood up, and everyone frowned at me.

"We're treating the top scorer. Who are you to stop us?"

"I haven't checked my score yet."

"There's no need to check." Zonday grabbed my wrist. "I told you I would support you financially."

"Wow, Yunara sure is lucky to have a childhood friend like Zonday."

"Right? Everyone knows her scores have been slipping. Why does she want to humiliate herself?"

I said nothing. I pushed past everyone and entered my student ID.

Before long, the score popped up on the computer screen.

"Zero points?!"

"Hahaha! Guys, take a look at this! Someone actually got zero points!"

Camilla hurried over. Upon seeing the score, she couldn't help but grin.

She knew exactly why this would happen. After all, she submitted a blank paper, so I naturally got zero points.

My phone rang. A classmate snatched it.

"Is it your almost-dead mom calling to ask about your score? Don't worry, I'll tell her for you so that you don't have to lie again!"

The call was answered. That classmate's face turned ashen.

"Wh-what? The BSAU admissions office… Why are you calling her?"

BSAU was the most prestigious university in the country.