I didn't expect my name to be first on the list. Neither my grades nor the alphabetical order warranted it.

"Oh, Zoe, I don't know whether you should be happy or disappointed. You've been assigned to the sports academy, and you're going with Daria," Demi announced before I could fully process it.

I felt despair. "Demi, do you have our professor's phone number? Maybe if I call now, I can switch positions. The sports academy isn't where I want to be."

Demi shook her head. "If I could contact the professors, I wouldn't have been assigned to the children's hospital. The thought of giving shots to crying kids makes my...