Final Exam
by Wesley Hopper
Bridgette.
Bridgette. ANSWER ME.
What? I can’t talk right now.
Why not?
I’m taking a test.
Who is this?
Ur worst nightmare. :)
Haha. Seriously. Who is this? Blake?
Nope.
Ok. Well, lame joke. I have to go back to my test.
Is it difficult?
I’m going to turn my phone off.
I know you cheated.
Who is this?
Don’t look up.
Why not?
Do u want me to tell?
Are u in my class???
:).
I said don’t look up.
We’re not supposed to have our phones out during the test.
Mr. Harper won’t notice.
You’ve gotten away with way more. :).
WHO IS THIS?
A friend.
I just want you to do what’s right.
Which is?
Fail.
Yeah, right.
Fail the test, Bridgette.
No.
I don’t think u understand…
Fail the test.
Or I come clean.
Is this Ainsley? Phoebe???
Let’s just say I know.
Prove it.
I know you found the answers to the mid-term.
And you went and copied them with Ainsley.
And you left Phoebe as your lookout.
HOW DO U KNOW THAT???
What do u suppose would happen if the principal found out? :).
U can’t prove anything.
What did u get on the midterm?
100.
What did Ainsley get?
I don’t know. A 100?
And Phoebe?
100…
Seems suspicious.
But not proof. I took Philosophy and Law.
Did u cover ethics?
Like blackmail is ethical.
Touche.
But you’re the valedictorian. You’re held to a higher standard.
U don’t know that for sure.
The class GPA’S are listed in the hall.
You’re just ahead of Heather.
Heather who’s never cheated on a test.
Is that who this is???
:-).
But Heather works hard. She doesn’t always get 100’s.
Stop talking in the third person.
Fine. I work hard. And I don’t deserve to be cheated.
So that’s what this is all about? U want to be valedictorian???
:).
Well, too bad.
It’s not my fault Mr. Harper can’t teach.
He barely understands the material himself.
If I had a better teacher I wouldn’t have to cheat.
Maybe the smartest person is the person who knows how to work the system.
And u know all about that, don’t u?
Ur parent’s paid a lot of money for u to get into St. Geneivive’s.
No. I got in on merit.
Heather got in on merit. U got in for a new auditorium.
That’s not true!!!
And now you’re going to be valedictorian and then go to Berkeley.
What do u think would happen if Berkeley found out about ur cheating?
Good luck proving it.
Phoebe is a nice girl. But she talks too much.
Get her talking and who knows what she’ll say.
DON’T LOOK UP.
I have to finish my test!
No, you’re going to fail it.
Fail it and I won’t go to the principal.
This isn’t fair!
Don’t talk to me about fairness. U cheated!
Who is this for real?
Heather doesn’t have her phone out.
She always follows the rules.
I told you not to look.
I can’t see Ainsley…
Ainsley? Is this u?
R u trying to bring us both down???
Ainsley just turned in her test.
Not Ainsley…
Then it could only be…
PHOEBE.
Always third fiddle.
U know, the lookout didn’t actually steal the test or make the copies.
Probably just get a slap on the wrist.
PHOEBE. Why do you care???
Ur not even in the top ten in GPA!
Stupid Phoebe. Not even in the top ten.
You’ve always kept me out of the inner circle, Bridgette.
Now I’m in charge.
Fail the test.
Ur so mean…
Fine.
I’m putting in the wrong answers…
Hurry up.
R u done?
Yes.
Turn it in.
Please…
If I’m not valedictorian…
My mom will kill me.
Turn in the test, Bridgette.
There.
R u happy?
Yes.
R u crying?
YES.
Would u like to know who I am?
Look around the room.
I’m the one who’s smiling.
MR. HARPER!
:).
U CAN’T DO THIS!!!
I knew you cheated when you all got 100’s.
But I couldn’t prove it.
I figured Phoebe was the look-out.
Mr. Harper, PLEASE.
With a failing final exam you can be assured you won’t be valedictorian.
And u know something?
Prestigious schools like Berkeley don’t like to see their newly admitted students slipping at the end of the year…
I bet they’d like to know about this test.
Mr. Harper!!! DON’T!!!
Try to look on the bright side, Bridgette.
It looks like I taught you something after all.
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