Carmen’s face burned deathly pale “The chief judge found out I took someone else’s
else’s spot
spot in the finals, and my eligibility has been re cheating gets out, it’ll be announced to the whole school. How can’t ever stay at this school again?”
She thought, With this stain on my record, Rithol Art would never accept me Alvin is definitely going the Tever be with him now?
“How could this happen.” Daston was utterly stunned. He thought, ‘Only Alec and I knew about this something?
Before he could finish speaking, the loudspeaker crackled to life, cutting through the air, and it was Competition results.
The
„Tedoting further away from him. How can
A person said, “First, we would like to thank all participants for their hard work. Now, we announce the top three winners. The Gold Medal goes to the Department of Mathematics at Rithal University. The Silver Medal goes to an international contestant. The Bronze Medal goes to Aubree Miller
“Remaining participants may check their rankings on the scrolling display. Top three medalists, please proceed to the award podium to claim your prizes.
The announcement was broadcast three times in succession, sending waves of astonished murmurs through the square.
It wasn’t the gold medalist who stole the spotlight at this competition, but the bronze. The single name announced meant this contestant had fought their way up from the open qualifiers.
et never, regardless of the host country, had an open qualifier become a
The International Mathematics Competition had been held for several editions, yet n
medalist.
A person asked, “Who the hell is Aubree? She’s
Another said, “Wow, what a legend I gotta head to the award ceremony to catch the interview, I’ve never even heard of this prodigy
A third said, “Wait, I just remembered There was this young girl in my exam room, she looked like a high schooler. Could that be her!”
Someone exclaimed.”
- ed. “A high schooler With skills like that, shouldn’t she have been fast tracked to collage already?”
The Wilson family were equally dumbfounded when they heard the announcement
Alice was so shocked she forgot to comfort Carmen. Grabbing Daxton’s arm, she gasped, “Daxton, did I hear that right? Did they just say Aubree?”
Daxton’s face darkened, furious at Aubree’s blatant grandstanding.
Through gritted teeth, Daxton muttered, “Unless there’s someone else with the same name, it has to be her”
Daxton’s thoughts were already churning with a thousand tangled ideas.
Daxton couldn’t help but wonder, ‘Aubree clearly knows she has what it takes to win. Did she deliberately enter the math competition after finding out Carmen was participating in the painting contest?”
As he pieced it together, Daxton’s expression grew even darker. He thought bitterly, ‘There’s no way this is just a coincidencall times, Aubree had to enter the competition exactly when Carmen was in the painting contest?
“How could she be so calculating? Does she reary think that by outshining Carmen, we’ll regigt–ever being good to her?”
Alice’s jaw dropped. She thought, Wasn’t Aubree always at the bottom of the class? When did her grades improve so much?”
Carmen clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palms, drawing blood, though she barely noticed, lost in a storm of humiliation and rage
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07-15 MUN,
Chapter 59
“Aubree again” Carmen seethed
The surrounding whispers about her became the final straw. Carmen shoved Daiton violently and shouted, “This is all your fauft if it weren’t for you, i wouldn’t be humiliated like thi
Carmen was having a complete emotional breakdown, her face buried in her hands as she sobbed quietly, when suddenly, the loudspeaker cracked to life again
The results of the painting competition were announced, not only were the top three winners revealed, but
She couldn’t stand being branded a cheater while Aubree got to bask in all that glory.
Daxton thought anxiously, I have to find out who leaked this!
Hearing the broadcast announcement, a satisfied smile played at the comers of Aubree’s lips. She thought, “Did Carmen really think she could have all the good things to herself? Not a chance.
Another said, “if she’s in high school, why didn’t her school nominate her? What kind of idiotic school wouldn’t nurture a prodigy like that?”
Even the judges presenting Aubree with her medal were stunned, how could someone so young win at such a prestigious international math competition?
Aubree found all the attention both amusing and a bit overwhelming. “I never thought I’d actually win bronce, she mused, “Honestly, I would have been content with just a consolation prize, anything to get noticed. What an unexpected windfall.
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