Shirley’s mind went completely blank.
What the heck.
All the contestants had cleared security and were now in the exam hall. On the giant screen above, the ten best students from The Cabinda University’s physics department appeared, each one under the watchful eye of high-definition cameras. Every move was being tracked, not just by the judges, but by the crowd both inside and outside the venue. Cheating was basically impossible.
At two o’clock sharp, the first round of the hands-on competition kicked off.
Shirley had used circuit equipment before, but nothing this complicated. For a second, she just froze, staring at the setup.
“Why isn’t Shirley doing anything? Don’t tell me she’s stuck on the first round?” Andrew, sitting near the back, glanced at Charlotte, who still had her eyes closed, looking half-asleep. His voice was a little too loud, “Charlotte, Shirley worked her butt off for this. If she loses, she’s totally going to break down, isn’t she?”
“Charlotte, are you even—”
“Be quiet.”
Charlotte sounded bored as she opened her eyes and looked at the big screen, which was streaming every moment of the competition live. Her brow furrowed when she saw the problem and the equipment. This was hard. Graduate-level hard. Shirley might have seen something like this before, but she probably never got the chance to really try it.
“Oh.” Surprised by Charlotte’s sharp reply, Andrew shrank back in his seat, fidgeting. How could Charlotte look so chill? Wasn’t she worried about Shirley at all?


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