Chapter 141 Careful, But Persistent

• “I probably won’t be number one in the class this semester. I mean, Estelle might screw up somewhere, but if she doesn’t, she’ll beat me. And there are a couple other people who might too.” He shook his head and held his hands out, palms up. “And, look! The sky’s not falling! The scholarship police aren’t coming to retrieve their money and drag me back to Chicago. I still went to the library tonight and I still learned a lot, and the next time I take an exam I’ll be more careful to read the questions right, and I’ll be okay.”
• “Wow,” Aiden said. He tried to keep his appreciation pure, but there was absolutely a part of his brain that was trying to figure out what this epiphany might mean for him. “That’s great. I can totally see how that would be a relief. Congratulations.”
• “Thank you,” Cade said sincerely, and they started walking again.